Chapter 122: Chapter 120: Success! Wu Ting Solos Dr. Yan
Jinggang University Affiliated First Hospital.
Dr. Yan Xi told a few of her department colleagues that she would be heading to City First Hospital for a research project.
In the department, several doctors were puzzled. A Ph.D. from the prestigious Jinggang University Affiliated First Hospital was going to Fan City for "advanced training" in reverse? It sounded more like she was going there on a technical aid mission!
Everyone felt Yan Xi was wasting her time, just messing around for no good reason.
"Don’t tell me Dr. Yan is planning to be recruited as ’introduced talent’ at Fan City First Hospital? Although it’s a tertiary Grade A hospital in a prefecture-level city, with her abilities, she could totally stay at Haijin Port Hospital."
"It’s so hard to understand."
Yan Xi’s best friend was also trying to persuade her over messages.
"Xixi, don’t be impulsive. You have a great job at a top-tier hospital in Xiao City. Why go to a small place like Fan City to do research? What can you possibly achieve there? What is Professor Shen thinking?!"
Yan Xi was grateful for her friend’s concern and patiently explained:
"Actually, I’ve considered this from all angles. This trip to Fan City First Hospital might just be a really good opportunity."
"And I’m not exactly going to City First Hospital itself. It’s more like the Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment Technology Research Center, jointly established by our Haijin Port, Saint An Hospital, and Jiuhua Hospital. Even though it’s starting from scratch right now, I believe I can make a real contribution there."
"Compared to the labs in Haijin Port, everything at the research center in Fan City is brand new. I’ll actually have a better chance to fully develop my own projects, with more funding, equipment, and a large number of cases to study than I would in Haijin Port."
"Of course, the most attractive thing to me is that Dr. Wu Ting from City First Hospital."
Yan Xi sent her friend a photo.
Her friend replied instantly:
"Three horny-face emojis!"
"Not bad, Xixi. I never realized you were such a romantic. I always thought you were a workaholic."
"This doctor is pretty hot, though. For real. [Drooling emoji]"
Yan Xi retracted the photo before explaining in a serious tone:
"I’m not going for him personally. I’m interested in his talent and research aptitude. We had a discussion about my research topic before, and I feel like he really gets me. He has many views similar to mine in my field of study."
"I’m looking forward to seeing if our future exchanges can create some sparks."
Her friend seized on the key points.
"You guys had a great chat. He ’really gets you.’ You want to ’create sparks’ with him!"
"Xixi, you’ve fallen for him!"
Reading her friend’s summary, Yan Xi was utterly speechless.
"Alright, I’m going to take a shower. I have to report to Fan City First Hospital tomorrow. I’ll take you out to dinner next time I’m back in Xiao City."
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「The next day」
Yan Xi arrived at Fan City First Hospital bright and early.
Wu Ting was there early to greet her. To get the traits from Yan Xi as quickly as possible, Wu Ting had a plan: bring her into as many surgeries as he could.
"Dr. Yan, to help you integrate into our emergency surgery team as quickly as possible, how about you start assisting me in surgery today?"
"We can start with my Wu’s Umbilical Hole Laparoscopic Appendectomy. How does that sound?"
Hearing how direct Wu Ting was, Yan Xi was a little surprised. She thought he’d let her settle into an office first and then slowly start the research project.
’Surgery right off the bat, huh.’
"Is that okay?"
"Yeah."
"Then let’s go!"
Wu Ting immediately grabbed Yan Xi and headed for the operating room. As they walked, he briefed her on the patient’s situation.
"Patient, female, twenty-seven years old. Began experiencing abdominal pain three days ago, started running a fever last night. Came to our hospital’s emergency department and was diagnosed with acute appendicitis. After admission, she’s scheduled for a Wu’s Umbilical Hole Laparoscopic Appendectomy..."
Listening to Wu Ting’s detailed introduction, Yan Xi diligently took mental notes.
’This feels pretty good, actually... This really is the pace of the emergency department...’
Led by Wu Ting, Yan Xi quickly changed into her scrubs and entered the operating room.
For this surgery, Wu Ting was the lead surgeon and Yan Xi was the first assistant. It was a one-on-one setup.
To ensure he could accurately obtain the trait, Wu Ting minimized all interference. He didn’t even have his trusted underling, Cheng Feng, come in to record the data for this case.
His excuse was that with the new variable of Yan Xi, the surgery didn’t meet the standards for inclusion in the experimental group.
Under Wu Ting’s guidance, Yan Xi quickly got into her role.
Wu Ting patiently taught her the essential techniques of using Wu’s Umbilical Knife. Yan Xi, being the top Ph.D. student from Jinggang University she was, quickly grasped the core principles.
During the first surgery, aside from an initial break-in period where their rhythm and movements were a bit clumsy, Yan Xi adapted during the second half and became more proactive.
The two of them successfully completed the first surgery.
No trait dropped!
Wu Ting sighed.
Yan Xi frowned, thinking to herself, ’I must not have performed well.’
"Dr. Yan, take a short break. We’ll start the second one immediately."
"After all, you’re new here, and I think starting with this surgical technique is the most suitable approach. Let’s try to master it as quickly as possible!"
Wu Ting casually made up an excuse and went to change his scrubs.
Yan Xi didn’t dare to slack off, but she did think Dr. Wu’s way of welcoming newcomers was a bit... unusual.
The second surgery began soon after.
This was also a female patient, one who had specifically come for Wu Ting’s scarless, cosmetic procedure.
In this surgery, Wu Ting changed the rhythm and his movements, while also handing over some of the steps to Yan Xi to get her more involved.
After the clumsiness of the first time, Dr. Yan’s aptitude meant her improvement was obvious. She learned quickly, smoothly completing the tasks Wu Ting assigned her.
