Old Chief Physician Pan was already waiting for him on the first floor of the emergency building.
The two of them rushed all the way to the ICU. In the changing room at the entrance, they put on hats and masks, put on a dark green sterile gown, and changed into slippers before walking in.
The ICU was like a secret room used to hide treasures in movies. Other than changing clothes, one had to swipe the access card twice.
This was to avoid introducing bacteria as most patients in the ICU had a tracheotomy and used a ventilator to assist in breathing. The body's immune system was extremely weak. Bacteria that were not a problem for normal people could be fatal for these critically ill patients.
Many department chiefs had arrived early to examine Zheng Ren when he entered the ICU.
The System panel at the top right corner of Zheng Ren's field of vision had given the diagnosis — placental abruption, hemorrhagic shock.
The patient was a young woman who was 20 weeks pregnant. Due to pregnancy induced hypertension, the placenta had abrupted, occupying half of the placenta.
Due to severe blood loss, the patient was pale, sweating profusely, with a rapid pulse and decreased blood pressure.
The fetus had died due to lack of oxygen and the fetal heartbeat was undetectable.
This was a difficult patient …
This was the first child, which meant that if the hysterectomy was performed, the patient would not be able to have children in the future. This was a cruel thing to do to a woman who aspired to become a mother.
However, if the hysterectomy was not performed, the hemorrhage would continue. The obstetrics department had already taken care of it, but tamponade and hemostatic drugs were not very effective.
It was a dilemma.
Several chief chiefs who came for consultation were obviously troubled by the patient's condition. They frowned at the alarming numbers on the monitor and hesitated.
The condition was simple and clear, but the biggest problem was whether to remove the hysterectomy or not.
Su Yun stood by the patient's bedside, his white gown as white as snow. He held a blue medical record folder in his hand and a stethoscope on his shoulder, looking at the chief chiefs expressionlessly.
"I suggest we discuss this in the office. Time … should only be ten minutes. Little Su, prep the surgery, "the ICU chief said.
Many chief physicians filed out. Su Yun noticed Zheng Ren, who was standing at the back of the crowd. If he did not pay attention, he would not have noticed him at all.
He gave a verbal order and the nurses hurriedly carried it out.
After leaving the ICU, they arrived at the second room along the corridor. The windows were bright and the table was clean. A few desks formed a large square table with a dozen chairs around it.
"Now we have nine minutes," the ICU chief said as he glanced at his watch.
"I don't think there's anything to discuss." Chief Su of the obstetrics and gynecology adjusted her black-rimmed glasses and said firmly, "We've tried all kinds of methods to stop the bleeding, but none of them worked. If we delay any longer, the patient's hemorrhagic shock will worsen, and surgery will be impossible. "
"Sigh." The chief anesthesiologist sighed. He wanted to say something but hesitated.
"Old Wang, what do you want to say? Hurry up and say it. Don't sigh here." The ICU chief was in a state of irritation, and he could not bear to let even a grain of sand in his eyes.
"If only there was an interventional doctor." Chief Wang of the Department of Anesthesiology voiced the pain in everyone's heart.
"Ask the Circulatory Department if they can help."
The ICU chief's expression was indifferent. "Today, three departments of circulation received eighteen patients with myocardial infarction. They're all on the operating table."
Once the myocardial infarction broke out, the only thing that awaited the patient was death if surgery was not performed in time. There was no other choice.
Unlike the pregnant women in the ICU, they could at least choose whether to keep their uterus or remove it.
In the hospital, this kind of sharp conflict happened almost every day. Whose life was more noble? No. In the face of life and death, everyone was equal. What was unequal was only social difference.
Even if the Circulatory Department had the time to embolize the uterine artery, who would be responsible if something happened? The medical certificate stated the scope of practice. This was the law. Among all the departments, only the emergency department had a broader scope.
Everyone was silent.
Zheng Ren stood in a corner. For a large-scale emergency consultation, a chief resident like him had no right to participate.
If not for Old Chief Physician Pan's insistence and the others' respect, Zheng Ren would not even be able to enter the room.
He knew what everyone was conflicted about — to preserve the uterus and stop the bleeding, the only way was through interventional treatment.
However, interventional treatment required a large amount of radiation, so after an interventional doctor in Sea City General Hospital contracted large B lymphoma, they basically stopped performing interventional surgery. In the end, the doctors were either transferred or transferred to the Circulatory Department to perform cardiac stent surgery. In any case, there were no doctors in the interventional department.
Chief Wang of the Department of Anesthesiology sighed because of this.
At the mention of interventional surgery, Zheng Ren suddenly remembered that the System had 'tempted' him to choose interventional surgery.
Perhaps he could give it a try? Zheng Ren's heart thumped.
There were only a few minutes left. He had to hurry.
He immediately entered the System and opened the Shop. When he saw the purchase of interventional surgery training time, he hesitated.
It was not that Zheng Ren was hesitant to learn it. If he could save a person or preserve the reproductive function of a woman, what was a little experience point?
He was hesitant about whether he could learn it or not.
Ever since he had the System, Zheng Ren's memory had improved. Coupled with the upgrade in the general surgery skill tree, his understanding of anatomical structures had become more thorough than before.
Interventional treatment for placental abruption seemed to only require embolization of one uterine artery, which was the simplest of all interventional surgeries.
In that case … it was decided.
Once Zheng Ren made up his mind, he did not hesitate and tapped his finger.
In an instant, the operating theater rose from the ground. Zheng Ren's body suddenly sank as he put on a lead apron. The simulation mannequin was placed in front of him, and Zheng Ren held a puncture kit in his hand.
What should he do?
Zheng Ren was in a daze.
[If you choose to learn interventional surgery, please increase your skill points first.]
The System's cold female robotic voice reminded Zheng Ren — you idiot. If you want to learn interventional surgery, why don't you increase your skill tree first? A bare-chested layman wanted to learn interventional surgery?
Zheng Ren was sweating profusely. He immediately used a skill book to upgrade interventional surgery to the peak of Advanced, which meant 1,000 skill points. Then, he invested another skill point to reach the Expert level.
He was very fast. Immediately, he felt as if a bolt of lightning had fallen from the sky and landed on his body, numbing him.
Soon, his mind was clear, and many unfamiliar memories naturally appeared.
When he was climbing the general surgery skill tree, Zheng Ren did not feel any qualitative change. That was because he was a general surgeon himself, and he usually came into contact with the various general surgery services. Even when he had increased his skill points to more than 2,000, Zheng Ren only felt that it was amazing.
Interventional surgery was different. It was a skill that had been created from scratch, and Zheng Ren was increasingly amazed by the System.
The Expert level of interventional surgery was ready. A total of 189,920 experience points, or more than 52 hours. Zheng Ren immediately exchanged for 50 hours of surgical intensive training time. The remaining experience points … would be used for self-defense.
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