Surgery Godfather

Chapter 250: Chapter 0234: If There Is No Path, Carve One out!

Aside from leaving two traffic officers at the scene, Captain Qin and Old He set off with traffic and fire police in several vehicles.

Old He claimed to have a solution, though he was unsure if it would work. Under the current circumstances, what could be done?

Dr. Lv and his team had no choice but to wait. The helicopter had yet to return and even if it did, it could only transport one more person back. If the traffic could not be cleared, the remaining injured had no hope.

“We need at least six units of type A blood!” an injured person’s attending doctor yelled from a car.

“We only have two units of type A left,” replied a colleague from the blood transfusion vehicle.

The refrigerator for the blood in the transfusion vehicle had limited capacity. A certain amount of every blood type is kept, thus the amount that can be carried is extremely limited.

“Pupils are larger, light reflex is extremely weak,” reported another doctor for a different injured person.

“Continue with 20% Mannitol IV drip, diuretic for intracranial pressure reduction,” Dr. Lv instructed the doctor.

Why haven’t they come yet? Almost half an hour has passed. Dr. Lv tugged at his chest anxiously.

“What’s the situation? Where are you now?” Director Xiong shouted into the phone.

Dr. Lv responded in his hoarse voice, “We’re stuck here, haven’t even set off yet.”

Although the weather was not hot, Dr. Lv was sweating profusely from anxiety. His entire body was covered in sweat.

Several critically injured patients were barely hanging on, their heartbeats and breathing could stop at any time, every second was extremely precious.

Everyone was on edge, anxiety gnawing at them. Some got out of their vehicles to take a look, only to jump back in and wait.

The piercing sound of car horns, one after the other, added to their discomfort.

Looking ahead, the highway was empty, void of anything.@@novelbin@@

“What’s the situation? Is there still a heartbeat?” Dr. Lv asked, one foot in the car.

“Yes, there is. But the blood oxygen and blood pressure keep dropping,” replied a nurse inside the car who was watching the monitor closely.

“Increase the speed of the fluid!” Dr. Lv ordered.

“It’s already at its fastest,” the nurse replied.

Time flowed second by second, and lives faded like melting ice, disappearing without a trace as time passed.

No one knew when the traffic congestion would be cleared.

Finally, a police car approached from afar, driving against the direction of traffic. Old He and Captain Qin had returned.

They’re back. Everyone’s spirits lifted, finally seeing a glimmer of hope amidst the despair.

The police car pulled up beside Dr. Lv’s ambulance. Captain Qin and Old He got out; Captain Qin waved his arm excitedly, “Get in the cars, let’s go! I’ll lead the way in the police car, you all follow!”

Old He glanced into the ambulance, “The patient in your car is the most critical, right? I’ll drive this one, the others just need to follow closely.”

“There is another patient who is also in critical condition!” Dr. Lv didn’t understand what Old He meant.

Captain Qin gestured for a young traffic policeman to come over, “Which car? Have him drive. Hurry up, get moving, keep up!”

Everyone got in the cars; Old He drove Dr. Lv’s ambulance, following behind the police car, with the other vehicles following one after the other.

The convoy set off, driving approximately three to four kilometers along the highway before taking a right turn to exit the highway.

The right guardrail on the highway had been removed, creating an opening just wide enough for a car to pass through. Below the opening was a dirt road slope.

This road was freshly dug out by an excavator, though not sturdy enough for long-term use, it was sufficient for one-time use.

Two excavators were working in the distance, and several people, with various tools in hand, were digging and filling.

The highway was adjacent to a field, surprisingly, this road had been dug up in the open field and connected to a rural cement road.

An excavator had just arrived and immediately began working in the field, excavating and filling. Thus, a total of three excavators were now at work.

The ditches were filled and ridges were removed, then repeatedly compacted to form a temporary dirt road.

Dr. Lv finally understood, the method Old He and Captain Qin spoke of was this.

“Captain Qin and I reported this plan to our superiors. They immediately notified the party secretary of the nearby village to assist us fully. Upon receiving the notification, the secretary and several village cadres went to call for help and excavators. There happened to be two excavators in the village. They acted swiftly to dig a road. Some fields still had crops, but nobody cared, saving lives was more important. I will take you around the blockage and enter the highway from another entrance, it won’t cause much delay.”

Old He carefully maneuvered the ambulance, fearing that any jolting would affect the patients.

The convoy slowly crossed the field. Along the roadside, many people stood by, holding various tools, watching the ambulance pass by.

There were not only able-bodied young people, but also the elderly, women, children, some had just received the notification and were rushing to the site carrying tools.

This road was excavated by the excavators and the villagers.

“Nothing can stop us. If there is no road, we will build one. We have people ahead clearing the route. Once we pass the blocked section, everything will be fine. Today is just an unfortunate day, blocked at both ends.”

As Old He said this while driving, Dr. Lv felt a deep sense of gratitude, his eyes growing moist.

No road? Then create one. Such a heroic phrase, he would never forget it for the rest of his life.

Among the crowd by the roadside, was an elderly man, about seventy or eighty years old. He wore a tattered white coat and held a hoe in his hand. The red imprint on the coat signified the 80th anniversary of the party’s founding.

“Will this delay your work? I’ll accompany you and drive back, I’m familiar with the road. Don’t worry, I was a motorized soldier.” Old He proudly mentioned.

“That won’t delay anything!” Dr. Lv responded excitedly, as long as they didn’t have to wait any longer, it wouldn’t delay their time.

There were police clearing the planned route ahead. Once they entered the city, they didn’t even have to wait for traffic lights.

When the convoy got onto the cement road, another set of reinforcement excavators just arrived.

“Here, it’s quite easy to call for a few excavators. Some villagers rely on this to support their families.” Old He revealed a broad smile. His approach was quite effective.

