My Medical Skills Give Me Experience Points

Chapter 1045: Chapter 412: Regard All as Family, The True Cause of Gangrene

I really don’t know what kind of surgery it was?

There are many major surgeries in Cardiothoracic Surgery, and almost all of them are extremely high-risk.

To be honest, those doctors in the Cardiothoracic Surgery operating room are all overly cautious, but their hand speed is a major weakness. Don’t look at Director Hu Kan performing some high-difficulty cardiothoracic surgeries without any incidents.

That’s because Director Hu Kan does a lot of calculations before every surgery.

He can even be precise about every part of the surgery and anticipate what might happen, preparing emergency measures in advance or preemptively avoiding potential risks.

Zhou Can has inherited Director Hu Kan’s true legacy and understands very clearly his approach to handling those high-difficulty major surgeries.

However, just because Director Hu Kan can use this risk avoidance method well doesn’t mean that Xue Yan, Director Le, and others can use it effectively.

Because this greatly tests a doctor’s experience, prognostic estimation, and the flexible application of various techniques.

Director Xue Yan’s surgical experience is ultimately far inferior to Director Hu Kan’s.

In some surgical skills, she is only at the level of a deputy director, and in the flexible application of techniques in various medical skills during surgery, particularly in acute or severe situations, she is still far from adept.

Under such circumstances, taking risks to challenge high-difficulty Level 4 cardiac surgery, the result is almost predictable.

It’s already so late today, Zhou Can plans to learn more specific details tomorrow.

After all, the patient has already died.

Right now, the priority is to ensure that nothing goes wrong in the Emergency Department operating room.

The patient with gangrene, even the specialized department didn’t dare to admit, so one can imagine how high the risk is.

He made his way to the inpatient ward.

The Emergency Department is changing month by month, using ’constantly evolving’ to describe it is not an exaggeration.

The inpatient ward has expanded from one room to two rooms.

Each ward has five beds, with twelve temporary beds added in the corridor. If an emergency arises, the observation area and the infusion room still have some space to maneuver.

Adding five or six more temporary beds wouldn’t pose any major issues.

"Hi, Dr. Zhou, you’re still working late!" The doctor on duty in the ward tonight turned out to be Jiang Shuangshuang.

"There’s a patient with gangrene in the leg who just had surgery. I’m a bit worried, so I came to check. Has the patient been transferred to the inpatient ward?"

Zhou Can asked.

"He just arrived not long ago. He’s been settled in bed number 22. I just checked, and the patient’s signs are relatively stable. But he still has some fever, and his wife fed him a bowl of broken noodles."

Jiang Shuangshuang held a great deal of respect for Zhou Can.

Doctors are like that; they genuinely respect colleagues who are virtuous and skilled.

When Zhou Can makes his rounds, he often has uniquely insightful perspectives on certain cases. His medical orders are often forward-thinking. All of this makes Jiang Shuangshuang sincerely admire him.

Sometimes when she encounters issues she doesn’t understand, asking Zhou Can for guidance, he’ll patiently give her advice.

And the explanations he provides are sometimes even more insightful than her former teaching instructors.

This particularly amazes and impresses Jiang Shuangshuang.

Zhou Can headed straight to bed number 22.

Along the way, some family members recognized him and warmly greeted him.

Zhou Can was approachable and friendly, responding to each one kindly.

’Treating everyone equally as if they were dearest relatives’ — this sentiment is practically embodied in him.

This is a quality of great physicians, which is hard for average doctors to achieve.

"Doctor, thank you for helping us, enabling my husband to get the surgery and be hospitalized for treatment." The woman, accompanied by her young son, saw Zhou Can coming, immediately falling to her knees intending to kowtow to him.

This scene truly startled Zhou Can.

He quickly supported the female family member.

"Sister, please don’t be so polite. I’m pleased to help you without expecting any return. Did you have dinner?" Looking at the female family member’s dry, pale lips, she likely hadn’t eaten dinner.

"I’m not hungry!"

The female family member said so, but her stomach betrayed her by rumbling at that moment.

"My mom says the food outside is expensive, and we need to save money for my dad’s treatment!" The little boy timidly interjected.

Children are the most innocent and forthright; they generally don’t lie.

Zhou Can’s gaze swept across a bag at the bedside, containing an opened packet of instant noodles. The little boy was holding a stainless steel pot with some leftover soup.

Remnants of instant noodles and their aroma that proves not long ago, instant noodles were made using this pot.

To save money, perhaps only half a pack was made.

Seeing this scene clarified everything for Zhou Can. He felt particularly uneasy.

The world is never fair. Those who live well might spend a few thousand yuan on a casual meal. Those without money can hardly afford to buy a box meal outside.

Even a pack of instant noodles might be divided into two serves.

Zhou Can understands the challenges faced by this family, but being wealthy, he can’t truly comprehend how difficult their situation is.

He only knows that this family of three came to the city to work, and since the husband fell off a motorcycle and got injured, they’ve been treating him till now. They’ve probably spent quite a lot of money.

With the need to care for her child and injured husband, the wife cannot work.

The daily rent, utilities, living expenses, and husband’s medical fees are enough to quickly exhaust their small savings.

"Are you hungry, little one?"

Zhou Can squatted down and gently stroked the little boy’s head.