Chapter 384: Chapter 384 I’ll help you stop the bleeding
Director Xiao, upon hearing this, was just tightly clenching his teeth. He knew that Liu Zheng’s medical skills were undeniable, but there was indeed a rule at the hospital stipulating that certain people absolutely could not enter so easily unless they had the approval of the dean.
"Alright, I’ll make this decision for you, and now I’ll take you in. But remember, you must ensure the child’s safety; you must save the child. Only then can I have an explanation to offer."
"Fine, I understand. Don’t worry, I won’t let you down, and I also know what to do next."
Having said that, Director Xiao hurriedly took him straight into the operating room.
It was clear that Director Xiao was taking a certain risk by taking him into the operating room so casually, but there was no choice; saving a life was the priority. If they had to report through the proper channels and wait for the dean’s approval, the child might not survive.
"Director Wang, this is the Liu Zheng our dean mentioned before. Dr. Liu would also like to see what exactly is wrong with the child."
At that time, the chief surgeon was Director Wang from the Department of Neurosurgery. He indeed had a wealth of surgical experience, so he merely nodded upon hearing this and kept his gaze fixed on the monitor without looking up.
"Look there, we can see that the artery is continuously bleeding out. We’ve tried many things to stop the bleeding, but none have been effective, so the surgery is indeed troublesome."
Liu Zheng didn’t speak, only nodding before walking over and carefully observing through the microscope. He found that the bleeding was indeed as persistent as described and surmised that even an experienced surgeon might have trouble countering it.
"Director Wang, what are your current plans for stopping the bleeding? If we don’t stop it soon, the child will lose their vital signs within 10 minutes, very quickly."
"Exactly, we’re monitoring that. His blood pressure has started to drop, and the saturation of oxygen he’s breathing isn’t increasing at all. So, we’re trying to speed up the internal blood circulation and maintain his condition as much as possible. But such a state can’t last long."
Turning his head to look, Liu Zheng saw a nurse holding a bag of blood transfusion fluids and using a thick tube, continuously and forcibly squeezing it to maintain the child’s blood pressure from dropping too low.
"Your approach is not a solution. First off, all nerves to the major artery must be cut off. Only then can the blood supply be reduced, and if the blood pressure doesn’t reach a certain level, the bleeding should naturally slow down."
"The key question is, how are you going to sever these vascular nerves? The major artery is connected to the main vascular nerves, and their pressure is always there."
"Director Wang, even though I’m not a doctor at your hospital, I implore you to give me this chance. You just focus on repairing other areas. Let me handle the arterial bleeding. Don’t worry, I won’t interfere with your surgery."
"What are you saying? You, you perform the operation? Do you have a professional physician’s qualification certificate? And have you ever had any surgical experience? I’m telling you, this is a craniotomy; there’s no room for any negligence."
Director Wang was a very meticulous man, and from his view, such a person was simply insignificant, a mere village doctor. When he first heard the dean describe him, to be honest, he hadn’t taken it seriously.
"Well, Director Wang, do you have any better methods right now? Tell me, if you had a solution, I don’t think you would be in this condition. Now, you should take a gamble, let me try, and maybe we can save the situation?"
"Director Xiao, you brought this person here. If something goes wrong during the surgery, I’m telling you, I can’t take that responsibility. Later, you will have to explain well to the dean."
This statement seemed to put Director Xiao squarely on the spot, and at this moment, he could not afford any retreat. If he backed down even slightly, the success of the surgery could not be guaranteed.
So, he felt as if he were gambling, but he was betting on Liu Zheng’s medical skills. If Liu Zheng’s skills could truly make a difference, then he believed that all subsequent issues would not pose a problem.
"Fine, I’ll take all the responsibility. Director Wang, Dr. Liu, rest assured and cooperate with confidence. After all, we’re already in this predicament, and there doesn’t seem to be any better solution. Even if we called in more doctors from the city, it would probably be too late in terms of timing, so go ahead with the procedure."
It was indeed very difficult for Director Xiao to make such a decision, but there was no choice, as human life was at stake. Thus, at this moment, he couldn’t dare to take any chances.
In the end, Liu Zheng reached out his hand, then picked up a hemostatic clamp from the side and glanced over at the surgical table, only to realize he might not need any of the surgical instruments.
"Excuse me, do you have any of those large, thick acupuncture needles used in Traditional Chinese Medicine? I need a set of those right now."
"Are you kidding me? I’m in the middle of a craniotomy, and you come asking for acupuncture? Do you think you can solve this with acupuncture at a time like this?"
"Director Wang, we haven’t even tried it yet, so how do you know? What if I can do it? Then, what could happen? Now, the child’s life is the most important thing. We should try everything possible to save them, right?"
"Alright, I understand. Go, there’s a set of silver needles in the equipment storage next to the operation room. They’ve been there for a long time. Hurry, get them for him quickly."
He gave orders to a nurse nearby, and quickly, she left and returned in less than a minute with a set of acupuncture needles, walking over to him, and then handed them to Liu Zheng.