Upon getting on the cement road, it was indeed smooth sailing. Not a single vehicle blocked their path. The convoy sped up significantly and every few kilometres, traffic police motorcycles could be seen parked on the roadside. The officers were standing by the roadside, saluting the convoy.

“We can go a bit faster. There’s no car ahead.” Old He depresses the accelerator pedal even further.

After navigating through the village’s cement roads and avoiding congested areas, the convoy entered the highway from another entrance.

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In the main conference hall of the Tri-Bo Hotel, a massive high-definition electronic screen was split in half.

On the left, Sasaki was still performing surgery; on the right was the backdrop of Sanbo Hospital.

Baby’s pancreatic rupture, pancreatic duct rupture. This kind of pancreatic surgery in adults is known as the crown jewel of general abdominal surgery, so it is easy to imagine its high level of difficulty.

Now, Sasaki was repairing and anastomosing the pancreatic duct of a fetus just 20 centimeters long with the help of a microscope.

This was a very rare peak surgery. This operation alone is enough for Sasaki to prove his capabilities to the world.

A tear appeared in a stitch, but Sasaki quickly controlled the medical instruments in his hand, preventing any serious consequences. He slightly adjusted his breathing and continued.

Sticking closely to his teacher’s teachings, he kept the Book of Five Rings under his pillow and often referred to it. Sincerely carrying out his work, abstaining from unrelated activities, his pursuit of medical skills is unending.

The pancreas repair was completed. During the entire repair of the pancreas, there was only a minor error in one stitch. Next, he started the process of anastomosing the pancreatic duct.

His skill level was already world-class. Next, he will challenge a higher difficulty level – anastomosing the pancreatic duct and rebuilding the liver and pancreatic ductal system.

His hands were floating in the air, operating under the microscope, maintaining stability after several surgeries.

If it weren’t for Miss Miyuki’s feelings, Takahashi would have started commenting again.

However, he held back. There was no need to say more. The facts were evident. Regardless of what Miss Miyuki thought, this surgical demonstration was a pure waste of time.

The demonstration should have been held with a hospital like Mayo, not with Sanbo Hospital. He was unsure of Fujihara’s decision-making process.

Director Han and Director Tan exchanged a few whispered words and left their seats. Seeing Takahashi beckoning him over, Director Tan felt somewhat disgruntled. As the host, however, he had to uphold standard hospitality for their guest.

Approaching Takahashi, Director Tan said in English: “Professor Tan, you can completely cancel the surgical demonstration, it’s okay. This is just a friendship exchange and has no other implications.”

Director Tan suppressed his anger. He was annoyed by Takahashi, who seemed to be constantly pointing and gesturing around despite the many representatives present.

“Mr. Takahashi, please retain your composure. It’s better to be patient. The surgery demonstration will start immediately.”

After saying this, Director Tan disregarded him and steered clear.

Start immediately? The ambulance hasn’t returned yet, and they’re about to start the demonstration? The Chinese people really over-value their face.

However, the right half of the screen did switch to the operating room.

The first patient, transported by a helicopter, was the first to be placed on the operating table.

The helicopter landed on the rooftop, and the patient was swiftly taken to the operating room directly via a specialized elevator.

A CT scan was performed on the operating table on the injured patient. Brain hemorrhage, mediastinal hematoma, bilateral lung contusion, multiple rib fractures, liver and spleen injuries, crushed pelvic fracture, bladder rupture, crushed fractures of both femoral shafts, left upper limb amputation, and left facial fracture.

What’s the situation with the abdomen? As the CT scan appeared on the screen, everyone was stunned.

The abdomen was a huge mess. What appeared to be a large vascular aneurysm was shown only as a huge irregular spherical structure on the screen. Two radiologists were hesitant to come to a conclusion. They needed to perform arteriography to confirm if this was a huge vascular aneurysm, and if it was injured?

Director Meng from the Radiology Department viewed the image in his office. On the professional x-ray screen, he examined it closely. It was indeed a huge vascular aneurysm that originated from a branch of the abdominal aorta and extended back into the spinal canal.

What should be done now? If the aneurysm was injured, it would be the most significant source of bleeding, as it is an intertwined and intricate system of vessels from different directions that form the tumorous body.

“Perform arteriography-3D-reconstruction!”

Chief Surgeon: Song Zimo, Attending Physician. This was the first bilingual introduction to appear.

What’s that? Something weird in the abdomen, Takahashi hesitates to conclude.

Setting aside the strange thing in the abdomen, the facial partial avulsion was not a case for a mid-level professional to handle.

Half of his face, including the zygomatic bone, part of the lower jaw, and the hearing organs had been torn and separated from the body.

Such complicated surgery is not suitable for mid-level professionals. This was downright negligent.

Takahashi was somewhat furious. Do they really see themselves on par with Tokyo University Hospital?

Takahashi proposed a protest. Under the instruction of Director Han, Director Tan came over to watch the operation with Takahashi.

To that end, Director Tan exchanged seats with Doctor Park from South Korea.

Doctor Park was long fed up with Takahashi’s arrogance and was happy to change seats.

“Professor Tan, your actions are extremely irresponsible. You can’t use the so-called ‘face’ as an excuse to let young doctors perform the operation. I strongly urge you to work within your capabilities and replace with a more senior doctor.”

Takahashi reprimanded, and although Miss Fujiwara disliked Takahashi for his arrogance, she acknowledged what he said to be correct. Such a surgery was beyond the capability range of a mid-level professional even in Tokyo University Hospital.

Because handling this facial avulsion required highly skilled reconstructive and orthopedic surgery skills.

One would also need to be extremely familiar with the anatomy of the craniofacial, head and neck, ENT, and ophthalmic area.

This is a devil of a surgery!