Chapter 336
Chapter 334: Chapter 163 Death Handling Process, The Most Formidable in the Intensive Care Medicine Department are the Anesthesiologists_3
“The final conclusion was that the patient had diffuse bleeding in the large intestine segment. The reason we were willing to admit him to the ICU is because he had chronic bleeding in the digestive tract, and there had been no perforation in his intestines.”
Doctor Hu explained the patient’s condition in detail.
From these conversations, it was clear that Doctor Hu was definitely a qualified ICU doctor.
He had a clear understanding of the patient’s condition.
All possible treatment measures that could be taken had been done.
“So you’re saying that the patient has widespread bleeding within the wall of the large intestine, with multiple lesions. Logically speaking, with bleeding in multiple locations of the large intestine, shouldn’t the patient have developed wound ulceration and infection?”
Zhou Can asked curiously.
There is a very large bacterial colony present in the large intestine.
Human feces are formed there.
“It’s strange to say, but the patient had been passing black stools for more than half a year before admission. Logically, an infection and intestinal perforation should have occurred by now. But that hasn’t happened.”
Doctor Hu was also very puzzled by this.
This patient indeed had many aspects that defied common sense.
There are thousands of strange and varied diseases in the world, many causes and symptoms that go beyond doctors’ understanding.
Just as there are countless unexplained mysteries in the world today that cannot be explained by current science.
At this moment, an alarm sounded from bed 8.
Zhou Can quickly put down the information he was holding and rushed to handle it.
He saw that the patient’s blood oxygen saturation had dropped to 75%, which was quite alarming.
And it continued to drop quickly and steadily.
The machine kept sounding the alarm.
The patient’s face and lips turned blue, which is a direct sign of lack of oxygen.
There definitely was a problem with his breathing.
Zhou Can hurriedly checked the patient’s ventilator; it was installed correctly.
The condensation water had just been emptied not long ago.
Then he bent down to listen; there were no significant rales.
There were also no signs of the pulse oximeter probe coming loose.
Unable to find the cause, he turned around to call for Doctor Hu’s help.
But Doctor Hu was already standing behind him.
“In this situation, don’t panic first. Try adjusting the breathing parameters.”
Doctor Hu appeared extremely calm.
After adjusting the breathing parameters, the patient’s blood oxygen index finally stopped falling and began to rise steadily, quite quickly too.
Zhou Can let out a long sigh of relief, witnessing the patient’s lips losing their bluish discoloration little by little.
The problem was resolved.
“Have you learned anything?”
Doctor Hu asked him.
“So the breathing parameters are not fixed! It seems I still have a lot to learn. Please guide me more in the future.”
Zhou Can had no previous experience working in an ICU, and he felt he had learned more in a day than in an entire year.
Before he knew it, it was time to get off work.
Although it was agreed to finish work at four o’clock, the doctor taking over the shift didn’t arrive until five.
The doctor coming for the handover was a middle-aged doctor about forty years old, slender and expressionless, his eyes lacking the vitality of a normal person. He seemed numb to everything in this world.
This Doctor Shi spoke very little and showed not a trace of a smile when he spoke.
After completing the handover, upon leaving the ICU, Zhou Can couldn’t help but say, “That Doctor Shi who took over is so cold and serious!”
“You’ll get used to it. Doctor Shi is actually quite nice and very helpful in times of need. He used to be an anesthesiologist and later transitioned to the Intensive Care Medicine Department as an attending physician. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be promoted to an associate senior title this year.”
Doctor Hu explained to Zhou Can.
Most anesthesiologists tend to be self-content and prefer not to engage in much conversation with others.
It’s not because they are aloof.
It has to do with their profession. At work, they must constantly monitor the patient’s various vital signs and be ready to act on any slightest change or to provide correct suggestions to the lead surgeon.
This necessitates that they maintain a serious expression throughout their work without a smile.
Over time, this has shaped their personalities.
Not only is an anesthesiologist’s job tough, but there is also limited room for advancement, and their career prospects are not very promising.
At least that’s the case domestically.
In developed countries, anesthesiologists in Japan and Germany are highly valued and have a high status. In the United States, an anesthesiologist’s income of $190,000 is among the highest for doctors.
In China, it is similar to France, where doctors are highly regarded.
In fact, specialists in the United States are also held in high esteem.
However, most doctors in America are family doctors, similar to our community doctors. Of course, their income is much higher. In the United States, there are only two types of doctors with real status: one is a medical doctor or professor engaged in research, and the other is the head of a discipline working in a medical center. Those with achievements are known as ‘super doctors.’
Their status is comparable to that of a top-level director in our country, or even higher.
“Do you know what kind of doctor is the most formidable in the intensive care unit? It’s those who have transitioned from being an anesthesiologist,” Director Hu revealed another surprising fact to him.