My Medical Skills Give Me Experience Points

Chapter 1239: Chapter 488: Level 6 Separation Skill, All Surgical Nurses Are High-Energy Beauties_2

Even among Level 1 surgeries, there are some that are extremely challenging.

A Level 4 surgery might include some routine procedures. However, for surgeries above Level 3, simplicity is never an option.

When Zhou Can just completed the tendon separation in the finger, he received quite a few Separation Skill rewards.

After all, the adhesion was severe, and Zhou Can exerted tremendous effort to preserve the patient’s flexor digitorum superficialis tendon.

The difficulty was even higher than removing the plantar tendon earlier.

After finishing the separation of the plantar tendon, he proceeded to separate an adjacent blood vessel.

This blood vessel is quite small, but it cannot be cut off directly because it supplies blood to part of the foot.

An old saying goes, "People move to thrive, trees move to die."

Why do trees easily die when transplanted?

Because it’s easy to damage the roots.

The same logic applies to performing surgery on a patient. Blood vessels, nerves, tendons, and even subcutaneous tissue that can be preserved should be preserved as much as possible. This minimizes harm to the patient’s body.

Some irresponsible doctors take the easy way out by cutting everything away.

This is an extremely unethical practice.

The patient might endure lifelong inconveniences in daily life due to the doctor’s actions or even suffer permanent physical pain.

[Separation Experience Points +1, +1... Bonus Separation Experience Points +100.]

[Congratulations on your Separation Skill advancing to Level 6, current Experience Points 1/1000000, entry-level Director Level.]

The long-cherished Separation Skill has finally advanced to Level 6 due to his unremitting efforts.

After upgrading this medical skill, Zhou Can noticed a noticeably new experience in separating and isolating organs and tissues in the human body. At this moment, he had nearly completed the separation of the main trunk of this blood vessel, leaving only a few branches connected.

This is considered to be an end vessel.

Not quite a capillary, but equivalent to a level above capillaries.

Previously, with Zhou Can’s surgical ability, successfully separating such tiny blood vessels would have been time-consuming and laborious, with no guarantee of success. This isn’t about whether magnifying glasses are worn.

The issue is that the finer the vessel, the thinner its wall, making it more delicate.

It can easily be ruptured if not handled carefully.

In medicine, even the renowned Wu Baihe, hailed as a pinnacle surgeon in neurosurgery, would just cut these minuscule vessels.

At most, he would focus on separating one or two significant branches only.

With his Separation Skill upgraded to Level 6, Zhou Can saw this as an opportunity to challenge himself.

He thought it was also a chance to experience the prowess of a Level 6 Separation Skill.

He didn’t dare to use the term ’impressive’.

Because a Level 6 skill is only at the Director Level, Level 7 is where it can be deemed ’formidable.’

"Could you hand me the No. 27 scalpel blade?"

Zhou Can said to Qiao Yu.

"Ah... I didn’t know you needed such a small blade. Xiaolan, could you please fetch it from the equipment room?"

"OK!"

Ma Xiaolan dashed off to get the blade.

The operating room has a common instruments and consumables room, stocked with frequently used surgical supplies and blades.

Previously, during surgeries in the old operating room, Dr. Xu had once been pissed because someone opened a package of consumables in the equipment room without using it.

"With such a small blade, you’re not planning to separate peripheral nerves, are you?"

Qiao Yu was puzzled why Zhou Can, who was almost done separating the plantar tendon, suddenly needed such a small blade.

Under normal circumstances, a No. 11 blade suffices for separating blood vessels. For cutting skin, a No. 10 blade is more commonly used.

"I want to preserve as many small blood vessels as possible to minimize damage to the foot."

Zhou Can smiled.

Soon, Ma Xiaolan returned with the No. 27 blade.

Actually, there are also No. 34 and No. 36 blades.

But the No. 27 should be sufficient for now.

After changing to the small blade, Zhou Can held it in his hand, initially fearing discomfort. Unexpectedly, with the upgrade of his Separation Skill to Level 6, holding it felt perfectly natural.

There was even a familiarity, like an ’old comrade.’

As if he had often used such a small blade to separate vessels and nerves before.

