Chapter 1009: Chapter 1009: A Solid Small Step
(Thanks to Wu Shang UUU for the reward and encouragement)
Ding! Emergency surgery completed
Gained 600 experience points, 600 points in suturing skill proficiency, 500 points in dressing change skill proficiency, 1000 points in liver surgery skill proficiency, 100 points in spleen surgery skill proficiency, Glory Points +5
This task was rated as perfect, earning 1000 experience points, 1000 points in suturing skill proficiency, 800 points in dressing change skill proficiency, 2000 points in liver surgery skill proficiency, 300 points in spleen surgery skill proficiency, 10 + 10 Glory Points
Looking at the system rewards displayed, Liu Banxia was somewhat dumbfounded.
He assumed his proficiency in liver surgery was adequate, even though he hadn’t upgraded to level four, which was primarily due to fewer surgeries and less room for improvement.
But today, he realized a partial pediatric liver resection surgery could bring him 3000 points in skill proficiency.
It’s conceivable that even under the system’s assessment, the difficulty coefficient for pediatric versus adult surgeries differs.
What surprised him even more was that this was a composite surgery with requirements for both spleen and liver operations. Thus, the system evaluates based on the patient’s overall condition.
Zhou Shuwen rushed to another operating room to perform the spleen repair, and even so, it met the system’s perfect standard.
How strong must Zhou Shuwen be?
He realized he was too naive, thinking his hands were quick and he’d practiced enough to match Zhou Shuwen in certain surgeries.
In reality? The gap was still significant, but often his speed would cover it up.
He knew his condition, and if he had stayed in the hospital and pushed the child directly onto the operating table, he couldn’t have achieved such perfection with the spleen detachment.
The spleen’s condition is complex, and even the time taken to consider removal or repair is so short. Achieving a perfect rating during operation is truly difficult.
"Teacher Liu, the little guy has woken up and looks pretty good," Xu Yino called out.
"Don’t be afraid, we’ll push you out soon. Aunts and uncles are all helping you, and your mom and dad are waiting for you outside."
"Alright, I’ll leave it to you to push him out. Honestly, I need to gather myself; I was a bit too absorbed just now," Liu Banxia said.
"That’s normal, being completely focused is hard, right? Anyway, I haven’t seen many people who can do that," Li Liwei said.
"Actually, it shows my operational level still isn’t high enough, that I can’t handle it with ease," Liu Banxia replied.
"If a pediatric surgeon had done this surgery, they’d definitely do it better and faster, and could give some technical explanations and guidance too."
"Teacher Liu, let’s try to go out for lunch from now on. Otherwise, acting too boastfully will get us into trouble sooner or later," Xu Yino said seriously.
"Get lost, hurry up and send the child out, the parents must be really anxious. Then send him to the ICU and tell them to observe the spleen more. It should be no big deal," Liu Banxia jokingly scolded.
Xu Yino didn’t care; even though he was just the Second Assist today, watching Liu Banxia operate was thrilling enough.
Liu Banxia stretched lazily, finally coming back to his senses. Even when he was saying goodbye to the people in the observation room, he was still thrilled from the surgery.
"Not bad at all. It’s evening now, otherwise you’d definitely have to treat us to a meal," Li Liwei said.
"Yeah, this surgery was so successful, Liu Director really got off cheap," instrument nurse Liu Mei chimed in.
"Don’t say that, Sister Mei, usually you hold back your skills too. Being able to cooperate so well in pediatric surgeries is truly remarkable," Liu Banxia gave a thumbs up.
"Ah... endured it. Although the number of pediatric surgeries isn’t many, that doesn’t mean there aren’t any. At the start, I had to brace myself, now I’m a bit stronger," Liu Mei said with a wry smile.
"But I’ll quickly bring Dandan along, then she can be your dedicated instrument nurse. You should get used to working with someone you’re comfortable with, not just grabbing whoever is on hand."
"Couldn’t think of that, everyone’s cooperation is great, anyone can lend a hand," Liu Banxia quickly replied.
"Haha, my dear Director Liu, you’re already a director now. Plus, most of the surgeries you do now have a certain level of difficulty; it’s not like it used to be," Li Liwei laughed.
"To put it this way, Sister Mei was originally with the director in another operating room and directly brought Dandan over, while Sister Mei came here for the child’s surgery."
