Chapter 1403: Outstanding and Exceptional

Chapter 1403: Chapter 1403: Outstanding and Exceptional

"Not bad, not bad, really not bad. I’ll leave the rest to you. We’ll clean up and wait for you at the cafeteria to eat." Liu Banxia said with a smile.

"Haha, I didn’t expect to be able to finish everything. My body feels tingly now, like it’s been electrified." Liu Yiqing said.

"Check the surgery time for yourself." Liu Banxia said.

Reminded by him, Liu Yiqing hurriedly looked over.

The timer now showed four hours and sixteen minutes.

Liu Yiqing’s original wish was to keep the entire surgery within three and a half hours. This was her challenge to herself, but she’s clearly a bit short on timing.

"Don’t be discouraged; it’s already quite good to finish such a surgery. The patient is awake; just explain a bit and send them to the ward." Liu Banxia said.

Liu Yiqing nodded, approached the patient to explain a few things, and then pushed the patient out of the operating room.

"I need to work hard too." Huang Bo said while cleaning the operating room.

"You must work hard; your surgery actually has a slightly lower difficulty factor than Liu Yiqing’s. After all, there’s laparoscopic assistance." Liu Banxia said.

"But you can’t take it lightly either. Liu Yiqing had a great start, and you need to finish well. Then there’s a repair surgery for an esophageal hiatus hernia. Whether I can go home depends on you."

With just one sentence, Huang Bo felt a surge of pressure.

If it were other matters, he might not care much. But delaying Teacher Liu’s time to go home to see the first child and second baby would be a serious problem.

"Haha, young comrade, you really need to work hard." Xu Yino said with a smile.

"I need to step up; got to eat lunch fast and get back to it." Huang Bo murmured.

Seeing his nervous look made everyone amused.

However, no matter what, Liu Banxia will definitely be home late today. Two surgeries are not easy.

In the cafeteria, everyone’s spirits were high, now transformed into enthusiastic eaters, all charged up.

"Slow down, my dishes aren’t all here yet. You guys look like refugees." Zhou Qiang said with a wry smile while carrying dishes.

"Manager Zhou, we’re really in a hurry. We have to hurry; we have two surgeries in the afternoon. Can’t delay Teacher Liu going home to see the kids." Huang Bo hurriedly said.

"But you can’t eat this fast. I’m worried that before my other two dishes arrive, you’ll already be done." Zhou Qiang said helplessly.

"It’s fine; squeezing time doesn’t all depend on this moment. Liu Yiqing can eat slowly; she has no more work this afternoon." Liu Banxia said.

"Haha, I was planning on eating slowly anyway. I’ll gnaw on this pork trotter first, and with some vegetables, I’ll be full." Liu Yiqing said with relish.

"See, this is a true professional. Work when you need to work, eat when you need to eat." Liu Banxia gave a thumbs up.

"Teacher Liu, how would you say my surgery went today? My mind was a bit scattered at the time; I didn’t listen carefully." Liu Yiqing said.

"Overall, it was quite good; just some operations were a bit hesitant with the knife. But that’s a matter of time; once you understand the rectum deeper, it’ll be fine." Liu Banxia said.

Liu Yiqing nodded, "I understand."

Her answer was crisp and clear; if you didn’t know the background, you’d think she was being perfunctory. But everyone else knew Liu Yiqing truly understood the matter.

Despite Liu Yiqing seeming carefree and sometimes appearing goofy, managing to smoothly complete this surgery demonstrated her capability.

Even though Liu Banxia also put pressure on Huang Bo, through Liu Yiqing’s surgery performance, he could also get a basic assessment of the others.

They can definitely do it, because they’ve all worked hard. The only missing part is some time, but Liu Banxia is now confident.

After the meal, they took a brief rest and then hurried to the second surgery.

As expected, Huang Bo had no problem with the operations, just slightly slower.

This time, the three giants of the hospital also only watched for a while, without monitoring the whole process like Liu Yiqing’s surgery. Their encouragement was also significant for Huang Bo.

After all, in the entire Second Hospital, only Liu Banxia a while ago received such treatment. The current six little wonders can also be described as outstanding.

"How are you feeling?"

After Huang Bo completed the surgery, Liu Banxia asked with a smile.

"Teacher Liu, don’t laugh at me. It feels like checking scores after the college entrance exams; I can’t close my mouth. Hahaha..."

Huang Bo couldn’t help but cheer.

"It’s settled; clean up here. I still need to move on to the next surgery. Doctor Xue, let’s go." Liu Banxia called out.

"Alright, now I have to move with you." Xue Ying joked.

