My Medical Skills Give Me Experience Points

Chapter 1229: Chapter 484: The Inevitable Doctor-Patient Conflicts and the Relationship Between Anesthesiologist and Surgeon (Part 3)

Actually, the growth of each member of the surgical team is visible.

"Sorry for being a bit late! Thank you for waiting!"

The anesthesiologist arrived a bit late.

"No problem, we’ve just put the patient on the operating table. Dr. Qu, are you starting with general anesthesia right away, or how are we proceeding?"

Zhou Can has a good rapport with most of the anesthesiologists.

Qu Zi is here today.

In fact, many anesthesiologists have a relatively fixed team pairing with surgeons.

For instance, Wu Baihe’s neurosurgery team usually has Director Feng leading the assistants to perform anesthesia for surgeries.

If the volume of surgeries is large enough, the fixed pairing of anesthesiologists and surgeons should be more beneficial than harmful.

For example, some high-risk patients who surgeons believe can be operated on with confidence, after assessment the anesthesiologist might be unwilling to take the risk.

What can be done then?

If the surgeon cannot persuade the anesthesiologist, then the surgery cannot proceed.

The patient can only be transferred for treatment at another hospital, or adopt other treatment plans.

A good anesthesiologist, after working with the lead surgeon for a long time, can have a tacit understanding akin to a married couple.

Many surgeons likely have experienced this feeling.

During preoperative and intraoperative periods, various arguments may arise between the anesthesiologist and the surgeon, but they share a common goal, which is to cure the patient’s illness.

Every time a surgery is successfully completed, the lead surgeon is happy, and so is the anesthesiologist.

When complications arise during surgery, both the anesthesiologist and the lead surgeon become extremely tense, exerting every effort to save the patient together.

Some compare the lead surgeon to the role of the husband and the anesthesiologist to the role of the wife, which is quite an apt metaphor.

Couples often argue at one end of the bed but make up on the other.

Surgeons and anesthesiologists similarly frequently argue but cannot do without each other.

During surgeries, they are more like close comrades fighting side by side.

"Considering it’s a rectal repair surgery, let’s go with general anesthesia!"

Qu Zi only performed a brief examination of the patient and swiftly began attaching vital monitoring probes.

Zhou Can assisted from the side.

Soon, the general anesthesia was successfully administered.

Since the surgical site involves the privacy of a female patient, general anesthesia can best preserve the patient’s dignity.

"General anesthesia is complete and the patient’s vital signs are stable; the surgery can start!"

"Let’s begin!"

Zhou Can was also more than ready.

He needs to perform many surgeries throughout the day and time is of the essence.

Uncovering the disposable sterile drape on the patient revealed the anal area.

Her anal prolapse was very severe, and the anus was noticeably larger than that of an average person. When seeking treatment, the patient was already experiencing fecal incontinence.

This can’t be cured without rectal repair surgery.

"Oh my, her anal prolapse is this severe, how did this happen?"

Qiao Yu couldn’t help but exclaim at the patient’s condition.

"Sister Qiao Yu is so innocent!" Ma Xiaolan commented with a meaningful smile as she praised Qiao Yu.

Anesthesiologist Qu Zi kept a stern face, pretending to focus intensely on the monitor’s screen.

Normally, anesthesiologists don’t need to keep watching the monitor screen continuously. Most of the time, they just glance up occasionally.

The anesthesiology nurse who accompanied her also seemed a bit embarrassed.