Chinese medicine: from rural hospitals to top three hospitals in Kyoto

In the operating room, Chen Xingwu was already preparing for surgery and was waiting for the doctor to come and help.

Although Chen Xingwu is only 37 years old this year, he is already an associate chief physician. He is highly respected in the department of hepatobiliary surgery and is recognized by many as the future director of the department.

"Is there anyone else?"

Chen Xingwu raised his hand and said to the circulating nurse beside him: "Call again to urge them. If there is really no one available, ask the doctor on duty to come over and help first."

Before the circulating nurse had time to make the call, the door of the operating room opened and someone walked in.

"Director Chen."

Feng Chenhui took Chen Yang into the operating room and introduced him to Chen Xingwu: "This is Doctor Chen Yang from the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Come here to help you."

If Feng Chenhui had not explained this, Chen Xingwu would not have asked any more questions and might have started the operation directly. For Chen Xingwu, he did not need to know which department the doctor was from, how old he was, or what his title was.

Because there was already a doctor helping, Chen Yang was just the second assistant. The second assistant was just a miscellaneous role in this kind of operation. He just had to do some auxiliary work such as retracting, suctioning, and so on.

This operation was an emergency one, and the doctors that Chen Xingwu brought with him were not from his team. It was possible that after this operation, there would not be a next time. If there really wanted to be a next time, the two assistants had to perform well.

Many doctors in the emergency department who want to transfer to the surgical department often cherish this opportunity. When experts from other departments are performing surgery in the emergency department, they work hard to learn and perform. If they can be valued by experts from other departments, then they will have hope of leaving the emergency department.

After all, the emergency department is the dirtiest, most tiring and most hopeless department in the eyes of all doctors. To put it nicely, it is the bridgehead of the hospital, but to put it bluntly, it is a hodgepodge. All the dirty and tiring work is done in the emergency department, and doctors have to be on call at all times.

Doctors in other specialist departments also have to be on call at all times, but they are definitely not as busy as the emergency department. In the emergency department, you may receive a call as soon as you get home, and the probability of receiving a call is the highest among other departments.

However, Feng Chenhui walked in and subconsciously introduced himself. This introduction made Chen Xingwu stunned.

"Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine?"

Chen Xingwu thought he had heard wrongly. He was short of people and needed help, but no matter how short of people he was, he couldn't send a doctor from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department, right?

"Hello, Director Chen."

Chen Yang greeted Chen Xingwu politely and explained, "I performed several operations with Director Zhong Dongyang when I was studying in Kyoto."

"Who?"

Chen Xingwu was stunned and his eyes widened.

Zhong Dongyang?

Your idol, the goal you want to pursue throughout your life?

Director Zhong Dongyang, whom I dream of meeting?

Zhong Dongyang's position in the field of hepatobiliary surgery is somewhat similar to that of Wen Xiuping and Chu Yiyun in the medical community. Although Chen Xingwu is a rising star in the hepatobiliary surgery department of the Affiliated Hospital of Shanzhou Medical University, compared with Zhong Dongyang, the gap is like that between Zeng Yunhui and Wen Xiuping.

Chen Xingwu dreams of going to Kyoto for further studies and performing surgery under the guidance of an expert of Zhong Dongyang's level, but as of now, this idea is still just a dream for Chen Xingwu.

But now a doctor from the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine came and told him that he had undergone surgery with Zhong Dongyang?

what is this?

As a young rookie in the field of hepatobiliary surgery, is it so easy for Chen Yang, a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, to achieve what I have been dreaming of?

For Chen Xingwu, this was no less than his dream goddess being kissed by a beggar.

"Director Zhong Dongyang from the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery at Kyoto Hospital." Chen Yang said.

The reason why Chen Yang mentioned Zhong Dongyang was not to show off, but to increase his persuasiveness. In the clinical field, if you want to participate in some surgeries or some patient treatments, you need to have a certain level of ability.

This is the same as the medical profession, which places great emphasis on learning from a teacher and background. If you are a disciple of a famous doctor, although this cannot fully prove your level, it can give people an intuitive judgment.

Chen Xingwu was really envious.

"Doctor Chen?" Chen Xingwu asked.

"Director Chen, just call me Chen Yang." Chen Yang said politely.

"Doctor Chen, let's take the position of first assistant. Is that okay?" Chen Xingwu asked Chen Yang.

Chen Xingwu wanted to see how Chen Yang, a doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, could perform surgery like his idol. Was Chen Yang gifted, or was his idol blind, or did Chen Yang have some remarkable background?

"Get ready for surgery."

As Chen Xingwu was speaking, he asked Chen Yang to change his clothes and asked the nurses to start getting ready.

After Chen Yang changed his clothes and walked to the operating table with his hands raised, the operation officially began.

The patient was a young man in his thirties who was rushed to the emergency department due to severe internal bleeding. After examination, it was confirmed that his spleen was ruptured and his liver was damaged. This operation required the removal of the spleen and part of the damaged liver.

The difficulty of the operation is actually not low.

Generally, this kind of serious emergency surgery is basically an open surgery. The reason why laparoscopy is not used is that there are many unexpected factors in emergency surgery, and doctors do not have much time to make judgments and do preoperative analysis.

Although laparoscopic surgery has great advantages, compared with open surgery, its disadvantages are also very obvious. For example, in open surgery, doctors have enough space and time to deal with some unexpected situations and avoid accidents.

"Doctor Chen, can you perform an abdominal opening?" Chen Xingwu asked Chen Yang.

"Yeah." Chen Yang nodded.

"Then you come." Chen Xingwu said to Chen Yang.

Laparotomy is just a prelude to the operation. Generally speaking, most people can complete this operation by themselves with help. Chen Xingwu also wanted to see Chen Yang's operating level. If Chen Yang couldn't do the laparotomy well, then there was no need to say anything about the rest.

As the nurse handed the scalpel to Chen Yang, Chen Xingwu pointed out the position to Chen Yang, and Chen Yang started to cut with the scalpel in his hand.

As Chen Yang began to open the abdomen, Chen Xingwu's eyes widened.

Chen Yang is now a level 10 surgeon, and his skills in operation are absolutely top-notch. In addition, hepatobiliary surgery is the surgery Chen Yang has been involved in the most. When in Kyoto, Zhong Dongyang commented that Chen Yang could perform surgery independently, not to mention that Chen Yang is now using an upgrade card.

Originally, Chen Xingwu wanted to see Chen Yang's level. If Chen Yang couldn't operate well, he would switch back immediately, or wait until Chen Yang opened his abdomen before taking over. However, Chen Xingwu seriously underestimated Chen Yang's level.

Basically, the moment Chen Xingwu handed over the laparotomy to Chen Yang, Chen Xingwu no longer had the opportunity to perform the operation and could only become an assistant.