Back to 1999: From operating surgeon to becoming a top doctor

A bottle of iodine was poured on top.

Xiao Chenguang stretched out his hand and pressed the incision steadily.

Lin Gaoyang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.

His hand gradually moved away.

The joints became stiff due to long-term pressure.

The skin on the knuckles had already turned white, without a trace of blood.

His body was trembling slightly, and sweat had soaked through his clothes, but Lin Gaoyang did not dare to stop for a moment and immediately went to the sink outside the operating room to wash his hands.

As a doctor of thoracic surgery, he had a clear view of the patient's condition just now.

Although the blood accumulation of cardiac tamponade had been decompressed, the incision on the pericardium was several centimeters long.

The heart could only maintain a weak beat, and even fast and slow, without any regularity.

In particular, the ECG monitor connected to the patient by the circulating nurse, the value displayed on the screen was already on the verge of malignant arrhythmia.

At this time, any minor accident could cause cardiac arrest.

This is also the reason why Lin Gaoyang hurried to go on stage.

However, pericardial suture is extremely difficult. Even if their director Ke Xia does it himself, it may not be completed in a short time.

Can he, a young doctor who has never dealt with this disease, be sure?

Time is tight. Lin Gaoyang has no time to think about it and can only go on stage.

However, when he turned around and went to the operating room, he found that Xiao Chenguang on the stage was already holding the needle holder and looking at the patient's broken heart.

Lin Gaoyang was stunned.

He was shocked.

No way? !

Xiao Chenguang wants to sew the heart?

After all, everyone has their own expertise. He, who is a thoracic surgeon, is not sure at all.

Xiao Chenguang, can you do it?

In the operating room, Xiao Chenguang, who was pressing to stop the bleeding, looked at the patient's heartbeat on the monitor.

Bigeminy and trigeminy appeared frequently.

Even ventricular premature beats and atrial premature beats appeared alternately.

The occasional disappearance of the P wave and the irregular sawtooth small f wave indicate that the patient's heart is on the verge of collapse.

Can't wait any longer.

"8-0 non-damaging sutures, needle holder, round needle, hemostatic forceps."

"Prepare to suture the heart."

When Xiao Chenguang made this decision, everyone present was stunned.

You should know that heart suture is the most difficult part of suture technology.

Not only should we consider the impact of heart beating.

The most important thing is that once there is a problem with heart suture, it will be too late to remedy it.

"The patient is being rescued, why are you standing there?!"

A sharp voice sounded.

At this moment, Xiao Chenguang was like a lion, full of mania and domineering.

His words were full of pressure, and he would not tolerate any doubts from others.

Originally, the nurse was still packing routinely, preparing large orders and drapes.

After hearing Xiao Chenguang's request, she immediately put down everything in her hands.

Turning around, she took out the needle and thread from the drawer beside her.

Threading the needle and threading.

At this moment, the nurse was extremely nervous.

After all, she would not encounter a heart suture operation throughout the year.

At this moment, she had to suture in an emergency.

The black thread as thin as a hair, grasped in the palm of her hand, was trembling slightly.

Fortunately, the black thread passed through the needle hole smoothly, which made the nurse feel relieved.

After tying a knot and fixing it, the needle holder was handed to Xiao Chenguang.

Unlike the traditional 4-0 suture, the 8-0 thread suitable for cardiac suture is even twice as thin as a hair if you look closely.

After all, the larger the number of the suture specification, the thinner the needle and thread.

The more difficult it is to sew.

However, it is the same for Xiao Chenguang.

He used hemostatic forceps to explore the heart and found that the wound cut through the pericardium, which was as big as an adult's fingernail.

Such a wound may be a small wound for solid organs such as the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, and kidney.

But for the beating heart, it is a real big wound.

If the knife had not been stuck in the intercostal space at that time, if it had been a few centimeters deeper, the heart would have been pierced.

