Ling Ran returned to the blue and green operating theater and could not help but sigh in relief.
There were too many patients and their families.
Although there were two doctors from the Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center helping and Yu Yuan by his side, Ling Ran still spoke in despair.
He had never spoken so much in school.
Not even at home.
Ling Ran had never received any form of training regarding the way he spoke.
Fortunately, he always knew what a medical student would say in line with society's expectations, so he would not anger the family members on the spot. Of course, this was mainly because the patients and their families were clear-minded. Everyone came to seek treatment from Ling Ran, not for Ling Ran's smiling face. Even if Ling Ran's tone was a little harsh, they would not offend the doctor on the spot.
But when it was not in front of the doctor, everyone did not need to be so respectful.
Wang Fangjun, whose back was facing Ling Ran and who was receiving spinal anesthesia, turned his body and could not help but say, "Doctor Ling is too difficult to talk to. He's always straightforward. I asked him what I should do if I want to play basketball in the future. Do you know what he said to me?"
"Quit," the anesthetist said as he disinfected him.
"Huh? How did you know? "Wang Fangjun was very surprised.
"Your Achilles tendon is ruptured. What else do you want if you don't quit basketball?" The anesthetist, whose surname was not Pan, was not motivated to perform spinal anesthesia, so he did it quickly.
Wang Fangjun grunted. After the pain subsided, he slowly could not feel anything below his waist. He said, "On TV, Liu Weichen is still participating in the competition. Isn't Kobe still playing basketball? "
"Do you want to suture the Achilles tendon with a 15-inch incision?" the anesthetist, whose surname was not Pan, asked in a relaxed manner.
Wang Fangjun's legs were disinfected and shaved clean. He quietly thought about the 15-inch incision in his mind, shook his head, and said, "Can't you make a smaller incision?"
"You can't play basketball with an Achilles tendon suture with a limited incision. The minimally invasive surgery you're doing now has the smallest incision. " The anesthetist, whose surname was not Pan, said, "You have to rest for a few months and do rehabilitation before you can play basketball. Do you want to pay such a big price for basketball?"
"Then all the new shoes at home will be scrapped? That's too wasteful. "
"I'll wear them as usual."
"It doesn't feel right to wear sneakers instead of basketball." Wang Fangjun was obviously a patient who could talk a lot. Even when he was on the operating table, he did not stop talking.
Ling Ran coughed a few times and moved closer to the operating table. He glanced at Wang Fangjun and asked the nurse to help him put on his surgical gown.
When Wang Fangjun saw that Ling Ran had arrived, he wisely ended the conversation.
"Regional anesthesia?" Ling Ran liked patients who did not know how to speak, and he still wanted to struggle a little.
The anesthetist whose surname was not Pan nodded and said, "The patient insists on regional anesthesia."
"Alright." Ling Ran could not bear to transfer the patient to someone else, so he could only accept the patient's choice.
Although from a doctor's point of view, the side effects of regional anesthesia and general anesthesia were not much different, patients never thought this way.
If it was an Achilles tendon repair surgery with a large incision, general anesthesia could be used, but for minimally invasive surgery, spinal anesthesia was enough.
"Prepare a tourniquet for the injured limb." Ling Ran had obtained the Perfect Level Achilles Tendon Repair Technique, but he did not perform many minimally invasive surgeries before this.
Then, Ling Ran raised the ankle joints on both sides and started pressing on the legs.
"You didn't shave it clean." Ling Ran looked at the calf and felt a little disgusted. Although it did not affect the surgery, most of the hair had been shaved. What was wrong with leaving a few hairs?
The circulating nurse in charge of preparing the skin froze for a moment and quickly said, "Shave the back."
"Shave it again." Ling Ran's requirements were very strict.
The circulating nurse had no choice but to shave the patient's leg again.
Wang Fangjun felt a little embarrassed for some reason and said, "I have more hair than others …"
"Shaving has nothing to do with you." Ling Ran interrupted him.
Wang Fangjun was even more baffled. "Aren't you shaving my hair?"
When he heard the sound of shaving, Wang Fangjun's leg did not feel anything at all, and he almost convinced himself.