"But seriously, I’m quite happy for them. But next, your NOSES surgery team will be busy, right? Gradually, they will be able to perform some of these too."

"Have to wait a bit longer, now it’s just letting them get a taste. Then comes a settling process, after this phase, they can operate independently." Liu Banxia said.

"Newborn calves are fearless of tigers, their initial impact can make the surgery a success, but that doesn’t mean their performance can remain stable afterwards."

"And to put it plainly, there aren’t many cancer patients who can be detected and treated early. That’s why people are paying more attention to health check-ups now, otherwise, most that come are in stage three and beyond."

"That’s really the case, the rise of the health check industry is indeed very beneficial to everyone’s health." Xu Yino said.

"I’ve been on quite a few surgeries, and in the past two years, I’ve felt that the detection rate of early-stage cancer has truly increased significantly."

"If the cost of check-ups could be lowered further sometime, maybe the effect would be even better. But that’s just wishful thinking, it’s hard to achieve."

The two exchanged a knowing smile, this is a fundamental contradiction.

"Director Liu, it’s finally my turn. How’s it going?"

Just walking into the operating room, the patient lying on the operating table asked enthusiastically.

"Haha, there’s absolutely no problem, just relax." Liu Banxia said with a smile.

"Your condition isn’t too severe, otherwise we’d be doing a gastric fundus fold. Now it’s just a minor surgery, aiming to finish it within an hour and a half."

"Then I can go home from work and you can rest in the ward with peace of mind. Tonight might be a bit uncomfortable since the surgery is late, and you’ll have to wait for the anesthesia to wear off, your wife will have to endure a bit."

"Director Liu, we’re already prepared, let’s do this." The patient said.

"That’s the spirit." Liu Banxia gave a thumbs-up.

"Rest assured, this is just minor surgery. Afterwards, your gastroesophageal reflux will improve. Pay extra attention to your lifestyle and diet in the future."

"Of course, I’ll definitely pay attention." The patient nodded.

Putting on gloves and masks, Liu Banxia and Xu Yino approached the operating table.

"Alright, none of us has done this surgery before. Someone needs to brief me on what to watch out for; I can’t just mess around with the patient, can I?"

After successfully anesthetizing the patient, Liu Banxia said.

"Teacher Liu, is there a reward? Dinner with pig’s feet perhaps?" Xu Yino asked.

"Goodness, I haven’t even demanded a reward from you. You’ve been shadowing the third surgery the whole day, aiming high, aren’t you?" Liu Banxia asked with a smile.

"Oh... I’m just worried." Xu Yino said helplessly.

"Watching them do it doesn’t seem like much, but when I think it might be my turn the day after tomorrow, it’s not a pleasant feeling."

"Okay, let’s ease your mind, go ahead." Liu Banxia said.

"The main thing is to be cautious when cutting the diaphragm esophageal ligament to avoid injuring the herniated stomach. The suturing angle of the diaphragm must be appropriate, too large and it may relapse, too small and it may cause esophageal obstruction." Xu Yino said.

"Wait a minute, what’s the appropriate size?" Liu Banxia interjected.

"Normally, it’s about the width of a finger." Xu Yino said.

"Hehehe..." Liu Banxia let out a cold laugh.

"Oh no, I’m just talking nonsense. It should be based on the patient’s condition; if the patient is on the heavier side and has a thicker esophagus, it should be a bit larger." Xu Yino hurriedly said.

"That’s more like it, remember, patients can have unique conditions. Some may look ordinary externally but inside things can differ." Liu Banxia said.

"So when performing surgery, adjustments should be made according to the patient’s situation. Xu Yino has explained quite a bit already, let’s get to work."

"Alright then."

Xu Yino responded and signaled to Cui Jia to make the incision.

Now for some simple procedures, they don’t rely on others but give them the chance to do it themselves. Even though they are well-known now, at first they also started with the incision phase.

Everything is a gradual process, without being hands-on, improvement is difficult, and senior doctors may not rely on your skills.

Although this is the first time for this surgery, the technical points are clear, and the separation isn’t complex. After retracting the stomach, Liu Banxia took over.

"Actually, there’s one more thing we need to be mindful of. When stitching the diaphragm angle, we must be careful to avoid injuring the thoracic aorta." Liu Banxia said.

"Normally, two to three stitches are enough; give them two stitches, any more and I fear it’ll make them arrogant. Cui Jia, flush and close the abdomen, remove the gastric decompression tube after gas removal before introducing food or water."

"Oh... it’s such hard work for us, but Teacher Liu makes it look so effortless." Xu Yino sighed.

"Do you even know how much time I spent researching yesterday?" Liu Banxia glared at her.

But was also quite happy because, after all, it’s a new surgery.