Personal matters

This sleep had a splitting headache and was full of messy dreams.

"Boom, boom..." Someone was knocking on the door desperately.

Liu Qitong's eyelids were as heavy as a thousand catties, and he couldn't tell whether the voice was real or not.

"Boom boom boom...Director Liu!"

--it is true.

Liu Qitong jumped up from the bed reflexively.

When I opened the door of the duty room, I saw the nurse Xiao Xu standing outside in a panic. Seeing him, he hurriedly grabbed his arm, as if he had found a savior.

"Director Liu, something happened in bed 13, Dr. Zhao asked me to call you..."

Liu Qitong broke away from her hand, put on his white coat, and walked quickly to the ward.

Resident doctor Zhao Yi was busy doing a physical examination on bed 13, surrounded by a circle of people.When Liu Qitong walked in and saw the situation, he couldn't help frowning, "All non-medical staff get out!"

His voice was quiet, but very intimidating.The nurses who came to watch the commotion and the family members of the next bed shrank their necks and went out.

Zhao Yi quickly moved out of the way, and Liu Qitong walked over to quickly check the patient's body, asking, "What's the situation?"

"A patient with a cerebral aneurysm who was just admitted to the hospital today. He had a severe headache and jet-like vomiting about 5 minutes ago, and he is now unconscious."

"How are your vital signs?"

"Blood pressure 190/100, heart rate 95, blood oxygen saturation 92."

"The patient's pain reflex has disappeared." Liu Qitong opened the patient's eyelids and took a look with a medical flashlight. "The pupils on both sides are unequal in size, and the light reflex is slow. I think the rupture of the aneurysm may cause brain herniation... Have you used mannitol?" ?”

"Up."

"How are your electrolyte levels and blood clotting?"

"It was normal when I was admitted to the hospital. The blood sample just drawn has been sent for emergency examination, and the report has not yet come out."

"Does the patient have any other medical diseases?"

"Nothing."

"Arrange an emergency bedside CT right away." Liu Qitong put away his stethoscope, "Contact the operating room and anesthesiology department. If the blood coagulation report is normal, operate immediately. You go and notify the family members to sign."

"Yes, Director Liu."

"Where's Director Yao?"

"Director Yao is in the operating room. A traumatic brain injury patient was sent to the emergency room just now."

"Who else is on duty tonight?"

"Doctor Liu Wen."

Liu Qitong nodded, "I'm the chief surgeon, and you can help me prepare the blood for the nursing department."

"Yes, Director Liu."

The doctor's order was conveyed as quickly as possible.At this moment, Liu Qitong had no sleepiness at all, and rushed to the operating room through the emergency passage.

After washing hands and disinfecting, putting on reverse clothes, and putting on sterile gloves, the shadowless lights in operating room No. 3 turned on.Zhao Yi reported the medical history in detail at the side, and after a while, the patient's CT image was reported, and the nurse held the image in his hand to show Liu Qitong—it was as expected.

He took a deep breath and said, "The patient is a 38-year-old male. He was diagnosed with a ruptured middle cerebral aneurysm combined with subarachnoid hemorrhage...the operation is now beginning."

"Yes!"

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This is Lin Zhen's second day at the brain surgery department.

When he walked into the department, he sensitively noticed that something was wrong with the surrounding atmosphere.The nurses whispered to each other and seemed absent-minded when they greeted him.A resident hurried past him in the hallway, narrowly missing him.

Lin Zhen is a newcomer and is not familiar with the colleagues around him. Although he is curious, he has no way to inquire, so he has to change into a white coat first and go to the Nursing Department to take part in the transition.

When the shift was over, Director Guo's expression was very serious.I heard that a patient had a sudden aneurysm rupture last night, and he is still stuck on the operating table.

Upon hearing the name of the chief surgeon, Liu Qitong, Lin Zhen became even more curious—isn't he the one his father told him to be careful about?It is said that it is still the same class as him.

Lin Zhen was selected to study in France as an exchange student in his sophomore year, and never returned to China.Although they are graduates of the same medical university, they don't have much interaction with classmates from their alma mater.Even so, he was not completely unimpressed with Liu Qitong.

A very hardworking and good student, he is well-known in his grade.If Lin Zhen hadn't gone abroad, I still don't know who is stronger between the two...

Lin Zhenzhen was in a daze, and suddenly heard Guo Huaixiu asking if anyone would like to go to the operating room with him.

"Oh...can I go?" Lin Zhen raised his hand.

Guo Huaixiu was stunned for a moment, and quickly nodded in agreement.Lin Zhen had just arrived, and the bed he was in charge of hadn't been arranged yet, so it didn't matter if he ran away temporarily.

Lin Zhen followed Guo Huaixiu to the teaching window outside No. 3 operating room, and watched the situation in the operating room from the big screen.

The surgeon was a male doctor in his 30s, probably that Liu Qitong.At this moment, he was working meticulously with his head down, the mask and microscope blocked most of his face, and he only occasionally gave instructions to the assistants beside him.

Guo Huaixiu frowned, walked over and dialed the operating room.When Liu Qitong heard the nurse call him to answer the phone, he looked up at Guo Huaixiu and nodded.He temporarily gave up the main knife position to Zhao Yi, ordered "continue to rinse", and then answered the phone.

"Director Guo."

"What's wrong?" Guo Huaixiu asked.

"The hematoma has been removed. However, the patient developed secondary DIC after the operation, and the bleeding could not stop, so he could not be sutured."

"Is there an incentive?"

"I don't know the exact reason." Liu Qitong was also exhausted and his voice was hoarse. "Six units of plasma blood have been transfused, and it's still going on."

"Well, hold on, I'll ask Director Yao to replace you right away."

"There's no need for Director Guo." Liu Qitong shook his head, "I'll think of a way."

Guo Huaixiu then talked with him about the patient's treatment plan. Liu Qitong listened quietly, finally nodded and put down the phone, and returned to the operating table.

Lin Zhen has been silent on the sidelines, Liu Qitong's capable and well-trained left a deep impression on him.After Guo Huaixiu left, he stayed in the teaching window for a long time until finally—the patient finally stopped bleeding and the operation was declared over.

When Liu Qitong walked out of the operating room, he felt exhausted.

It's been a while since such a long operation.He took off his surgical gown, hat and mask, walked to the sink to wash his hands, and suddenly heard a gentle voice in his ear.

"Doctor Liu, you have worked hard."

He turned his head and saw Lin Zhen standing behind him with a smile on his face, like spring wind turning into rain.