’I’ve increased the interaction. That should be enough for a trait to drop, right?’
Wu Ting expectantly completed the final steps, and another surgery was finished.
Still no trait drop.
Wu Ting’s face darkened slightly. ’As I thought, the drop rate for the same trait is just too low.’
"Dr. Wu?"
Yan Xi, up close, sensed the change in Wu Ting’s mood. He seemed a little unhappy.
"Dr. Yan, can you still go on?"
Wu Ting was preparing to "farm" Dr. Yan for a third time.
"Yes, I can."
Yan Xi wasn’t one to back down, especially since she felt her performance on this last one still wasn’t good enough.
’I didn’t expect Dr. Wu to be so young, yet so strict.’
The two went to prepare again, and soon the third surgery began.
For this surgery, Wu Ting changed things up again, having Dr. Yan complete the preliminary steps. She would perform the disinfection, draping, and the incision!
With Wu Ting’s two demonstrations and his verbal guidance from the side, Dr. Yan was a little nervous.
However, she relied on her solid fundamentals and began the procedure.
Under Wu Ting’s direction, Yan Xi smoothly completed the initial steps. Then Wu Ting took over, they switched positions, and continued the surgery.
’This time, I adjusted the order. That should do it, right?’
Still nothing.
"Dr. Yan, it’s still not enough."
"Okay, then."
"Dr. Yan, one more!"
"Oh."
"Dr. Yan... push harder!"
(╬▔皿▔)!
"Dr. Yan, you’re the lead surgeon this time!"
ヾ(≧▽≦*)o!
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[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for solo-farming Dr. Yan and pushing her to her physiological limit. You have obtained a trait from Dr. Yan: Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Technology (White). This is the research area of Dr. Yan Xi’s doctoral thesis, currently in its early stages without mature results. Note: This auxiliary technology has huge potential and can be combined with various surgical techniques!]
[Recommended Trait Synthesis: Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Technology (White) + Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Technology (White) + Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Technology (White) = Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Technology (Yellow)]
[Does Host wish to synthesize?]
Wu Ting finally broke into a smile. ’It synthesized at last!’
Then, the second wave of evolution began!
[Recommended Trait Synthesis: Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Technology (Yellow) + Cholecystectomy (Yellow) + Laparoscopic Technology (Yellow) = Real-Time Fluorescent Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (Purple). A brand-new laparoscopic cholecystectomy technique. Through real-time indocyanine green fluorescent navigation, the extrahepatic biliary tract can be clearly visualized. Under the fluorescence mode of the fluorescent laparoscope, the extrahepatic bile duct is easily identifiable, making LC more visual, precise, and safe.]
[Note: In the pursuit of Daytime Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, haste makes waste. Inexperienced and junior physicians performing laparoscopic cholecystectomies inevitably cause iatrogenic biliary injuries. This causes immense trauma not only to the patient but also to the surgeon.]
[Real-Time Fluorescent Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy allows for accurate intraoperative identification of the extrahepatic biliary tract, effectively reducing the incidence of iatrogenic biliary injury. It can also significantly shorten the learning curve for young physicians, making the surgery more precise, faster, and more perfect, in line with the ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) philosophy of the minimally invasive surgery era.]
[This is of great significance to the concept of daytime surgery!]
Wu Ting chose to synthesize without hesitation.
This was a huge gain. The entire daytime surgery project had just taken a solid step forward.
Next target: Dr. Ling Ling!
After taking the lead on one surgery, Yan Xi had masterfully grasped the procedure. It had to be said, her talent, comprehension, and stamina were all astonishing.
"Dr. Wu, I think I’ve pretty much mastered it. Let’s do one more."
Yan Xi proactively suggested another surgery. Indeed, taking the initiative was much more interesting!
"Oh, no need. That’s all for today."
"You’ve done very well."
"Go back and get some rest."
Wu Ting offered a few polite instructions and walked out of the operating room without a second glance.
Yan Xi: "???"
’This lady just got all fired up, and now you leave? (╬￣皿￣)凸!’
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「Fan City First Hospital, Hepatobiliary Surgery.」
After news spread that the Emergency Department, in collaboration with the three major platforms, was establishing a Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment Technology Center.
The Hepatobiliary Surgery department, being the biggest beneficiary and partner, also entered a period of intensive special training.
This was especially true for learning Wu Ting’s Qi-mechanism regulating combined laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
According to Huo Yun and Cai Qi’s current plan, the doctors needed to master this surgical technique for the research center’s grand plan.
The Hepatobiliary Surgery department would also dispatch several young doctors to supplement the understaffed Emergency Department.
Lu Xuejun, as a senior attending physician, had already mastered the surgical technique, but some of the other attending physicians were still figuring it out.
Dong Feiyue was a newly promoted attending physician in the Hepatobiliary Surgery department.
Relatively speaking, he still lacked a deep foundation in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Cooperating with Dong Feiyue was another attending physician from the National Medical Department; the two of them were performing a surgery together.
However, this patient’s case was particularly complicated: an obese patient with severe adhesions in the triangle of Calot.
During the procedure, Dong Feiyue had a mishap, causing an iatrogenic biliary injury to the patient. He failed to notice it in time and proceeded to suture the incision.
Following the protocol for daytime surgery, he gave the patient post-op orders and sent them to the Hepatobiliary Surgery ward.
Six hours post-op, monitoring showed abnormal vital signs. By the 12-hour mark, the patient was showing obvious post-surgical complications.
Cai Qi rushed over, and after examining the patient, discovered the iatrogenic biliary injury.
Dealing with this problem was extremely tricky; it would require a liver transplant to treat this high biliary duct injury!
At such a sensitive time, Cai Qi didn’t dare to cover it up and directly reported the situation to the hospital’s Dean Tang.
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