My Medical Skills Give Me Experience Points

Chapter 1334: Chapter 527: Inter-Hospital Collaboration and Deputy Director Lu’s True Ordeal

Coma can be divided into several levels, with the mildest being drowsiness. Particularly for some severely ill children and infants, if there is drowsiness, special attention should be paid.

Perhaps this is a mild coma, but it is mistaken for dozing off.

Infants and toddlers under three, when sick with a cold, often become drowsy because they are unable to express themselves.

If the parents or guardians do not pay attention, the patient may progress to the second stage of coma, lethargy.

At this point, one needs to call out loudly and pat the shoulders or cheeks to barely wake the child.

If still neglected at this point, tragedy is likely to occur.

More severe than lethargy is a slight coma.

At this stage, the pupil’s light reflex significantly slows, consciousness is lost, and one cannot be awakened.

Further up are moderate coma and deep coma.

Developing into a deep coma brings one very close to death.

Some people, after a serious illness, describe to family members how they reached the Court of King Yan, with ghost messengers coming to fetch them. Or they may say they felt their body floating, as if about to fly to another world during the coma.

Actually, these are likely the result of neural confusion and hallucinations during deep coma.

Deputy Director Lu’s previous coma was at the deep coma level, already in a dying state.

The hospital issued a critical condition notice to the family, also considering the level of coma.

Currently, his brainwaves show active signals, which indicates an improvement in his coma level and is developing in a positive direction. No wonder Director Ming is so happy.

The emergence of active brainwaves is often a sign of patient consciousness returning in clinical practice.

Because he is still under general anesthesia, the activity of the brainwaves might be somewhat suppressed. Once in the recovery room and awakened from anesthesia, there might be even greater improvement.

Aside from anything else, just after the surgery, the patient’s vital signs have gradually stabilized, which is already a very good phenomenon.

Everyone’s efforts were not in vain, finally seeing some results.

"Today’s surgery truly yielded rich results! It seems we need to engage more with other hospitals in the future, instead of secluding ourselves and standing still."

Director Wu Yongming removed his gloves and mask, a joyful glow on his face.

In this surgery, most of his gains came from Zhou Can.

Whether it was the order of rescue surgery for Deputy Director Lu, or some surgical techniques and methods used during the procedure, they all benefited him greatly.

"Many of Dr. Zhou’s surgical techniques are indeed worth learning," Director Gou Qiong also gave high recognition to Zhou Can.

"Both of you have learned some tricks from me, and I have learned even more valuable knowledge from you! I am wholeheartedly in favor of Director Wu’s proposal for more exchanges. If you have this idea, I can suggest it to the leadership of Tu Ya when I go back, so the two hospitals can exchange experiences by sending personnel to different departments as needed."

Zhou Can smiled and suggested.

He had long had this idea.

For any hospital, seclusion is not a good thing.

Only by engaging more with the outside world can great progress be constantly achieved. Truly keeping pace with the times.

Normally, the competition between the two major hospitals is quite fierce.

There are hardly many opportunities for conversation, and avoiding conflict is already considered good.

For example, during the time when Provincial People’s Hospital fiercely targeted Tu Ya’s cardiothoracic surgery operations, the two hospitals almost reached the level of tension like Tu Ya and Third Hospital, filled with deep-seated grudges, but not much better.

The fact that Zhou Can unexpectedly broke the ice this time, allowing the two hospitals to conduct some medical exchanges, is definitely a great thing.

Both merit and reputation can be gained.

This small Resident Doctor’s influence can be instantly elevated by several levels.

What is influence? It is actually the power of the voice.

"Dr. Zhou’s proposal is very good and beneficial for both hospitals. We will quickly find an opportunity to communicate with the hospital leadership, and once we have a confirmed decision, we will inform you. At that time, we will still need you to facilitate this matter on Tu Ya’s side."

It was Director Xiang Fei speaking.

Furthermore, his tone and demeanor were very calm.

In terms of seniority, Director Ming of Anesthesiology is even more experienced. In terms of weight, Director Wu Yongming of Neurosurgery is certainly of higher standing. Even Director Gou Qiong of Thoracic Surgery is not of lower standing.

It should be mentioned here, if Thoracic Surgery is separated from Cardiac Surgery, the remaining Thoracic Surgery Department would drop to the level of General Surgery.

It would no longer be a high-end surgical department.

Cardiac and intracranial surgeries are regarded as the two pinnacles of surgical operations.

Both are considered high precision and elite in surgical practices.

At this moment, for Director Xiang Fei to express support, everyone seems to naturally perceive it as obvious. It seems Director Xiang Fei holds a significant position!

Zhou Can, observing and gauging expressions, had some conclusions in his heart.

Such occurrences are not common but also not rare. Just like an unassuming attending physician in a department might hold an administrative position as the department director.

Besides being the chief physician of the Intensive Care Medicine Department, Director Xiang Fei might also hold a more senior administrative position.

He belongs to the hospital’s leadership team.

"That won’t be a problem. Once you have any intentions here, feel free to let me know anytime."