When the Doctor Uses A Hack

Surgery would definitely require more than Chen Cang alone; he at least needed some help!

Chen Cang returned to his office and found that Zhang Yuan and Yang Hui had already come back.

His eyes brightened, "Do you have time? I need some help with a surgery in a bit."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yuan and Yang Hui's eyes sparkled, "Yes, yes, yes!"

"What kind of surgery is it, master?"

Chen Cang, "Mitral valve plasty!"

As soon as Yang Hui heard this, she couldn't help but freeze for a moment, "This is... a complexity level four operation, right? I've never done one independently before!"

Zhang Yuan also nodded and gave an awkward smile, "Um... I haven't done such a high-precision surgery either, but I have assisted the team leader before."

After hearing this, Chen Cang shook his head with a smile and said, "Actually, it's fine, just help out a little, I can do it!"

Hearing Chen Cang speak so calmly about it, they couldn't help but give him a thumbs up!

"You're too amazing, master. You can actually do this kind of complexity level four surgery!"

Zhang Yuan had made significant progress in emergency care over the years and could now handle most common surgeries independently.

But a mitral valve plasty required a high level of expertise and involved opening up the heart—a fairly difficult type of complexity-level-four cardiothoracic surgery—so it was normal not to be able to perform it.

For a moment, both of them felt a surge of anticipation.

Chen Cang sighed helplessly, recalling the times at the Provincial Second Hospital when there had been a bunch of people eager to assist him in surgery.

Though... it seemed that those chiefs were not much different from interns, right?

They would just watch, give a contributing glance, without even doing the assisting!

Thinking of Teacher Meng, Director Xia, and Director Tao Zi, Chen Cang realized upon reflection that it was perhaps superfluous of them to be there; their presence was more about watching a live demonstration and rarely about getting their hands dirty...

With this in mind, it seemed there was no difference at all.

Having secured his surgery assistants, Chen Cang headed back to the resuscitation room.

By now, under the influence of sodium nitroprusside and other drugs, the child's cardiac function had gradually improved, and he had finally woken up.

Chen Cang was waiting for the results of the examinations and tests to come out before he could develop a detailed surgical plan.

Preoperative preparation was an equally indispensable part of the surgery.

Chen Cang was indeed somewhat troubled by patients with chronic mitral regurgitation accompanied by acute attacks.

If the patient had very poor cardiac function, anesthesia could be very dangerous.

If all preparations weren't completed before surgery, once anesthesia was administered, the patient could potentially suffer a cardiac incident again!

At that time, with the onset of heart failure, the success rate of the surgery would be virtually zero!

Therefore, before that, Chen Cang had to ensure the child's vital signs and indicators returned to normal.

After the child woke up, he looked at Chen Cang with a confused face, "Where... where am I?"

The child's speech was laden with a thick regional accent. Chen Cang, looking at the somewhat uneasy little boy, comforted him, "Don't worry, you're in the hospital."

Hearing Chen Cang's words, the boy suddenly looked stunned, engulfed in a sense of panic!

He glanced at Chen Cang, "How... How did I end up in the hospital? Where are my mom and dad?"

As he spoke, the child's tears started to flow incessantly, and the sight of the tubes on his body made him cry even harder.

Yang Jie, the nurse nearby, quickly came to comfort him, "Alright, don't cry, don't cry. You're just sick, it's going to be okay! You'll be better in no time."

However, no matter how Yang Jie tried to soothe him, the little boy just kept crying uncontrollably!

It was even showing signs of getting worse the more he cried!

Chen Cang couldn't help saying, "Your parents are very worried about you, they're waiting outside for you."

Upon hearing Chen Cang's words, the boy paused, and his tears suddenly stopped.

They... hadn't left?

The little boy was stunned.

His eyes fixedly staring at Chen Cang, "Doctor Uncle, I have to go..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Cang immediately shook his head, "You can't leave now; be good, I'll get your mom and dad to come in."

The little boy quickly shook his head, attempting to rise as he spoke, "No... don't call them!"

Chen Cang's steps to turn around came to an abrupt halt.

"What's wrong?"

The little boy pouted, tears falling again, "If they know I'm sick... they won't want me anymore... sob sob..."

At this point, the little boy burst into tears, very sorrowful, and Yang Jie at his side felt a pang of distress.

Chen Cang was startled; he hadn't expected the little boy to say that!

The little boy, crying, said, "The other kids all say my mom and dad don't want me anymore, they went to the capital and don't come to see me..."

"They must not like me anymore..."

The little boy cried even harder, "If they find out I'm sick, they definitely won't want me even more..."

At this moment, Chen Cang was stunned!

Is this what a five-year-old child should be saying?

Suddenly, Yang Jie beside him was also taken aback, her eyes immediately welling up.

She hurriedly hugged the child, wiping his tears, "Don't cry, don't cry, everything is all right, auntie tells you, how could your mom and dad not want you? They love you so much, they're just trying to earn money to buy you delicious things!"

The little boy, sobbing, said, "I won't eat snacks, I'm good, I eat my meals well, I... I won't even buy toys, I just want them to be with me; other kids all have their mom and dad, but I don't... I... waaa..."

Crying as he spoke, the little boy, exhausted from crying, stopped the outburst and began to sob quietly.

Yang Jie, the child's mother, hearing the little boy's words, started to cry as well.

Chen Cang couldn't help but sigh and asked,

"Have you been feeling chest pains and trouble breathing for a while?"

The little boy nodded, raising his hand to wipe away tears, his eyes reddened as he said, "It's often uncomfortable... but I was afraid to say anything. They all say definitely it's because I'm not obedient that they don't want me, if they find out I'm sick... they'll surely want me even less..."

"And besides, grandma and grandpa say medicine is very expensive; it's not easy for mom and dad to earn money. I'm afraid after spending money, they'll leave again, and then I won't see them anymore..."

The little boy couldn't help sniffling.

Chen Cang heaved a long sigh, "Ah..." exhaling deeply, no wonder the parents were unaware of the child's discomfort—it turned out the child had been hiding his illness all along, allowing it to develop and worsen over the years.

The little boy touched his fingers, "I'm scared to play with other kids; as soon as I play, I feel unwell, so I can only watch them play..."

"Doctor Uncle, can you not tell my mom and dad I'm sick? I can bear it, I'll be fine after some rest..." The little boy's teary eyes stared intently at Chen Cang, full of pleading.

Yang Jie, hearing the child's words, really didn't know what to say, her tears falling as she hugged the child, comforting him continuously.

After a long silence, Chen Cang realized the whole truth was out now, but perhaps what the little boy needed was his parents.

Chen Cang stood up and walked out, Qin Fang and his wife hurriedly came up to meet him!

They had been waiting outside, fraught with anxiety.

"Doctor, how is it?" Qin Fang grabbed Chen Cang's white coat, then suddenly realizing she was too excited, quickly let go.

Chen Cang sighed and repeated everything the little boy had said, word for word.

After hearing this, Qin Fang and her husband instantly froze in place, like statues!

Qin Fang began to cry somewhat hysterically, even her husband's eyes were swirling with tears.

After a moment, Chen Cang said, "Go comfort the child, get ready for the surgery soon."

Just... as Qin Fang had just come in, the little boy smiled!

"Mommy, I'm okay... I'm just tired!" The little boy, his eyes red, smiled and said, "Let's go home!"