At that time, let alone coming back for rescue, it is estimated that he would not be able to survive on the spot.

"Anesthesia, aim at the light!"

As the shadowless lamp on the pendant rotated, bright light shone on the patient's precardiac area.

The surgical area was instantly visible.

Xiao Chenguang held the needle holder in his hand, clamped one side of the incision, turned his wrist inward, and exerted force on his fingers.

The bright needle tip pierced directly into the heart, making everyone's scalp numb and their eyelids twitching.

In and out, the needle tip penetrated the heart membrane, turned to the other side, and then drove the entire black line through it.

In order to ensure the airtightness of the suture, Xiao Chenguang used simple interrupted suture this time.

That is, one needle, one thread, and one knot method.

Xiao Chenguang was busy performing heart suture.

In the anesthesia operating room, there was a group of people.

They wore hats and masks, and wore white coats, and hurried to the operating room.

"Lin Gaoyang, are you on emergency night shift tonight?"

Xia Tao, director of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, recognized the tall, somewhat dazed Lin Gaoyang standing in front of the operating room door at a glance.

"Director Xia!"

Lin Gaoyang came back to his senses and finally reacted.

"What's wrong? Who's inside?"

Lin Gaoyang's expression at this moment was still in shock, which made Xia Tao a little confused.

Although Lin Gaoyang looks tough, he is thoughtful and steady.

That's why Xia Tao dared to send him to the emergency room for safety.

But now.

Obviously, something happened, and Lin Gaoyang was a little at a loss.

Could it be that something happened to the patient inside? !

Xia Tao was shocked and was about to go directly into the operating room to find out what was going on.

Lin Gaoyang's voice suddenly came.

"The one on the stage is Xiao Chenguang from the general surgery department, who is... doing heart suture..."

After saying this, even Lin Gaoyang was a little surprised.

Where did Xiao Chenguang get the confidence to do heart suture right away?

Although his skills were far beyond the reach of even Lin Gaoyang.

But this is heart surgery!

Even the most basic suture technique in heart surgery is as difficult as ascending to heaven for surgeons of other specialties.

It's not that the skills are much worse.

But they are used to suturing large organs and blood vessels, and the big opening and closing operation has long been ingrained in their bones.

Now they have to suture the heart out of the blue.

This kind of operation that requires meticulousness is not something that ordinary surgeons can change in a short time.

"What?!"

"Xiao Chenguang is sewing the heart!"

"When will the general surgery department be able to perform such a big operation?"

"Nonsense, it's just nonsense."

Lin Gaoyang's words immediately caused an uproar at the scene.

All kinds of doubts came one after another.

"What are you arguing about!"

"This is an operating room. If you affect the operation on the stage, can you take the responsibility?"

A low roar exploded in the crowd like thunder.

Wang Jingang's eyes were wide open, and at this moment he looked like a tyrannical Tyrannosaurus Rex, staring at everyone with a fierce look.

In an instant, the operating room was quiet.

Most of those who gossip have been away from clinical practice for too long. They are used to being at ease and like to comment on things when they encounter something.

Now when they hear that they have to take responsibility, they immediately shut up, for fear of getting into trouble.

"Xiao Xiao is doing surgery inside. I'll go ask about the situation."

"Director Xia, bring your people in together."

"The rest of you, wait outside."

When Wang Jingang heard that it was Xiao Chenguang who was doing surgery on the stage, he didn't care about being polite.

After telling the hospital leaders, he went straight into the operating room without hesitation.

Xia Tao, who was beside him, gritted his teeth and followed.

After all, it was a matter of life and death, and it was a heart operation. As the director of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, he had to go on stage.

Even if the person couldn't be saved in the end, they had to bear this responsibility.

However, when they hurriedly washed their hands and prepared to go on stage, Xiao Chenguang's calm voice came from the operating room.

"Prepare for negative pressure suction, warm saline flushing, and the last stitch, the heart suture is complete."