"Department Director Liang, shall we go through the surgical procedure?" Ling Ran put his hands in his pockets and walked in the middle with his back straight, causing the doctors from Taiwu Central Hospital to make way for him.
Department Director Liang Xue was a head shorter than Ling Ran. He was ugly, old, thinning, and had a poor build. He did not look imposing at all.
Moreover, Department Director Liang Xue could not help but feel diffident when it came to the surgical procedure. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's go through the surgical procedure. Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I performed a lobectomy."
In fact, he had never been the chief surgeon for a lobectomy. The lobectomy he performed a long time ago was the surgery he performed with his senior doctors a long time ago. With his age, it was easy to imagine how long he had been performing surgeries with his senior doctors.
However, this was a normal situation in the hospital. Aside from a few talented doctors, if ordinary geniuses could not focus on a certain field or a certain direction, they would be eliminated in a short time, and they would not even have the qualifications to become department directors.
This was because the hospital was a place that looked at the highest achievements and abilities. For example, if a doctor came to look for Department Director Liang Xue for pancreatic surgery, he would not care if Liang Xue knew how to perform lobectomy, or if he had the ability to perform lobectomy.
Of course, when it came to the ability of clinical medicine, being knowledgeable and specialized did not contradict each other. It was just like how Liang Xue's hepatectomy skills were still among the best in the department. When ordinary attending physicians or associate chief physicians mastered higher-level skills, they would definitely learn a lot of parallel skills.
From this point of view, being knowledgeable was the only way to climb up the skill tree, and it was an indispensable part of a doctor's skill curve. This was especially so for doctors who were self-reliant. Climbing up the skill ladder was like building a pyramid. Only when the foundation was built would it be easy for them to climb up step by step. A skill tree that could be built in a straight line was something that could only be obtained by learning from a teacher, and this method would eventually run into the same bottleneck.
Department Director Liang Xue had inherited his master's legacy for more than ten years. Before he became a department director, there were senior doctors in the department who specialized in hepatectomy, but Liang Xue's main direction was pancreatic surgery, and in the beginning, he did not have the energy to take care of other things.
By the time he had the energy to take care of other types of surgeries, he no longer had any senior doctors to learn from.
If the medical world was compared to the Jianghu, then the status of Taiwu Central Hospital was roughly the same as that of the Huashan Sect. Department Director Liang Xue's strength was not weak, and his status was not low, but in the cruel world of World of Martial Arts, he could only be said to be average.
Perhaps he could inherit the Master of Energy or the Master of the Sword, but in the end, he would have to give up something.
Most hospitals and departments were like this. Everyone would always move from a large circle to a small circle, and then from a small circle to an even smaller circle. Before any super geniuses appeared, they would continue to specialize, and as the world of martial arts changed, they would either become stronger or weaker.
Department Director Liang Xue was able to open up a new field for the General Surgery Department of Taiwu Central Hospital with the da Vinci robot, and this was already a groundbreaking achievement. However, if Department Director Liang wanted to take another step forward, using the da Vinci robot to complete advanced surgeries was the only way.
The pancreas was one of his directions, but if he only focused on the pancreas, the probability of climbing to the next level was too low.
Before this, Liang Xue was only thinking about it. Now that he met Ling Ran and got along with him for a few rounds of surgeries, his train of thought had completely changed. Or perhaps, it should be said that his train of thought had been completely opened.
They found a meeting room, and Liang Xue said humbly, "Doctor Ling, you'll be the chief surgeon, so I'll let you decide the procedure."
Ling Ran nodded and said without hesitation, "Then, the first plan will start from the first hepatic portal. First, cut the round ligament and the falciform ligament …"
He spoke at a moderate pace. He could not be said to have covered all the details, but he would not leave out the important parts.
Needless to say, this was all the experience he gained from going through the procedure over the years.
Ling Ran often went out to perform freelance surgeries, so naturally, he was not like the doctors who stayed in the hospital all year round, who could perform surgeries according to the established procedure.
Since it was a surgery with the da Vinci robot, Ling Ran's first plan was still quite conservative, and he did not encounter any problems when he explained it to Liang Xue.
"Next is the backup plan. The second plan is to block the first hepatic portal and the inferior vena cava, remove the gallbladder, and pull down the hepatic portal plate …" Ling Ran then explained the second plan. Compared to the first plan, this plan was much more radical. At the beginning, the gallbladder, which was still in good condition, was removed.
Liang Xue's expression did not change at all. For a surgery as big as lobectomy, sacrificing a gallbladder was really not a big deal. As long as the surgery went smoothly, it was theoretically worth it if it could increase the patient's safety by 20%. Besides, Ling Ran was only using this as a backup plan. And when the backup plan was carried out, the patient and the patient's family should not be concerned about the loss of a gallbladder.
"If there's no problem, then get ready. We'll start the surgery after lunch." Ling Ran waved at Zuo Cidian, indicating that it was time to serve a simple meal.
Liang Xue was stunned for a while before he realized what Ling Ran meant. He quickly asked, "What's the planned time for the surgery?"
"We'll calculate it according to six hours. You can sleep for a while first. "Ling Ran then looked at Liang Xue and asked," There's no problem, right? "
"No problem." Liang Xue answered very quickly. After he finished speaking, he could not help but be stunned again. He felt that his attitude was a little unsuitable for his status …
After a while, Chef Zhu, who had been waiting outside, sent over some freshly made Soviet-style pastries and some German-style sausages. Each person had a lunchbox, and they could almost eat until they were half full.
"It's easy to feel sleepy if you eat too much," Zuo Cidian explained to Liang Xue. Then, he looked at Ling Ran worriedly and said, "Doctor Ling, why don't you rest for a while?"
He did not know that Ling Ran had an Energy Serum to help him. He only thought that Ling Ran had stayed up all night.
Ling Ran thought about it, nodded, and said, "You guys prepare for the surgery first. I'll sleep for an hour."
Energy Serums could solve the problem of energy, but muscle fatigue would still accumulate.
Ling Ran finished his food in a few mouthfuls and went straight to the waiting room to sleep.
Liang Xue and the others only felt that something was wrong after they left. He quickly said, "The management of our waiting room is very strict. I'll go and help you swipe the card."
"There's no need for that. Your head nurse has already prepared a room for Doctor Ling," Zuo Cidian said calmly.
As the department director, Liang Xue was a little absent-minded. "She didn't tell me."
"It's probably because it's a small matter, and her subordinates didn't have time to tell you." Zuo Cidian smiled.
Department Director Liang Xue thought even more, and he could not help but shake his head. "I'm really troubled for the department directors of the General Surgery Department and the Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery in your hospital."
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