Chapter 362: A Dog Doesn’t Despise a Poor Family, a Crisis in Cardiothoracic Surgery Arrives
He went straight to the emergency department. It was only a little after seven in the morning and Ye Tingting was in the process of taking over the shift.
Seeing Zhou Can coming over, she smiled happily and greeted him, "Good morning, Doctor Zhou!"
"Good morning, Sister Ting! How is my uncle?" He and Ye Tingting are old acquaintances. Now, more than two years have passed, and Ye Tingting has become an old comrade among the head nurses.
Time has not diluted the friendship between the two.
Every time Zhou Can came to the emergency department, as long as Ye Tingting was in the department, she would come over and chat with him warmly.
Whenever there was a problem, Zhou Can didn't even need to ask, she would always take the initiative to help.
"The patient's condition is not very good. He had two episodes of ventricular tachycardia last night. Director Han rescued the patient several times before stabilizing his condition." Ye Tingting was still frightened when she talked about the emergency situation last night.
Ventricular tachycardia can cause symptoms such as blackouts, dizziness, palpitations, and chest tightness.
It is often accompanied by malignant arrhythmias.
It must be corrected in time to prevent recurrence, otherwise it will easily develop further and eventually lead to the disastrous consequence of ventricular fibrillation.
"Thank you for your hard work!"
Zhou Can said gratefully.
"We're all family, so don't be polite! You have less than a year left in your residency, right? Will you return to the emergency department by then?"
Ye Tingting looked at him expectantly.
"Why didn't I come back?"
Zhou Can asked her back.
"You know the situation in the emergency department. Compared with those powerful departments, it is not even a little bit worse. With your current fame and strength, all the powerful departments are scrambling to recruit you. Everyone must be thinking about their own future! You can develop better in other departments. It is the choice of most people that you do not return to the emergency department."
Ye Tingting’s analysis also makes sense.
When adults make choices, they always put their own interests first. When it comes to their future, they are even more cautious.
When Zhou Can first entered the emergency department, there was nothing he could do.
To put it bluntly, they are what others have left over.
It was already good enough that a department director took him in.
Today, Zhou Can has transformed himself from a cocoon to a butterfly through his own efforts, and he is now a completely different person. He also has many more choices.
There is no need to stay in the weak emergency department anymore.
"Unfortunately, I am not among the vast majority of people. I belong to a small group of outliers. So, Sister Ting, just wait and fight side by side with me when the time comes!" Zhou Can's eyes were firm, and his idea of returning to the emergency department after graduation had never wavered.
"But……"
Ye Tingting, however, felt that he should not act on his emotions but should focus on his future.
Although she was very happy to be a colleague with Zhou Can and fight side by side, and with Zhou Can's ability, he would definitely be able to become a backbone of the emergency department soon after returning.
She has a good relationship with Zhou Can, and Zhou Can will definitely take good care of her when the time comes.
“A dog will never despise a poor family, and a son will never despise an ugly mother! This is my truest thought. The emergency department is weak, so let’s work together to make it stronger. Those important departments have also become stronger and stronger after the efforts of one or several generations.”
Zhou Can had long had the idea of leading the emergency department to become stronger.
I will be back as soon as my rotation in internal medicine is finished.
"What are you guys talking about?" Han Changqing came over. It was probably almost time to get off work, so he was going to go back to the emergency room to check on the patient and then complete the handover.
"Hello, Director Han! I heard that you were treating my uncle last night. Thank you for your hard work!" Zhou Can thanked him with a smile.
"It's my duty! Besides, Dr. Zhou is one of my own. I should take good care of your relatives. What you said just now, "A dog does not mind a poor family", is so cool."
Director Han and Zhou Can’s relationship is not actually that close.
Most people who work in internal medicine are proud of themselves.
Director Han is a rather solitary person, and he has almost no personal relationship with Zhou Can. At this moment, perhaps moved by Zhou Can's words, he looked at Zhou Can with particularly kind eyes.
"Haha, that was just an inappropriate analogy!"
Zhou Can explained a little embarrassedly.
"I think this analogy is very heartwarming! I still need to go in and check on the patient. Excuse me!"
Han Changqing entered the emergency room.
"I have to be busy too. Let's talk next time!" Ye Tingting waved at him.
Zhou Can didn't see his cousin, so he could only call him later to ask about the bed situation.
Generally, new inpatient beds are vacated before 10 a.m.
