At nine o 'clock in the morning, Lu Wenbin was so tired that he swayed. Considering that the patients would not feel at ease if they saw him like this, Ling Ran was very considerate and canceled the ward round for the day.
Lu Wenbin ran out of the door happily, afraid that there would be new patients coming to him.
It was normal for resident doctors to not sleep for a night. Even resident doctors in America had to go through eight years of sleep deprivation before they could choose whether to earn a lot of money or "do the right thing".
However, a normal doctor could only work overtime for one day and one day. If he continued working overtime … it was actually possible. Most resident doctors could work overtime for up to thirty-four hours just by rubbing their Achilles tendon. For doctors, working overtime for more than thirty-six hours was acceptable. It was only worth it to post on their Moments if they worked overtime for more than thirty-six hours. Otherwise, they would be easily criticized by their peers for being pretentious.
Ling Ran drank an Energy Serum last night. Up until now, it was equivalent to working for sixteen to seventeen hours. He had basically reached his limit. If he wanted to continue, he would need to drink another Energy Serum.
In this regard, Ling Ran decided that it was better to save … No, it was better to rest.
It was a small matter that there were only 143 Energy Serums. The main reason was that aside from Lu Wenbin and the resident doctors who were on duty at night, the nurses on duty should also go back to rest. If he wanted to continue the surgery, he had to ask the operating theater nurses who came to work in the morning to rearrange their shifts.
Of course, the most important thing was that the patients could not keep up.
As a famous orthopedic expert in Shanghai, Ji Tianlu made more than ten calls, but he only managed to receive nine patients with Achilles tendon ruptures. Later on, he asked for three patients with severed fingers. Only then did he manage to last for more than ten hours.
As a doctor who had read dozens of related research papers, Ling Ran knew that a city like Shanghai, which had a population of more than thirty million, could only produce two patients with Achilles tendon ruptures in a day. If he included the patients from the surrounding cities and counties, he should have treated one-fifth to one-third of the patients with new Achilles tendon ruptures yesterday.
For this city with more than a dozen tertiary Grade A hospitals, he had already received more patients than he could handle. If he continued to wait, it would be difficult for him to get new patients.
After all, most people's Achilles tendons ruptured after noon. Amateur sports enthusiasts who played badminton and basketball would only become active after lunch. On weekdays, most people would play after dinner.
Therefore, Ling Ran only stayed for another hour to check the medical records of the patients from yesterday. After confirming that there were no problems, he felt at ease and took a private car back to the hotel. The surgery fees from last night were so much that he could not finish spending them all. If it were not for the fact that he needed to save more yogurt, Ling Ran would have taken a luxury car.
Ling Ran slept until the afternoon, and he felt that he had completely recovered from yesterday's fatigue. He packed his belongings and took a taxi to the hospital again. He went straight to Ji Tianlu's office.
When Ji Tianlu saw Ling Ran's handsome face, he subconsciously took a step back. But where could he hide in his office?
"Doctor Ling, you're here." Ji Tianlu laughed.
"Chief Physician Ji." There was a faint smile on Ling Ran's lips. He sat upright on the chair, and it was the standard sitting posture of a well-behaved person.
"Hmm … Ling Ran … I heard that you performed surgeries for a day and a night yesterday? Don't work too hard. "
"Not at all." Ling Ran smiled obediently.
"Did the finance department look for you? The surgery fees are based on the rules of our research institute. An Achilles tendon repair surgery costs around 100 RMB. Don't think that it's too little. We're different from Yun Hua Hospital. Yun Hua Hospital's first-level allocation is 50%, right? We get a quarter, so we get 25%. The doctors also say that when it comes to salary increases, they don't keep up with the times. But there's no other way. This is the system. You performed nine Achilles tendon repair surgeries last night, so that's a thousand RMB. Actually, it's not a lot … "Ji Tianlu felt as if he had been beaten, and he could not help but talk too much.
Ling Ran smiled and waited for him to finish speaking. He said, "I haven't come into contact with the finance department yet. I want to be interviewed first."
"Re … interview? Oh, Ling Ran, I want to talk to you about this … "
"I know. I didn't finish the surgery yesterday. I'm sorry." Ling Ran interrupted Ji Tianlu and said sincerely, "Because there were no more patients at that time, and the doctors and nurses on duty should get off work, I stopped the surgery. I will complete the surgery in the next few hours."
"That's not it …"
"Two hours at most. I performed twelve surgeries yesterday, and I still need four more. If all of them are normal Achilles tendon repairs, I can complete them in two hours, or at most two and a half hours. It won't take more than three hours."
Ji Tianlu's eyes turned green. "There's no need for you to complete the surgery. Let's just leave it at that. It's tiring to look for twelve surgeries. I'm serious …"
"There are no more surgeries to be done?" Ling Ran's obedient sitting posture immediately collapsed. It was not easy for Tao Ping to train him to smile in line with society's expectations. He could not waste it easily.
