godfather of surgery

Chapter 1033: The Battle of Sanbo Hotel
"Since these internal fixations have no effect if left in the body, why do we have to take them out after surgery? Isn't this a waste of time? From an economic point of view, isn't this a huge waste?" Brian was already immersed in his own thoughts.

Yang Ping adjusted his posture. Since he asked so many questions, he would discuss them with him to prevent him from being unable to sleep at night because of these questions: "From the perspective of orthopedics, the internal fixation of the upper limbs can generally be left, while the internal fixation of the lower limbs generally needs to be removed because there is a stress shielding problem. The internal fixation of the lower limbs has to share a certain amount of gravity. The gravity was originally borne by the bones of the lower limbs, but now part of it is taken away by the internal fixation. Then the bones will become relatively osteoporotic due to the reduction of stress, resulting in reduced strength, which makes it easier to fracture. Therefore, the impact of leaving internal fixation in the body is far more than what I just said. It must be considered from many aspects such as physics, chemistry, biology, economics, and psychology."

"For example, if your current spinal fixation is normal, it is definitely recommended to remove it after surgery. In addition to sharing stress, it will also limit the movement of the lumbar spine, and there is also a risk of displacement of the screw. However, if the screw breaks inside the vertebra, if the part left inside is in a safe position, it will not have any impact if it is not removed, because it is no longer load-bearing and the risk of displacement is also low. If it is too troublesome to remove it, the risk-benefit ratio is too low, so it is not removed. If it is easy to remove, of course it needs to be removed. So there is a risk-benefit ratio here. For example, the steel plate on the posterior side of the humerus has a clear anatomical structure when the steel plate is installed, but when the steel plate is removed, the anatomy is blurred due to scar formation, which can easily damage the radial nerve. Orthopedic surgeons have reached a consensus on this type of steel plate: do not remove it after surgery, otherwise if the radial nerve is damaged, the gain will outweigh the loss. If it is not removed, it will be fine. Once the radial nerve is damaged during removal, it will be too late to regret."

"If there are no risk-benefit ratios or other factors, it is of course best to remove all internal fixations, especially in young people."

Yang Ping said a lot, but he didn't know if Brian understood.

"I understand a little bit." Brian nodded.

Next, Brian wanted to ask some questions about medical implant materials, but Mannstein stopped him immediately. He said that it was impossible for him to waste Professor Yang's time like this. Professor Yang was very busy. If he continued to chat like this, it would make people feel that he was uncultured. It was necessary to give Professor Yang a good impression.

"I understand. Let's go back and have some rest." Maninstein winked at his companion.

The young attendant was quite smart and immediately helped Brian up. Song Zimo also immediately reminded Yang Ping that they still had to hurry up to review other operations. Brian wanted to ask more questions, but seeing that everyone was busy, he felt embarrassed to continue and hesitantly returned to the ward with the help of his attendant.

Brian is a patient after all, so he must have some common psychological characteristics of other patients. When he sees the doctor, he always wants to ask everything clearly in one go, but the doctor is not the only patient, so how can he keep chatting with him?

However, this is not a problem in Sweden, because a doctor only sees three or two patients in the morning and has enough time to communicate with the patients. Of course, this requires paying high fees or the patient has to wait for more than half a year or even one or two years for this opportunity.

After Brian left, Yang Ping reviewed the rest of the surgeries today with everyone. In fact, reviewing the surgery didn't take much time. Every day after the surgery, no matter how late it was, everyone would gather together to review the surgery. This review was mainly for expert doctors such as Song Zimo, Xu Zhiliang, Xia Shu, and Dr. Jin to answer questions. As for some basic questions, these people would take time to explain them to the young doctors in their group. Otherwise, the whole afternoon would not be enough to review one surgery.

After reviewing the operation, Yang Ping checked the time and immediately rushed to the ICU to see Aisha. In addition to the ECG monitoring, all the pipes and wires on Aisha's body had been removed, and she was now very awake. According to the report of the ICU doctor, Aisha's vital signs have been stable after the operation. During the dressing change after the operation, Aisha's surgical incision was also very dry and clean, without redness, swelling or exudation, and no signs of infection. The ICU doctor asked Yang Ping if he could be transferred back to the general ward. Yang Ping saw that Aisha's indicators were very good and agreed to transfer her back to the general ward because the beds in the ICU were also very tight.

After finishing all these, Yang Ping was going to visit the "Employee Home" of Sanbo Hotel. A major event would be held here in three days. It was the century battle between two old professors, Su Bu Tong and Zhang Zongshun. Yang Ping was also the designated chief medical officer.

