Seeing Deputy Director Yuan walk out of the operating theater, the atmosphere eased a little. Chief Miao turned around and stepped down from the stage. "Boss Zheng, let's go together."
Zheng Ren answered and gave his seat to Yu Wangshui, Chief Yu, so that he could watch from the operating table. He tore off the surgical gown, took off the lead apron, and let out a long breath.
"Boss, can you do it?" Su Yun followed behind him and asked.
"I don't know, but when there's no other way, we can give it a try," Zheng Ren said.
This kind of situation where if they tried, they might live. If they did not try, they would definitely die. It was what doctors hated the most.
"That incident in 1954 caused a huge sensation in the end," Su Yun said.
"Yes." Zheng Ren nodded.
On Christmas Eve in 1954, the hospital where Joseph E. Murray was located received a pair of identical twin brothers. The older brother, Ronald Herrick, and the younger brother, Richard Herrick, were only two years old.
Both of them were soldiers.
With the end of their military service, the two of them were discharged from the army together and prepared to start a new life. However, at this time, the younger brother was detected to have serious nephritis.
Richard Herrick's nephritis was very serious. Even if he was treated, he would die very soon.
After Joseph E. Murray summarized all the cases, he decided to perform a kidney transplant between the two brothers.
Prior to this, Joseph E. Murray had done countless experiments on animals. He found that the closer the animal was to the bloodline, the greater the chance of survival after the surgery.
For Joseph E. Murray, human experimentation was a godsend opportunity.
However, he immediately faced great social pressure. Titles like butcher and executioner swarmed him.
This was because his younger brother, Richard's nephritis, was a chronic disease. Although it was life-threatening, it was different from the patient in front of him.
Joseph E. Murray first performed a skin graft on the two brothers. The effect of the surgery was encouraging, and it was confirmed that there was no rejection.
However, before the surgery, this surgery really became a huge social problem. Joseph E. Murray withstood great pressure. In the end, the surgery was carried out under the judgment of the Supreme Court of the United States.
An organ transplant surgery needed to be judged by a federal court judge. The doctor was like a murderer. This was undoubtedly very difficult to accept.
Later, the surgery was successful, but Joseph E. Murray's first successful kidney transplant surgery did not win the Nobel Prize.
How could Su Yun, who was obsessed with the Nobel Prize, not know about this dusty past?
In 1990, Joseph E. Murray won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his contributions to the study of human organ and cell transplantation.
The award was mainly for the research on organ transplantation, not for a new surgical method for organ transplantation.
From this, it could be seen that the Nobel Prize judges were resistant to the new technique.
There was a total of 46 years between the success of the first surgery and winning the Nobel Prize!
Therefore, almost everyone was not optimistic about the TIPS surgery project. There was a reason for that.
"Twins might not be a perfect match." Su Yun started to nitpick.
"This is one way. Whether we do it or not depends on the situation."
"Even if it's a preoperative match, it will take at least a day," Su Yun continued.
"If I don't do it, I won't be able to last a day. If you do, you still have a chance. "
"Boss, I can't help but praise your amazing train of thought. Do you really want to find trouble for yourself?" Su Yun's contempt was obvious.
"The situation is a little special. Besides, I'm only giving advice. The decision is made by all the big shots. When can I show up?" Zheng Ren threw the lead apron aside and wondered if he should use the Grandmaster-level skill book.
"I've really studied kidney transplantation. However, it seems like a kidney is easier to transplant than a heart, but that's for surgery. In terms of tissue structure, the kidney is countless times more complicated than the heart, "Su Yun changed the topic and said.
"That must be the case. Kidney tubules, collecting ducts, and so on. Can they be printed? I think it will take at least 20 years with the current technology. "
"According to the website of MIT's Technology Review
It was reported that the laboratory of Jennifer Lewis, a materials scientist and bioengineering professor at Harvard University, used
Printing technology to create the proximal tubules of the human kidney.
This is the most important structure that makes up the basic functional unit of the kidney. Its function is almost the same as the proximal tubules in a healthy kidney. "Su Yun knew the information related to d printing and organ transplantation like the back of his hand.
"But that's all. No matter how much more, there are no new reports."
"It's already very good to be able to get the renal tubules."
The two of them talked as they walked upstairs.
They were all passageways in the operating theater. The laminar flow space and the temperature were suitable, making people feel particularly comfortable.
However, in the face of such a difficult surgery, in the face of a dying patient, no one could be happy.
Zheng Ren and Su Yun kept talking. They also used the conversation to relieve the tension in their hearts.
"There are a lot of nonsense on the Internet, but it's very eye-catching," Su Yun said as he walked. "I used to go online to buy bricks, but later I was too lazy to do it."
"Everyone likes alarmist gossip." Zheng Ren knew what Su Yun was talking about.
The stories circulating on the Internet usually happened at night. A man could not resist the temptation and went to a hotel with a strange girl to discuss his life plan.
When he got excited, he fell asleep after a few glasses of wine. When he woke up, he found himself lying in a bathtub full of ice cubes. As soon as he regained consciousness, he immediately felt a sharp pain in his back. He saw a note beside the bathtub: Call the police, or you will die!
This kind of joke was the most widely circulated when the kidney machine first appeared. Then, there was a trip abroad and his wife suddenly went missing. Then, he searched crazily for countless years. In the end, he found out that he was made into a seal man and begged on the streets.
This kind of lie was not worth scrutinizing at all, but many people believed it.
There was a very strict process for a kidney transplant before the surgery. The first step was to match. After the match was completed, the next step could be continued. Many patients waiting for a kidney source would put their names in several hospitals that could do kidney transplants. They would go to whichever hospital had the news as soon as possible.
"Boss, do you know what my first thought was when I saw the kidney-cutting joke?" Su Yun asked.
"You can still have thoughts? You're really full of energy. After I saw it, I skipped over it. I didn't have any thoughts at all. "Zheng Ren was very nervous. He could not help but start to criticize others.
"Tsk!" Su Yun did not argue with Zheng Ren. After snorting, he said, "I think they just want to cook a meal of kidney flowers. But speaking of which, if the medical environment gets worse in the future, I'll become a freelance writer. I guarantee that I'll write all kinds of sensational things that even you won't be able to tell are fake. "
"Are you sure?"
Su Yun was silent. When it came to all kinds of knowledge fragments, Zheng Ren was not inferior to himself. But boss, do you know that you're putting a lot of pressure on me? Su Yun thought to himself.
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