Ji Tianlu hummed in acknowledgment. He pretended to be serious and said, "Unless I happen to run into one …"
"Alright." Ling Ran did not bother to listen to his explanation. When he saw that Ji Tianlu was seriously stating his point of view, he could only nod and say, "Then, I'll book a flight back to Yun Hua. I'll go back tonight. By the way, I should be able to do a ward round, right? I don't need to do it under any pretext. I just want to take a look at the situation … "
"Wait a minute!" Ji Tianlu stared at Ling Ran's expression, and he suddenly panicked a little.
Ling Ran looked ahead calmly, and his mind wandered. In his mind, he had already begun to miss the operating theaters in Yun Hua. Although there were not many beds in Yun Hua Hospital, there were a lot of extra beds. Moreover, finger replantation surgeries had to be performed with more endurance. If he encountered patients with four or three severed fingers, it would not be a problem for him to perform the surgery for five to six hours.
In comparison, normal Achilles tendon repair surgeries could only last for half an hour, which was even worse than the M-Tang technique. The patient would also need to be hospitalized for a longer period of time.
Moreover, finger replantation surgeries included nerve sutures. This way, he could put his new skill to good use. In the future, epineurium anastomosis and perineurium anastomosis could be used together. When he encountered small nerves, he could use epineurium anastomosis to reduce the surgery time and reduce the chances of the wound being exposed to infection. When he encountered important nerves or had enough time, he could use perineurium anastomosis to increase the success rate and improve the patient's quality of life after the surgery …
"Ling Ran, don't be in a hurry to go back." Ji Tianlu's tone softened.
"If I don't go back, I won't have any surgeries to perform." Ling Ran's attitude was firm.
Ji Tianlu had never met such a doctor before. The doctors who made a lot of requests were usually older middle-aged and elderly. Their requests were usually very reasonable, such as asking for money, going to karaoke, asking for good food and good service, asking for awards and publishing articles. Even if Ji Tianlu could not satisfy them himself, he could still send someone to satisfy them.
However, if he wanted patients like this …
Ji Tianlu stared at Ling Ran and thought, 'Are you threatening me? Are you threatening me? Your threats are useless! '
Ji Tianlu coughed hard and sat up straight. He said, "Ling Ran, I can only find five more patients with Achilles tendon ruptures today. I can't find any more."
"Okay." Ling Ran immediately agreed.
Ji Tianlu was stunned. He cursed in his heart, 'You gave too much. You definitely gave too much.'
"Then get another reporter to interview me." Ling Ran took the initiative and said, "I accepted four interviews yesterday and performed twelve surgeries. If you find another five patients with Achilles tendon ruptures, you can interview one more to make up for the difference. You can find another three patients at night and continue to make up for the difference. "
It took Ji Tianlu a lot of effort to understand what Ling Ran meant. His face scrunched up.
"There are no patients with Achilles tendon ruptures. Severed fingers and flexor tendon ruptures are also fine. You don't have to be too rigid. "Ling Ran comforted Ji Tianlu, just like how he comforted Huo Congjun in Yun Hua Hospital.
'Too arrogant!' Ji Tianlu thought, 'No matter what, I'm still a chief physician. Although I need you to perform Plan A for the academician, you can't be so demanding …'
When he thought of this, Ji Tianlu came up with an idea. He said, "Ling Ran, you've been tired for a day. You can't continue to perform surgeries, right? Why don't you go home and rest for two days …"
"I'm not tired."
"Whether you're tired or not doesn't depend on your subjective thoughts. You have to analyze it objectively. Besides, we also have a system. You have to have enough rest …" Ji Tianlu said without thinking. The Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center's system did not have such a rule. The hospital wanted its doctors to stay in the hospital every day, which was why they had the position of chief resident …
"I can prove it." As Ling Ran spoke, he took out his bag. He had already made preparations before he went out.
Ji Tianlu quickly stopped him and said, "Don't do Sudoku. Doing Sudoku only proves that your brain is clear. It doesn't prove how well your limbs are coordinated …"
"I know. I didn't have the conditions before. I only had Sudoku with me." As Ling Ran spoke, he pushed Ji Tianlu's hand away and took out an insulated bag that was the length of an arm from his bag. When he opened it, he saw that there was … steam coming from it.
"Old soup?" Ji Tianlu was inexplicably happy. He guessed that this was a bribe from Ling Ran. Although it was a little strange, and he would not accept such a bribe, at least Ling Ran was considerate.
Ling Ran shook his head. He first took out two ice packs, a surgical towel, and spread it in front of Ji Tianlu. Then, he took out a hoof and a set of surgical equipment.
Without waiting for Ji Tianlu to say anything, Ling Ran put down the insulated bag, took out a scalpel, and cut open the hoof. Then, he used a pair of forceps to take out the pig's Achilles tendon.
"How is it?" Ling Ran showed Ji Tianlu the white Achilles tendon.
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