Because the expense list from the price-setting office is usually delivered to the inpatient department the next morning. As we all know, the hospital is not a charity, and you can't be discharged without settling the expenses.
We will have some idea whether a bed for my uncle’s hospitalization can be secured by around ten o’clock.
New inpatient beds may sometimes be available in the afternoon.
The most common situation is that the patient is temporarily transferred to another department or hospital, or in more extreme cases, the patient dies.
"A-chan, A-chan..."
My cousin came over with breakfast.
It turns out he went to buy breakfast, no wonder I didn’t see him.
"Brother Hai, I just learned about my uncle 's condition, and it's not optimistic. If there is still no inpatient bed in the cardiovascular department before 11 a.m., please call me. I'll try to think of a solution then."
The emergency department has certain privileges when transferring patients to specialist departments.
Sometimes, specialists may not buy it.
Therefore, we can only wait patiently until 11 a.m. to see the result. If the Department of Cardiology does not buy it, Zhou Can will then look for Director Tan's relationship.
He is not an idiot like his cousin Chen Shangfu, who abuses his connections to show off.
A true boss will never use his connections to solve problems that can be solved with money.
Good steel is usually used on the blade.
Because favors need to be repaid. Abusing your connections for trivial matters will not only make people look down on you, but also put you in an awkward situation where you have no connections to use at critical moments.
After explaining everything to his cousin, he rushed to work at the endocrinology department without saying anything.
This time, he directly took five days off. Ordinary trainees don't have this privilege. Zhou Can has always been self-aware. He just needs to work actively after returning to his post.
He spent the whole morning busy.
Around ten o'clock, his cousin called to tell him that his uncle had successfully obtained an inpatient bed in the cardiovascular department and had been transferred to a specialist department for further treatment.
After hearing this, Zhou Can felt relieved.
Unfortunately, I have never worked in the cardiovascular department, so I don't know many people there. Otherwise, if I could say hello, my uncle could receive better treatment.
…
After getting off work, he took out his cell phone and looked at it. Su Qianqian had sent him a text message.
I replied to the message around 3:00 p.m. because I was too busy at work and had no time to check my phone.
"My dear, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed again tonight! I have a live broadcast, a big concert, and four commercial shoots in the next week... "
She is the mainstay of Jinyu Interactive, now she is very famous and extremely busy at work.
Zhou Can felt depressed as he missed such a good opportunity last night.
There is no choice but to wait until next time.
Fortunately, she has already agreed to this, and as long as she finishes this busy period, the two of them will have the opportunity to live together.
"Don't overwork yourself. Pay extra attention to safety these days!"
Zhou Can sent her a message back.
In recent days, the capital tycoon Hu Haikun should be the most rampant. Li Lao is defeated and Zhou Can is facing elimination. Hu Haikun must be very proud. Although Zhou Can is confident about the situation, he must also be on guard.
Things like upheavals in the gutter happen all the time, and he doesn't want to become the protagonist of a tragedy.
He hurried to the hospital cafeteria for dinner and then went to the cardiothoracic surgery department.
Director Hu Kan has already called him to make an appointment and asked him to go to the cardiothoracic surgery department tonight to learn steady knife techniques and cardiothoracic surgical knowledge.
Man is iron and food is steel. If you don't eat for a meal, you will feel hungry.
You must eat when it’s time to eat.
Working on an empty stomach is something that only happens when you have no other choice.
While eating in the cafeteria, Zhou Can faintly heard many people discussing the cardiothoracic surgery. It was said that the Provincial People's Hospital and the Third Hospital were working together in the field of cardiothoracic surgery.
The Provincial People's Hospital spent a high salary to recruit a heavyweight cardiothoracic surgeon from the northwest, who brought the core members of the surgical team directly to the Provincial People's Hospital to work.
Including medical assistants, surgical nurses, and anesthesiologists.
I heard that within less than a week at the Provincial People's Hospital, he had already completed three difficult heart surgeries, becoming famous overnight. Now the newspapers and news have begun to report on it.
The Third Hospital has a locally trained surgical team that has successfully overcome many surgical difficulties in cardiovascular diseases, and even published related papers that were directly published in top journals such as The Lancet and SCI.
Where there are people, there is the world; where there is a market, there is competition.
Competition in the medical industry is a cruel war that is invisible but ever-present.
Survival of the fittest, this is the eternal law of nature.
