21st Century Necromancer-Chapter 319 Flying Knife (Please Subscribe, Request for Monthly Tickets)

"Given the situation, he should be transferred to another hospital for surgery, but the only reason he was transferred here in the first place was that other hospitals couldn't admit him. Now, all the other hospitals are also..." The doctor in the examination room looked grim, as there had been a series of car accidents, and all the hospitals in the city capable of performing emergency surgeries were overwhelmed. There were no surgeons available to operate here, and it was the same in the other hospitals.

"Then I'll do it myself!" Zhu Yiting finally mustered up the demeanor of a surgeon, struggling to stand upright as she spoke to the examination room doctor.

She was a surgeon at this hospital, and now that her own husband was in trouble, it didn't matter whether she was scheduled to work today; saving a life came first.

"But just Sister Zhu by herself still won't be enough to perform the surgery!" However, the examination room doctor still wore a bitter smile, explaining to Zhu Yiting, "I've already called the surgery department. There is still one operating room available, and for the nurses, we can pull in a couple from the night shift to help.

But you know the situation in our hospital, Sister Zhu; we are always short of anesthesiologists. Right now, there are four surgeries happening simultaneously in the surgery department, and the anesthesiologists are already working non-stop."

"Can't we borrow an anesthesiologist from another hospital in the city?" Zhu Yiting, although aware of the situation, still couldn't help asking the examination room doctor.

However, the examination room doctor could only offer her a wry smile, helplessly saying, "What extra anesthesiologists are there to borrow? We already have to shuffle them around on a normal day; at times like this, they'd be hoping to borrow from us!"

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The examination room doctor's words plunged Zhu Yiting into despair. Even if she could perform the surgery without an assistant, Wang Jiancheng obviously could not undergo surgery without anesthesia. He was suffering from gastric bleeding, not some external skin injury. Without anesthesia, the pain from opening up the abdomen would be enough to kill him from shock.

Besides, Zhu Yiting herself was just a general surgeon; while theoretically she knew how to treat gastric bleeding, she had no actual experience performing such surgery. When she had earlier insisted on operating, it was only because she was desperate not to let anything happen to her husband.

"So what do we do now?" Zhu Yiting looked at the examination room doctor, her eyes already red with panic, having lost the basic ability to judge as a doctor.

"First, we must perform emergency measures and transfusions to ensure the patient's safety. If it's gastric bleeding caused by an ulcer or perforation, we can use an endoscope to treat it first." Seeing Zhu Yiting in a state of confusion, Chen Yu frowned and spoke up from the side, "But based on the earlier situation, he likely has acute gastric bleeding, and it's quite severe. An endoscope might not be able to stop the bleeding, so I still recommend laparotomy."

"We've already tried endoscopic hemostasis, but the effect wasn't good. Right now, we can only manage the situation temporarily and buy some time until someone from the surgical department is available." The examination room doctor had not lost his composure like Zhu Yiting, who was personally affected, and after hearing what Chen Yu said, he offered the most appropriate action under the current circumstances.

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But this kind of temporal measure, waiting for surgery, was a helpless choice. Provided that Wang Jiancheng's condition remained stable, that was fine, but if it deteriorated or if no one became available to perform the surgery after a long wait, it could be fatal.

"Does your hospital recognize Japanese anesthesiologist qualifications?" In such a dire situation, Jounouchi Hiromi suddenly asked the examination room doctor in her not-so-fluent Chinese.

"Of course I acknowledge that, but right now, let alone a Japanese anesthesiologist, we don't even have one from Zimbabwe!" the doctor in the examination room responded to Jounouchi Hiromi's question. Although he didn't know why she was asking, he still nodded.

Upon hearing his response, Jounouchi Hiromi breathed a sigh of relief and then said to the doctor in the examination room, "I am Jounouchi Hiromi, a surgeon from the University of Tokyo Hospital. I hold the anesthesiology qualification granted by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's Anesthesiology Qualification Review Committee. If possible, I can assist with the surgery."

Although Jounouchi Hiromi's statement was a mix of Chinese and Japanese, the Japanese pronunciation of anesthesiologist, "ma suyi," is very similar to the Chinese, so Zhu Yiting and the doctor in the examination room understood her.

"Really? That's great! Thank you!" Zhu Yiting instantly became excited and hurriedly expressed her gratitude to Jounouchi Hiromi.

"But even with an anesthesiologist, we're still short-staffed for the surgery. Sister Zhu, can you perform a gastric laparotomy and hemostasis on your own without an assistant?" However, the doctor in the examination room wasn't as optimistic as Zhu Yiting; having an anesthesiologist was one thing, but they still needed a surgeon.

"This…" Zhu Yiting hesitated, her expression faltering. Indeed, even with an anesthesiologist, she couldn't complete an abdominal surgery by herself without an assistant.

The scenario of a doctor conducting surgery and having to complete what typically requires at least two people working together isn't something most doctors encounter. Only battlefield medics or areas with underdeveloped medical care might face such issues.

Perhaps some experienced old doctors have the ability to perform surgery alone, but clearly, Zhu Yiting was not yet at the point where she could perform an abdominal surgery by herself.

"Mr. Chen Yu, isn't he your classmate? Aren't you going to save him?" Although she knew the relationship between Chen Yu and Wang Jiancheng wasn't as good as it seemed, given the life-and-death situation, Jounouchi Hiromi couldn't believe Chen Yu would stand idly by.

"How could I not, I'm a doctor too!" Chen Yu gave Jounouchi Hiromi a smile before he then said to Zhu Yiting, "Zhu Ting, remember you owe me a favor. I'll handle the surgery; I'm a surgeon too, and I can certainly perform an abdominal hemostasis operation. Zhu Ting, you be the first assistant. It would probably be difficult for you to take the lead in your current state."

"May I have your name then? Even if we let you both assist with the surgery under these circumstances, we still need to get in touch with Japan to at least confirm your medical qualifications," said the doctor in the examination room, remembering the hospital's regulations. While it wasn't impossible for a doctor from another hospital to perform surgery, there was still a process to go through, cutting through red tape so there wouldn't be procedural issues.

Following these procedures in a life-or-death situation might seem unnecessary, but should a medical accident occur, these processes could at least clarify medical responsibility and prevent major trouble.

"My name is Chen Yu, and I'm an associate professor of General Surgery at the University of Tokyo Hospital. You can contact the Japanese side for verification," Chen Yu said, taking out a business card he had originally planned to use at the reunion, and handed it to the doctor in the examination room.