My Medical Skills Give Me Experience Points

Chapter 977: Chapter 387: Battle for Department Director, Fulfilling Director Hu’s Last Wish

In the past year or so, Zhou Can has been learning cardiothoracic surgery with Director Hu Kan, and rotating through various departments in Internal Medicine. He also has to worry about his girlfriend Su Qianqian’s affairs.

It’s fair to say he’s been so busy that his feet hardly touch the ground.

He hasn’t had the mind to care about other things.

Xinxiang Women and Children’s Hospital invited him for consultation twice, but Zhou Can turned it down due to being too busy.

After that, the contact became less frequent.

In his impression, Xinxiang Women and Children’s Hospital is in a half-dead state; although its business volume has somewhat recovered, it’s very limited. Is it possible that it has revived in less than a year?

When there’s time later, he should inquire about it.

"Xiao Zhou, yesterday’s appendectomy patient, the duodenum tumor removal surgery patient, and the urethral dilatation surgery patient, have all been admitted to the Emergency Department’s inpatient wards. Remember to do daily rounds from now on."

After the meeting, Dr. Xu reminded Zhou Can.

"Okay!"

The surgeries for these three patients were done by Zhou Can yesterday. He really didn’t expect them to be directly admitted to the Emergency Department.

He initially thought that after the emergency surgery, they would be transferred to the specialized inpatient department.

It seems that Director Lou and the others might have already made all the preparations.

"Where are the inpatient wards located?"

Such a significant matter, yet he’s completely uninformed.

Director Lou and Dr. Xu must have known about the expansion of the inpatient room a long time ago. They are indeed cunning bigwigs, but managed to keep it quiet. Not a hint was leaked to Zhou Can yesterday.

"There, in the observation room area! They temporarily converted one room into an inpatient ward."

Dr. Xu pointed in the direction of the observation room.

Zhou Can walked over there; this is Ye Tingting’s area. However, she hasn’t arrived at work yet.

The observation room is indeed quite large, and there is more than one room.

The room at the very edge has already been designated, directly becoming the first inpatient ward of the Emergency Department.

Zhou Can walked into the ward, four hospital beds, only one of which was vacant.

The three patients have been properly settled.

Lying on the first bed is the young man who underwent urethral dilatation surgery.

"How are you doing? Any urination today?"

Patients undergoing urethral dilatation surgery are prone to postoperative infection and inflammation. Particularly for female patients who have had this surgery, it’s best not to sit in a bath.

Additionally, the expanded urethra can easily narrow down again or even block.

In such cases, a second dilation surgery is necessary.

Furthermore, after the dilation surgery, the patient’s urethra may swell, causing the urethra to narrow temporarily. At this time, the patient will experience urine retention.

Some family members and patients who don’t understand may think the surgery failed and even scold the doctor.

"Yes, I’ve urinated!"

The young man seemed slightly embarrassed.

"Was it smooth during urination?"

These are the situations Zhou Can needs to understand during his rounds.

"It’s fairly smooth, but a bit painful." The young man described the urination process, his face involuntarily showing a painful expression.

"Feeling a bit of pain right after surgery is normal. I’ll prescribe some anti-inflammatory medication. If you’re able to urinate smoothly tonight, you can come to the doctor tomorrow to process the discharge paperwork. You can recover at home."

Urethral dilatation surgery is a technically advanced minor surgery.

It’s basically non-invasive.

Simply put, it’s the condition where the original urination duct is slightly small, and tools are used to expand the duct.

After checking the situation of the young man, Zhou Can also reviewed the conditions of the other two patients one by one. Fortunately, the three surgeries were all successful.

The most serious was the patient who underwent resection of the duodenum head tumor, as it was a major surgery involving multiple organs in the thoraco-abdominal cavity.

The impact of the surgery on the patient is considerable, and discharge in the next two or three days is unlikely.

The patient currently needs to be on a fast, relying on nutritional fluids to get through the darkest times physically.

Fortunately, the patient’s postoperative condition is quite good.

Their spirits are relatively high, no complications have occurred physically, no fever or similar issues; if they continue to receive good care, it’s believed they will recover soon.

Of course, for this patient, the absence of tumor recurrence after surgery is also an important indicator.

In cases like this where there has been minor tumor spread, no one can guarantee that there won’t be a recurrence post-surgery.

After completing rounds, it goes without saying that Zhou Can went to the operating room to work.

The department supports his work so much, all resources are striving to assist and favor him, so naturally he’s putting in every effort to perform surgeries for patients.

For him personally, not only can he accumulate richer surgical experience, but he can also continuously improve his medical skills, advancing towards the level of a chief physician.

Around eleven in the morning, someone called in.

However, he was in surgery at the time and didn’t answer.

Only after the surgery was completed did he take out his phone to check.

It was Director Xue Yan calling.

Presumably, it’s something important.

Zhou Can quickly dialed back.

With Director Hu Kan’s passing, the major affairs of Cardiothoracic Surgery were left to his two apprentices. Although Zhou Can has returned to work in the Emergency Department, whenever there are matters in Cardiothoracic Surgery, he definitely offers his utmost assistance.

"Sister Yan, I was in surgery just now, couldn’t answer the phone in time, sorry."

He and Director Xue Yan are like siblings, so there’s no need to be overly formal.

Just a brief explanation will suffice.

"Could you come to the Cardiothoracic Surgery conference room now? There’s quite a fierce argument over the choice of the department head. Given your special status, please come over and say a few words."

She called upon Zhou Can for assistance.

"Alright, I’ll inform Dr. Xu. If the situation allows, I’ll come over right away."