"If it weren’t for that patient having more underlying conditions, even Old Wang would have been sent over here. It was really a last resort that got me up here."
"Oh my, are there so many hidden rules?" Liu Banxia asked in surprise.
Li Liwei glanced at him helplessly, "What did you think? In the future, your surgeries will definitely have a high degree of difficulty, so you’ll need people who work well with you."
"We are actually here to assist the lead surgeon. You should think it over yourself. And that NOSES surgery, the instruments used are different, right? Shouldn’t you start thinking about this?"
Liu Banxia nodded, "That’s true, especially regarding the instrument nurse. If the cooperation is good, and reaches the level like Mei, a lot of time can be saved during surgery."
"Honestly, today’s surgery was really satisfying, felt like flowing water. Although it wasn’t as fast as before, every operation was very enjoyable."
"That’s the importance, you don’t perform surgeries very often anyway. Even when you do, many surgeries are purely instructional, letting others do them," Li Liwei said.
"It’s time to think about this, especially when you want to focus on orthopedics and pediatric surgery, the requirements for the operating room staff are even higher."
"Keep it up, it won’t take long before you become our emergency center’s second ace besides the director. Now the director’s surgeries have a high degree of difficulty, and often patients have poor indicators, yet surgeries must be done."
Liu Banxia nodded again, feeling Li Liwei’s words made a lot of sense.
Zhou Shuwen, as the deputy director and director of the emergency center, is busy not only because of daily work, but also because some patients with poor physical conditions need him as the lead surgeon.
For the same illness, different physical conditions of patients bring a high degree of difficulty during surgery.
Especially when some patients require general anesthesia, it’s even more dangerous. The risks of general anesthesia are really high, every awakening process after surgery is nerve-wracking.
No wonder anesthesiologists are in high demand now. The pairing and dosage of anesthetics, the maintenance of patients’ vital signs during surgery, these are all very important.
Similarly, if an unexpected situation occurs during surgery, an experienced lead surgeon can handle it calmly. What about inexperience? Even if you have plenty of emergency surgery experience, you may not handle it accurately.
Experience is the same thing, but the experience contained within varies greatly.
Liu Banxia never considered these issues before; he was still living as usual, ignoring the fact that he had already grown to a certain extent, and some things needed to change.
Walking out of the operating room, people he encountered would congratulate him. After all, surgeries like these were usually led by Zhou Shuwen, others simply don’t have that ability.
Today, Liu Banxia was considered a breakthrough for the emergency center, even though the emergency center was established not too long ago, it was not an ordinary soldier.
Otherwise, why does the second hospital always seem capable, even having an emergency department, but not having a separate pediatric surgery department?
Sometimes it’s not that they don’t want it, but truly lack the ability. Few people can perform these types of surgeries, and if you establish a separate department, what if there are many patients?
Children’s surgeries are urgent; problems need immediate attention, you can’t make them wait like other patients for surgery.
You shouldn’t underestimate Liu Banxia for catching the surgery halfway through, for everyone, the significance is different.
Back at the emergency center, Liu Banxia headed directly to Zhou Shuwen’s office.
"Well done, you can try more in pediatric surgery from now on," Zhou Shuwen said with a smile.
"You can even encourage Linlin, get involved in pediatric surgery now, I think it will help your growth."
"Teacher, the pressure is really great," Liu Banxia said with a wry smile.
"But once you’re done, it’s very fulfilling, ask yourself if you feel accomplished," Zhou Shuwen said.
Liu Banxia nodded honestly, it was true, there’s indeed a sense of achievement, very different from past operations, quite satisfying.
"That’s right," Zhou Shuwen looked at him with a smile.
"Before, although you had this idea, you never truly tried due to the pressure. Today is a small step; I hope every step in the future is solid."
"Although pregnancy involves many check-ups, some symptoms only appear after birth. Our task is to help these newborns overcome suffering and lead healthy lives."
"I don’t have much energy now, you’re full of energy, so you can think more about this. Keep it up, the braised beef and pork knuckle you brought back today are nice, take some home for your wife to try."
"I still have some, let me cut a bit more," Liu Banxia quickly said.
"How much can we eat? We don’t have your appetite. Pack up, hurry up and finish for the day, you need to accompany Qiaoqiao," Zhou Shuwen said.
Liu Banxia nodded, feeling weighed down, this is the pressure.