The two eighty-year-old men are going to have a real showdown. Those who come to watch are all retired bigwigs in the medical field. It is said that in addition to the bigwigs from the Nandu Medical University system, there are actually many bigwigs from other provinces. They also rushed to join in the fun after getting the news.

One is a neurosurgeon and the other is an orthopedic surgeon. This is related to the reputation of the two professions, so the two have prepared for a long time and can be said to have made all-round preparations. The Employee Home is actually a place set up by the Sanbo Hotel for the employees of the Sanbo Hospital to entertain themselves. It has everything, such as indoor basketball courts, badminton courts, tennis courts, table tennis courts, chess and card rooms, and gyms.

Now the basketball court inside has been converted into a fighting arena, and a temporary boxing ring has been added in the middle of the original basketball court. This is specially prepared for the showdown three days later.

A bunch of old men were full of energy. Professor Zhang Zongshun was warming up with his bare chest under the guidance of his coach. There were many people watching the fun. Yang Ping stood aside and watched. This old man had a good physique and his muscles were no less than those of young people.

In the past, Yang Ping and Xiao Su always wanted to stop them, but after several attempts, they gave up the idea. As long as they are elderly and like it and it is a healthy sport, why stop them? There is indeed a risk of falling and breaking bones, but they cannot be stopped from playing because of this.

Just like when I was a child, if adults told children that playing football or basketball was easy to get injured and didn't allow them to play, the children would definitely think that the adults were unreasonable and were just throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

Yang Ping looked at the hospital's group chat and saw that the competition had been announced. The announcement was a beautiful poster that imitated the poster of Kunlun Fight. It showed a photo of Zhang Zongshun and Su Bu Tong fighting against each other. The well-developed muscles, sharp eyes, and some special effects made it look like a poster for a top fighting competition. Yang Ping heard from Zhang Lin that the publicity work was done by a graduate student in the dermatology department. It was said that this graduate student was the publicity minister of the student union when he was in school.

The name Yang Ping was written as the Chief Medical Officer of the medical team of the competition, and there were many sponsors listed behind it. Most of the shops in and around Sanbo Hospital actually joined in the fun. Yang Ping took a closer look and found that the couple selling beef offal and the old man selling roasted sweet potatoes on the overpass were also sponsors. The couple sponsored beef offal, and the old man sponsored roasted sweet potatoes. A supermarket next to the hospital sponsored mineral water, and Shuilian Bread sponsored milk tea and bread, because milk tea is also their main product, and they are not the only one sponsoring milk tea. Things like Heytea and Mixue Ice City near the hospital are all sponsors. Yang Ping kept looking at the list of sponsors, and there was also a fruit store sponsoring fruit. The biggest sponsor was Second Uncle Grilled Fish. Wow, not only did he save a lot of money, but he also directly gave away the entire store for free after the game for everyone to eat grilled fish. He was very bold.

This event actually has two commentators, a male and a female. It will be broadcast live in the Sanbo Hospital group and on the big screen of the Sanbo Hotel. The hospital security department will be responsible for maintaining order. This is quite high-level. Yang Ping has been busy with surgery and didn't pay much attention to this matter, and he accidentally made such a big event.

The scale is quite large and it looks very formal. If you don’t know, you might think it is some formal top-level fighting competition. It’s quite interesting.

Zhang Zongshun saw Yang Ping was also there. Yang Ping not only did not stop him, but cheered him up: "Come on, Professor Zhang!"

"Don't let Su Bu Tong hear you. If he hears you cheering me on, he will definitely criticize you." Zhang Zongshun said while warming up.

Yang Ping smiled and said, "I will cheer for both of you. I will cheer for you as much as you shout here. I will also shout the same number over there. I will treat you equally. Don't worry."

"We will officially start the competition in three days. I told you the date a long time ago. You must not go out on that day. You must serve as our health doctor at the competition venue. Remember!" Zhang Zongshun reiterated.

Looking at him like this, it didn't seem like he was really fighting for his life. Yang Ping couldn't help but worry for them.

Professor Zhang chatted for a while and then went to join the training. He and his coach were doing Tai Chi push hands, and it looked very real. Yang Ping stood aside for a while and was about to go back to eat when Dean Xia, Dean Sun, Director Han, Director Zhao and other hospital leaders came over. Yang Ping was about to greet them, but the tall and strong Dean Xia spoke first.

