The third surgery using the M-Tang technique was very successful.
Huo Congjun and Lu Wenbin were not the only ones who felt this way. Ling Ran himself also felt very good.
Just like how students answered questions during exams, doctors often had a feeling that they should do the right thing when performing surgery. Every time this feeling emerged, the results of the surgery would be better than expected, often much better than expected.
The reason for this was most likely because the patient's condition was the same as expected.
When students were preparing for exams, they often guessed and predicted the questions. Doctors often did the same before performing surgery.
MRI scans, X-ray scans, CT scans, B-ultrasonography, or the more expensive PET scan, all the imaging information, along with various tests, even biopsies and endoscopes were used to provide additional information for the doctor's diagnosis. They were also used by the doctor to predict the outcome of the surgery. If the doctor could predict the outcome of the surgery correctly, the surgery would be smooth and comfortable. If the doctor could not predict the outcome of the surgery correctly, then it would depend on the accumulation and preparation that the doctor had made during the surgery.
Modern medicine might seem advanced, but compared to the complex human body, it was still extremely weak. There was once a top doctor in China who found out that his wife had cancer. He brought along his proud disciple for a comprehensive examination, and his preparations could not be said to be inadequate. However, when the abdominal cavity was opened, the infiltration of cancer cells completely exceeded his expectations. He had to bear that kind of self-blame and pain, and he had to carefully remove the cancer cells bit by bit to complete the surgery. Even if there were other rational choices, the doctor would not be willing to be in such a situation.
It could be said that the unexpected was a doctor's biggest enemy.
And the unexpected was the prelude to success.
The development of modern medicine constantly set up typical cases and expanded them.
The most important diagnosis that doctors needed to make was what kind of typical case the disease belonged to, whether it could be treated, and how to treat it.
Ling Ran's diagnostic ability was still very weak. However, compared to complicated internal diseases, the diagnostic environment that surgeons faced was relatively simple. If the patient's flexor tendon ruptured, the M-Tang technique could be used. As for how to operate, how to judge, and how to continue during the process of using the M-Tang technique, Ling Ran needed to predict the questions and improvise.
Perhaps it was because the patient's flexor tendon rupture stimulated Ling Ran at the same time, or perhaps it was because the previous two surgeries using the M-Tang technique had deepened Ling Ran's understanding of the surgical method. In short, the surgery, which was originally planned to take four hours but actually needed three and a half hours, was only completed in two and a half hours.
During this period of time, Ling Ran did not deliberately increase his speed, nor did he try to take any measures to speed up the surgery.
When Ling Ran put down the scissors and announced that the surgery was completed, Lu Wenbin packed up his things in a daze. Meanwhile, Huo Congjun sat on the stool and looked at the clock. He was deep in thought.
Anesthesiologist Su Jiafu's thighs trembled slightly. He felt that he had lost more than one kilogram.
He swore with his memory, which scored more than six hundred marks in his college entrance examination, that the next time he participated in Huo Congjun's surgery, he would definitely bring his own stool.
"Can we go back now?" Ling Ran checked again and made sure that all the medical equipment was still there before he relaxed.
The surgeons had pretty much done everything they could do. The rehabilitation and recovery that followed would mainly depend on the patient himself.
Huo Congjun hummed in acknowledgment and kicked the stool away. He said, "Go back and have a good rest. Today's surgeries are long enough."
Although the media often reported surgeries that lasted six to eight hours, in hospital life, surgeries that lasted for two and a half hours were torturous enough.
Ling Ran took off his gloves and looked at the monitoring equipment one by one before he followed Huo Congjun out of the operating theater.
In most operating theaters, doctors rarely looked at the monitoring equipment during most surgeries. This was also because the monitoring equipment nowadays was too automated. Usually, if it did not make any noise, it meant that everything was fine.
Sometimes, even if it made a noise, no one would pay attention to it.
Ling Ran did not like this. He was more suspicious of automatic equipment than artificial intelligence.
"Lu Wenbin, remember to pay attention to the patient's anesthesia." Before he left, Huo Congjun gave another order.
"Yes," Lu Wenbin answered obediently. As a junior resident doctor, he needed to do all the remaining chores. If he was busy with surgeries, he would occasionally be urged by the circulating nurses.
Fortunately … he got used to it.
Ling Ran went out of the operating theater, greeted Huo Congjun, and entered the shower room.
The operating theaters of the Emergency Department were configured according to the standard. Although there were only four operating theaters at the moment, there were eight cubicles in the shower room. Ling Ran let the hot bath water splash on him, and then carefully recalled the surgery just now.
This was the most enjoyable surgery he had ever performed. There were also times when he felt great when he debrided and sutured wounds, but the surgery was too small, and the time was too short. He did not really experience it before it ended.
Today's surgery lasted for two and a half hours, and there were two hours in which he was busy, tense, and excited. After the process was over, he felt great, and when he thought about it, he would feel great.
After he dried himself and came out, Ling Ran was still thinking about where to go when he saw Doctor Zhou waiting in the corner of the room. He looked like he was about to fall asleep.