Although the news of the death of Director Hu Kan, the top surgeon in the cardiothoracic surgery department of Tuya Hospital, was blocked, the truth could not be hidden. It was easy for other hospitals to get the news.
It is definitely no coincidence that the Provincial People's Hospital and the Third Municipal Hospital are now both focusing on cardiothoracic surgery.
It's definitely not a coincidence.
I believe there will be other hospitals that will raise their butcher knives, devour with relish, and will not be polite.
Zhou Can couldn't help but worry about the cardiothoracic surgery department of Tuya Hospital.
Now, cardiothoracic surgery is in a very dangerous situation due to the lack of young talents.
At around 6:20, he arrived at the cardiothoracic surgery department.
"Doctor Zhou is here! Director Hu is waiting for you!"
The nurse at the nurses' station greeted him with a smile.
"Where is Director Hu?"
"It seems to be in the small conference room. There are three operations that need to be performed in the evening. Director Hu and others should be discussing the surgical procedures."
Cardiothoracic surgery is usually performed at night unless it is an emergency operation, or some extremely difficult large-scale operations that take more than ten or twenty hours to complete. If there is no other choice, it can only be continued until the evening.
Normally, surgery is performed during the day.
Now, Director Hu reserved three operations for the evening. Others did not know the deep meaning behind this, but Zhou Can understood it. This was a special arrangement made by Director Hu to take care of him.
Knowing that Zhou Can would come today and that he needed to work in the endocrinology department during the day, the surgery was deliberately left for the evening.
It is to give Zhou Can the opportunity to learn.
Zhou Can walked quickly to the small meeting room, and the door was not closed.
Director Hu and others were having dinner inside.
What I ordered was a box lunch.
Boom boom boom!
He knocked on the door. Director Hu looked up and saw Shi Zhoucan coming. He immediately smiled happily.
"Xiao Zhou, have you eaten?"
"Thank you, teacher. I just ate."
"There are three surgeries to be performed tonight. Please take a look at the patient's information first."
"OK!"
Zhou Can was not restrained and directly picked up the patient's examination report and medical records to check.
All three operations are level three or four major operations. Even if everything goes well, it will probably take until late at night.
The most difficult one should be a surgery on a critically ill patient with heart function level IV.
Atrial ventricular plication and tricuspid valve replacement are required, which are extremely difficult heart surgeries.
To be honest, now that Director Hu Kan is no longer in charge of the cardiothoracic surgery department, it is somewhat difficult to perform such difficult and major operations.
The main problem is the lack of cardiothoracic surgeons who can take on the responsibility.
"Xiao Zhou, all three surgeries today will be performed in the evening. You have to thank Director Xue, Director Le and others. Everyone has taken special care of you. The first two of these three surgeries were almost tailor-made for you. They are surgeries that you are capable of but have not mastered. The last ventricular folding operation is extremely difficult and can greatly increase your surgical experience. When you become the second assistant, you should be able to learn a lot."
For such a high-tech operation, Director Hu Kan was able to give Zhou Can the opportunity to be a second assistant, which was already a special treatment.
In such difficult and major operations, the surgical team is often particularly impressive.
The second assistant is often an associate chief physician.
As for the first assistant, he must be a chief physician, and he must be a chief physician with rich surgical experience.
"Thank you all! In order to train me, you all worked overtime to perform surgeries together. I will never forget this kindness." After hearing this, Zhou Can stood up solemnly and bowed to everyone.
"You're welcome, Doctor Zhou. Training you is very beneficial to our cardiothoracic surgery department. When we encounter a difficult operation, we may need your help! So, we are mutually beneficial!"
Director Le showed him goodwill.
"Director Le is right. What our cardiothoracic surgery department lacks most right now is top surgical talents. With your growth rate, as long as you work harder, it is entirely possible for you to take over Director Hu's chief position."
Director Xueyan also has high hopes for him.
"The cardiothoracic surgery department of our hospital is on the verge of collapse and is in danger. Xiao Zhou, we all hope that you can grow up in the shortest possible time. We don't require you to join the cardiothoracic surgery department. As long as you can help complete one or two difficult operations at a critical moment, shock Xiao Xiao, and maintain the reputation of Tuya Hospital, that will be enough!"
Director Hu Kan also looked worried.
As the head of Tuya Cardiothoracic Surgery and the best surgeon, he must have a longer-term vision than others. He can more clearly sense the threats coming from all directions.