"Professor Yang, Professor Yang, Professor Yang is here too!" Dean Xia held Yang Ping's hand with his big hand, very enthusiastically, and pulled Yang Ping aside.

"Professor Yang! You will have to work hard that day. I am very nervous now. You are the chief medical officer. I will transfer all the directors of major departments of the entire hospital to you and work under your command. Xiong Sihai from the emergency department will personally lead the team as a first aid worker." Dean Xia had a similar idea to Yang Ping. He had been worried that something might happen to the two veteran experts.

They are both in their eighties. It is easy to get into trouble in such an intense confrontation, such as falling and breaking bones, or heart overload. What if they are caught off guard? These two are both famous old experts. Dean Xia is under great pressure, so he had to take time out to inspect the venue in person and inquire about the details of the entire event to see if there are any loopholes.

But the two old men were not afraid of anything. They agreed that they were over 80 years old and still afraid of this and that. If they didn't do this, they would be immortal? They actually made Dean Xia speechless.

After all, the official competition is only three days away, and now is the warm-up period, so the popularity here is getting higher and higher day by day. All the students who have nothing to do after dinner squeeze in here to come and have a look. Some doctors' family members directly brought their elderly and children to watch the fun.

"Mr. Su Bu Tong has come over to familiarize himself with the venue." Someone in the crowd said.

Yang Ping quickly turned around and saw Grandpa Su walking in with a large group of people around him. Yang Ping ran up to him and greeted him, "Grandpa!"

Su Bu Tong nodded slightly and patted Yang Ping's shoulder: "You were the chief medical officer that day, you know that, right?"

"I know. I will definitely be on duty every minute of every day." Yang Ping patted his chest.

Su Bu Tong glanced at Zhang Zongshun who was training: "No matter which of us falls that day and needs surgery, there is no need to hesitate, just go to the operating room. We have already discussed it and will sign these documents before the game."

This is for real!

"You see, his weakness is in his lower body. His lower body is not as good as yours, and your waist strength is not as good as his. So focus on his lower body that day to make him exhausted. Try not to use your waist strength for high-force confrontations." The coach next to Grandpa Su is also an old man, at least in his sixties or seventies, and he is reminding Grandpa Su.

Looking at the coaches on Mr. Zhang's side, they are also in their 60s and 70s. This is definitely an elderly team. They don't look like they are just playing around, but seem to be very serious.

"You just go about your business, don't worry about me. I'm going to go for some training and get used to the venue. After all, we're playing away." Su Butong strode into the venue next door.

"Professor Yang!"

Yang Ping turned around and saw the owner of Second Uncle Grilled Fish.

"Second uncle!"

Second Uncle had a big belly, wore a vest and big shorts, and wore a pair of flip-flops. Yang Ping couldn't figure it out. Second Uncle was from the south, and grilled fish was a type of Sichuan cuisine, so why did he open a grilled fish restaurant instead of a southern cuisine restaurant?

"Let's come over to have dinner together and have some fun. Let's get a table in the private room?" said my second uncle enthusiastically.

"That's a must. I heard you are the biggest sponsor?" Yang Ping asked.

The second uncle smiled and said, "There is no such thing as a sponsor. When I heard about this, I thought it would be a waste if I didn't participate in this matter. Later, I learned that all the merchants who received the news had this idea, but they didn't know how to get in touch with this line, so they came to ask me. I decided that we should form a sponsor alliance based on the principle of voluntariness, with no restrictions, and this is how it happened. The person in charge is a doctor from your hospital. He is very good at it and made it very lively, even the tour guide was involved."

My second uncle accidentally forgot to speak Mandarin and started speaking in a southern dialect.

"If I hadn't come here to see it today, I wouldn't have known it was so lively." Yang Ping said, looking around.

Originally, they wanted to chat for a while, but Xiao Su called Yang Ping and asked him to go home for dinner, so Yang Ping had to say goodbye to everyone and rush home for dinner.

When crossing the overpass, Yang Ping passed by a stall selling beef offal and roasted sweet potatoes, and asked about the sponsors. They were all very happy to tell Yang Ping, as if it was an honor to be able to join the sponsor alliance. They also told Yang Ping that the environmentally friendly lunch boxes provided by the sponsors for free had been delivered, and they took them out to show Yang Ping. The lunch boxes were very exquisite, and there were promotional posters and slogans for the event on the outer packaging.

“I heard that there’s a gym nearby that also wants to get involved, but the registration time is too late and we already have enough sponsors, so we won’t accept it,” the proprietress of the beef offal shop said proudly.