When he attempted to separate the first tiny branch vessel, it was as if guided by divine assistance, everything went incredibly smoothly. Each incision was as steady as Mount Tai, yet as swift as lightning.

The Fast Knife Skill and Stable Knife Technique merged perfectly at this moment.

With both his surgical skills for cutting and separating advanced to Level 6, it also seemed to have brought breakthroughs and improvements in his Fast Knife Skill and Stable Knife Technique.

It’s indescribable, but the feeling was amazing.

Something Zhou Can had never experienced before.

Finally, with his effort, the first tiny branch vessel was successfully separated.

Although he had prepared mentally for possibly rupturing the vessel wall, he ultimately succeeded.

Yet, far from perfection.

In surgery, there’s no need to pursue so-called perfection. Successfully completing the operation, ensuring the patient recovers well post-operatively, is enough.

Of course, with an excellent surgical foundation, pursuing even greater precision can be acceptable.

Zhou Can was well aware of his abilities. Recently promoted to Level 6, still at an entry-level Director skill, it would be unwise to overly pursue perfection.

Primarily, it would significantly prolong the operation time.

Secondly, striving for perfection without having the necessary skill level could lead to issues.

In elder’s words, do things within your capacity.

Without the capability, dreaming of feasting on delicacies like a Manchu Han Imperial Feast is delusional.

[Separation Experience Points +1, you successfully separated one tiny vessel, Experience Points reward +100.]

Zhou Can’s eyes lit up; he seemed to have discovered a new way to earn large amounts of Separation Experience Points!

As long as conditions allow, separating a few more tiny branch vessels could not only earn 100 Separation Experience Points but also minimize surgical harm to the patient.

A double benefit.

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After successfully removing the plantar tendon, the next step was to transplant it to the finger of the patient.

This surgical process, again, is extremely meticulous.

Moreover, it heavily tests the surgeon’s experience and planning.

"Dr. Zhou, why did you leave some surrounding tissue when removing the plantar tendon?"

Pu Dingdong was puzzled and asked Zhou Can for insight.

Under normal circumstances during the main surgery operation, it’s best for the assistants not to ask questions. Sometimes the surgery difficulty is high, and if the patient’s condition isn’t favorable, the lead surgeon faces immense pressure.

Understandably, the lead surgeon can be quite irritable as if a powder keg is burning inside them.

You might get scolded even if you don’t cause trouble, let alone if you dare to ask questions. Chances are you’ll get reprimanded.

Once during Zhou Can’s internship, he assisted in a surgery led by a bad-tempered associate chief physician. The surgical nurse was reprimanded from start to finish.

The nurse was actually a thirty-year-old woman, yet was left with tears in her eyes.

Even so, she carried on till the surgery completed.

Then she ran out to the restroom and cried.

Sometimes having a good-tempered lead surgeon is a luxury for assistants and surgical nurses.

That said, here’s an interesting observation.

In either big or small hospitals, the surgical room nurses are often the most attractive among nurses.

There could be multiple reasons for this occurrence.

Firstly, the status of lead surgeons is often quite high. In any clinical department, a well-performing surgeon holds high status.

This is indisputable.

Because they indeed have the leverage, they serve as the ’box office’ draw and are the core earners for the department.

Even in Internal Medicine departments, an excellent interventional procedure doctor holds a higher status.

The second reason is that most lead surgeons are male doctors.

Nine out of ten men are somewhat lustful; it’s intrinsic nature rather than character.

No lead surgeon would prefer cooperating in surgery with a particularly unattractive female nurse. Surgery is inherently a nerve-wracking, physically demanding, high-pressure endeavor. To complete a complex surgical task, the eyes might need to focus on a bloody area for one or two hours, sometimes several hours.

Just imagine how tiring it is for the eyes!

Off-surgery, having a good-looking nurse can alleviate visual fatigue and uplift the mood.

For those naïve to think doctors should be placed on a moral pedestal, acting like they’re ethereal beings untouched by desires, just know, young lad, you’re a bit too young.

Be it a male leader or a lead surgeon, any man would prefer having a high-looking woman around.

Some business owners hire male secretaries just to avoid certain mishaps; this is itself a sign of insecurity.