"I'll make two incisions now and see the situation." Ling Ran waited for Wang Fangjun's leg to be shaved and disinfected again before he picked up the scalpel.
An Achilles tendon repair with a large incision was usually an S-shaped incision that was thirteen to fourteen centimeters long. A minimally invasive surgery was two one-centimeter long incisions that were close to the Achilles tendon to expose the tissues around the Achilles tendon.
Compared with surgery with a large incision, minimally invasive surgery required more MRI scans, because they could not make an incision to see what was going on, and they had to rely on imaging to determine the position. For example, if the Achilles tendon ruptured extensively, the rupture point of the Achilles tendon was close to the muscle belly, and the rupture point was close to the Achilles tendon stop. The other patients were in such a situation.
There was nothing wrong with Wang Fangjun's Achilles tendon rupture. It was just a simple rupture. Ling Ran chose the position and used ASSAL's minimally invasive Achilles tendon stapling device to lock on the ruptured end.
"Apply more force to the vascular forceps." While Ling Ran did it, he explained, "The inner foot must be on the inner side of the Achilles tendon. This is decided by ASSAL …"
Yu Yuan listened carefully and did it obediently.
The doctors were busy with their work with full attention, and Wang Fangjun, the patient, slowly felt bored.
"Speaking of which, can I really not play basketball?" Wang Fangjun tried to start chatting.
"No!" Yu Yuan glanced at Ling Ran and answered on his behalf.
"I still have a few pairs of basketball shoes. Why don't I sell them? Do you guys want them? I have a pair of AJs that is considered brand new. I've only worn them three or four times, no more than ten times. "Wang Fangjun quickly pushed the topic forward.
Two doctors who were cutting his tendons silently raised their heads, lowered their heads quietly, and continued to cut the tendons.
Once Wang Fangjun started the topic, he could not stop. He said, "It's also very expensive to perform surgeries in your hospital. I have to pay for this minimally invasive machine, right? It's a few thousand RMB. If you guys like AJs, why don't you sell mine?"
Yu Yuan thought of Lu Wenbin and said, "We have a doctor who bought AJs before. Unfortunately, he's not in Shanghai."
"You doctors can even afford AJs? You're really rich." Wang Fangjun paused for a moment, smiled, and said, "I can't play basketball anyway.
I'll sell two pairs of Off-White at a discount of ten thousand RMB. It's mainly because it's too expensive to see a doctor. Otherwise, I wouldn't be willing to sell them. "
Ling Ran could not take it anymore. He stopped what he was doing and looked at the anesthetist.
The anesthetist who was not from Pan Province was ready to chat with the patient. When he noticed Ling Ran's expression, he could only obediently take out two tubes of medicine and inject them into the patient.
Wang Fangjun soon fell asleep.
This was a sedative different from general anesthesia. It was specially used to deal with patients under regional anesthesia. Some surgeries under regional anesthesia needed two to three hours or even longer. Without sedative, the patient might not be calm.
A minimally invasive Achilles tendon repair originally did not need to be calm. However, different strategies were needed for different patients.
Since the chief surgeon could not hold on anymore, time was not the first factor to consider.
The nurse waited for the patient to fall asleep and deliberately tested him. Then, she exhaled. "This is the first time I've met someone who can talk so much."
Ling Ran glanced at her and continued the surgery.
There was no room to continue chatting, so the nurse could only give up resentfully.
The operating theater returned to Ling Ran's favorite state of silence.
Ling Ran performed surgeries all the way until it was time to get off work. He finished all eight patients.
When he came out after washing up, he saw the pharmaceutical sales representative, Huang Maoshi, waiting at the door.
"Doctor Ling, how's the minimally invasive Achilles tendon stapling machine?" Huang Maoshi smiled.
"There's no problem during the surgery. Let's wait and see the prognosis," Ling Ran answered.
"Okay, okay … By the way, Doctor Ling, Academician Zhu just arrived at the Operating Area."
"Oh?"
Huang Maoshi thought for a long time and suddenly slapped his forehead. "Academician Zhu left a book for you. Look at my poor memory. He said that he left it at the door for you."
Ling Ran then went to the nurse's desk at the door and took out a printed book.
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