"I'll be fine after I take a shower in the rain. I've been waiting for so long that I'm sleepy." Doctor Zhou yawned.
Ling Ran looked at Doctor Zhou, who was waiting for him to take a shower. He asked in surprise, "Don't you need to work?"
"How can I not need to work?" Doctor Zhou slapped the wall and stood up. He said, "I've found someone to take over my shift."
Ling Ran nodded in understanding.
Although he left the treatment room and lost interest in debridement and suturing, there were still resident doctors, housemen, postgraduate students, and medical interns from various departments waiting for opportunities in the waiting room of the Emergency Department.
Doctor Zhou snorted a few times and said, "I'm here today to give you your share of the money."
"Surgery fees?" Ling Ran asked.
Doctor Zhou was stunned for a moment. He smiled and said, "You're really dumb, but you're quite smart. Department Director Huo asked me to come over and explain to you. First of all, the surgery fees for you should have been given to Department Director Huo. If he gave it to you, it's his business. You don't have to think about anything else. "
If the surgery fees were to be divided, Doctor Zhou would not have given the surgery to someone else.
The surgery fees were to be paid to the chief surgeon, and it was impossible to give it to the medical interns. Since the money was transferred from Huo Congjun's card, he was worried that there would be a misunderstanding, which would not be good. That was why he specifically asked Doctor Zhou to explain to Ling Ran.
Since money was involved, Doctor Zhou found an empty meeting room, closed the door, and said, "Our hospital is currently implementing the charging standards of tertiary hospitals. The surgery fees are approved by the Bureau of Commodity Pricing, and they can't be changed. As for the first distribution, the hospital has newly changed regulations. They will give 50% of the surgery fees, which means that the medical staff can get 50% of the surgery fees. This is double of what many hospitals get. The second distribution will be decided by our department … "
Doctor Zhou looked at Ling Ran and said, "The second distribution in our department is two to one. This means that the chief surgeon gets two-thirds of the surgery fees, and the assistants, nurses, and anesthetists get the remaining one-third.
"Most of the surgeries in our hospital are like this. Specifically, for example, the surgery you performed today … "
Doctor Zhou took out the list he prepared and said, "You performed a flexor reconstruction surgery. The serial number is 331521014. You can see here on the list that the surgery fees of secondary hospitals are 1,210 RMB, and the fees of tertiary hospitals are 1,344 RMB. We're a tertiary hospital, so we charge 1,344 RMB. In addition, each additional finger will cost 210 RMB, so the total for today is 1,554 RMB. The first distribution to the Emergency Department is 777 RMB, and the chief surgeon gets two-thirds of it, so the final amount you get is 518 RMB. Do you understand? "
"Understood." Ling Ran did not have much of a reaction. He was not too sensitive about money.
Doctor Zhou chuckled and said, "You're now a high-income person in our hospital, and you're getting the money of a senior attending physician."
Ling Ran asked, "Will there be a difference between different professional titles?"
"There's a big difference," Doctor Zhou said. Doctor Zhou said, "If we strictly follow the rules, junior resident doctors can only be chief surgeons for Level 1 surgeries, senior resident doctors can be chief surgeons for Level 2 surgeries, and junior attending physicians can be chief surgeons for Level 3 surgeries. At this stage, all surgeries must be guided by senior doctors. You're performing a Level 3 surgery now, so the chief surgeon must be a senior attending physician."
Like all other institutions, hospitals always had double standards. The so-called strict rules meant that they had to follow the rules according to the needs. Similarly, there were also strict rules regarding the consultation system, the prohibition of visiting acupoints, the prohibition of accepting invitations to eat, and so on …
Ling Ran nodded slowly.
"Ordinary resident doctors only get around 100 RMB for Level 1 surgeries, and the lesser ones only get around 70 to 80 RMB. Take debridement and suturing for example. If you perform three or four surgeries a day, you'll only get around 100 RMB for the surgery fees." Doctor Zhou paused for a moment and said, "You won't get much even if you're an assistant. Lu Wenbin, who's in your group, can get the bulk of the remaining … 259 RMB. He'll get around 150 RMB, and the remaining 100 RMB will be given to two nurses and one anesthetist … So, doctors earn very little …"
Ling Ran looked at Doctor Zhou suspiciously and said, "If I perform three surgeries a day, Lu Wenbin can get 500 RMB. In this case, he can get 15,000 RMB a month?"
"Are you crazy? It's already a lot for a doctor to perform twenty surgeries a month. Thirty surgeries can tire a doctor to death, okay? Who in the world performs ninety surgeries a month …" Doctor Zhou's voice became softer as he spoke, because he saw that Ling Ran's gaze was obviously not right.
The system notification appeared in Ling Ran's mind.
[Mission: Practice the M-Tang technique]
[Mission Details: Every time you complete ten M-Tang technique surgeries in a month, it will be considered as a mission completion]
[Mission Reward: Basic Treasure Chest]
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