Chapter 146
Ye Tingting wouldn’t have told him about this if she weren’t on good terms with Zhou Can.
“Okay, thank you for telling me something so important.”
Zhou Can had been annoyed by Tian Tian for quite some time now.
Knowing now that Tian Tian, together with another nurse named Pan Xinyao, was bullying Qiao Yu, he was filled with anger.
Not everyone has the good fortune to have a great mentor like Dr. Xu to protect and support them.
Not everyone is as lucky as he is to obtain a system for medical Experience Points.
Qiao Yu is indeed excellent.
However, she is currently just a resident nurse in training and has no way to stand up against two experienced senior nurses.
To be realistic, if Zhou Can had not met a benefactor like Dr. Xu, if he hadn’t gained the appreciation of people like Director Lou and Dean Zhu, even the least competent Resident Doctor could easily trample him, no matter how talented he was.
The hierarchy in the hospital is much more rigid than that of ordinary companies and enterprises.
Zhou Can didn’t call or message Qiao Yu.
To message or call her at this time would be quite inappropriate.
She is a proud girl. Being bullied is a blow to one’s face and self-esteem.
The best approach is to pretend not to know about it.
Give her enough face.
But don’t think that Zhou Can will just let it go.
He will find a way to help her resolve the issue as soon as possible.
Nurses, like doctors, can elevate their status by excelling academically or in medical skills.
Zhou Can’s plan is simple: help lift her status.
Then, she will be able to recover her reputation on her own.
This is a hundred times better than consoling her with a phone call right now.
Zhou Can walked into the operating room. Dr. Xu, Dr. Lu, and Jin Mingxi had all arrived.
Speaking of Dr. Lu, he had changed a lot recently.
Regardless of the quality of his surgeries, at least his attitude was very professional. He went full throttle every day, performing one surgery after another. He was also late less often.
It was hard to see any trace of laziness in him now.
“Alright, everyone is here, same old rules, Xiao Zhou and Dr. Lu will each operate independently. Jin Mingxi will be my assistant. Call two instrument nurses in.”
Dr. Xu quickly made the arrangements.
The most miserable one was Jin Mingxi, who could only look on with envy every day as Zhou Can and Dr. Lu performed surgeries on their own.
Soon, two instrument nurses walked in.
Li Shishi and Tian Tian.
“Good morning, Dr. Zhou! You look quite special today! Heehee!”
Tian Tian approached him with a big smile.
“Shishi, I’ve paired with Dr. Zhou for a long time now, don’t fight with me for him!”
This schemer still thinks highly of herself.
Little does she know that Zhou Can has reached the peak of his dislike for her.
For now, though, he has to tolerate her a bit longer, until the right moment to set things straight.
At this point, Zhou Can showed remarkable restraint.
“Let’s begin the surgery!”
Zhou Can, with a poker face, emulated Dr. Xu and played it cool.
Soon, the patient in need of surgery was brought into the operating room. Zhou Can’s first solo surgery was a finger reattachment.
Tuya Hospital, with its fame and a population of over eight million.
The Emergency Department had surgeries around the clock that never seemed to end.
Operating solo on a finger reattachment was a first for Zhou Can.
He had previously participated in most such surgeries under the guidance of his teacher, and so far, there had been no failures.
Dr. Xu probably assigned this patient to him to train his bone connection capability.
It was the only type of surgery Zhou Can hadn’t yet performed hands-on.
“How long has it been since the finger was severed?”
“About an hour, doctor. Can my finger still be saved?”
The patient was in so much pain that cold sweat dripped from his forehead.
The severed finger had already been treated by the receiving doctor and nurse at the Emergency Department. No further treatment had been provided other than refrigeration.
This helps to slow down the death rate of the amputated part.
Typically, the shorter the time since amputation, the better the chances for reattachment.
Theoretically, it becomes difficult to revive after six to eight hours. If the preservation conditions are poor, this window of time shortens.
“Don’t worry too much. We’ll do our best to perform your finger reattachment surgery. Whether it can be saved depends on several factors, including the smoothness of the entire surgical procedure, the circulation of blood, postoperative care, and so on. We often perform finger reattachment surgeries here, and the success rate is very high. If you actively cooperate with the treatment, the results will definitely be better.”
After more than a month in the operating room, Zhou Can also learned the basic survival skill of doctors: reassurance.
This is one of the essential techniques when dealing with patients.
“Rest assured, I will definitely cooperate.”
The patient was reassured by him and cooperated with the surgery just like an obedient child.
Tian Tian, nearby, was chatting nonchalantly with Li Shishi and Dr. Lu, who weren’t far away.
“Anesthetic!”
Zhou Can was forced to remind her.
She then began to prepare the local anesthetic.
Generally, lidocaine is the preferred local anesthetic drug for common use, with a single dose not exceeding 3mg/kg, even for a patient weighing over 500 pounds, the maximum limit of 200mg must not be exceeded.
When used, it needs to be diluted with saline.
These tasks are normally prepared by the instrument nurse.
If it’s a major surgery, the circulating nurse prepares it and the instrument nurse checks.
However, major surgeries typically use spinal or general anesthesia and rarely rely on local anesthetic agents.
For this patient, Zhou Can planned to implement brachial plexus nerve block anesthesia.
Usually, the effects are quite good.