The Surgeon's Studio c1-799

by Black Ursa Prime

  Chapter 671 - A Surgery With One Foot On Death's Door

  After meeting up with the first batch of troops, Zheng Ren did not have time to be happy. He immediately went to the commander and asked about the situation. Things were always worse than he imagined. Zheng Ren finally had a new understanding of this sentence. According to the commander, there were ten cities and counties that were severely damaged, including the county where Chuannan Town was located. There were 41 cities and counties that were severely damaged, and the number of people affected was close to 10 million. The number of injured people was conservatively estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands. This was a daunting number. Zheng Ren silently wrote down the location marked on the military map, saluted, and turned to leave. "Boss, do you want to go to Pengxi Village?" "Yes." Zheng Ren was not surprised that Su Yun knew what he was thinking. Pengxi village was one of the outposts from the city and a county that had been hit by the disaster within Chengdu. The vehicles that passed through Pengxi Village had to settle down and resupply. According to the mark on the map, the disaster there was not serious and the hospital could barely be used. Even if there was only one gastrointestinal machine, Zheng Ren could still play the role of tens of millions of equipment. There, he could bring out all his knowledge and play the greatest role. "There are probably countless people there," Su Yun said. "Okay, let's go. Where's Zhao Yunlong?" Zheng Ren asked. "He's busy. The troops have come up and dug out more survivors. He'll be busy with diagnosis and treatment soon," Su Yun said. Zhao Yunlong was busy. Where was he? Su Yun could foresee what would await him if he went to Pengxi Village. A few dog barks came from afar. The rescue dog was running in the ruins. Its claws were scratched by something and blood was dripping. However, it seemed to know that the situation was urgent. Like the people here, it worked tirelessly, running and limping. It looked a little funny. It found another survivor. The rescue dog's efficiency was on full display. "I really want to keep such a dog." Su Yun looked into the distance. He could not see the rescue dog at all. He could only see the officers and soldiers rushing over following the sound. "We'll go back." "In the future, when you bring the dog to work, you can play with your phone without having to worry about banging into things," Su Yun said with some regret. Zheng Ren felt that Su Yun was already sleepy and confused. His mouth was full of nonsense. He was fine, but the energy elixir had not been used yet. Zheng Ren felt that he could hold on for another ten days of surgery. A valiant figure appeared in front of him. Zheng Ren pulled him back. "Zheng Ren, what's the matter?" Zhao Yunlong asked informally. "Chief Zhao, I want to go to Pengxi Village." Zheng Ren did not exchange pleasantries and directly told him his intended destination. "Hmm?" Zhao Yunlong did not stop. There was already an injured person who had been trapped for more than 48 hours. He needed to go and take a look at the situation. Zheng Ren and Zhao Yunlong walked side by side. "What do you want to do there?" Zhao Yunlong asked. In name, he was the leader of their squad, but the follow-up troops had already rushed over. The mission was over. Moreover, Zheng Ren did not have a military background and his skill level was high. Zhao Yunlong did not want to interfere too much with Zheng Ren's thoughts. "That side is one of the necessary routes from the disaster-stricken city to Chengdu. The area covered is large, and more seriously injured people will be sent there," Zheng Ren said. "Moreover, I am not much better than you at general and thoracic surgery. If we do interventional surgery, perhaps more injured people will be able to recover as soon as possible." Zhao Yunlong sometimes found it annoying that Zheng Ren always told the truth. However, it was because of it that he knew he was telling him the truth. Even Su Yun followed him obediently, calling him boss time and time again. He... Forget it. He would not bother with him about this matter. Su Yun was eager to give it a try. When he saw that Zhao Yunlong was tactful and did not speak, he felt a little regretful. He was so sleepy. He really wanted to push Zhao Yunlong down and rub him on the ground with his words. What a pity. "I've asked. If I want to go out, I have to leave the mountain. This mountain road is about ten kilometers long." Zhao Yunlong walked quickly to the outside of the tent. "Well, I'll go out with the seriously injured people at dawn," Zheng Ren said. Zhao Yunlong entered the tent. A seriously injured person who had just been rescued lay in the tent. His face was pale and his body was covered in mud. An emergency team member was taking the blood pressure of the injured person. Zhao Yunlong quickly walked to the side to have a physical examination. The blood pressure of the injured person was very low, and he was already in a state of hemorrhagic shock. "Prepare for interventional surgery," Zheng Ren said as he sighed. He had to go to that small hole again. Zheng Ren was really worried that there would be another aftershock and he would actually be buried alive. However, the System's panel on the upper right side of his field of vision had already given the diagnosis of the injured person—pelvic fracture, retroperitoneal hematoma, hemorrhagic shock. There were also other fractures. Compared to severe pelvic fractures, they were all trivial matters. The other fractures could be sent to Chengdu for further treatment. A pelvic fracture with retroperitoneal hematoma had already bled for more than 48 hours. It was already a miracle that he was still alive. The injured person could die at any time. If he were to undergo interventional embolization, he might survive. Zheng Ren was not sure, but there was still a glimmer of hope. Zhao Yunlong carefully checked his body. He did not dare to make too big a move to avoid causing additional damage. He did not have any equipment to assist in the examination. He could only check his body. He could not determine the exact condition of the injury. He could only use the elimination method to remove the abdominal injury and determine some simple fractures. How did Chief Zheng determine that he needed surgery? Zhao Yunlong was a little confused. However, after spending a lot of time together, the proud and arrogant Zhao Yunlong quietly accepted the fact that Zheng Ren was almost omnipotent, especially when it came to diagnosing patients in the past few days. They had never been wrong. "Chief Zheng, that place is about to collapse," Zhao Yunlong said in a deep voice. "It's okay. I'll do an embolism treatment for the pelvic fracture. It'll be very quick," Zheng Ren said as if he did not care. "Half an hour. My luck won't be that bad." Su Yun was about to say something when Zheng Ren continued, "Chief Zhao, keep an eye on Su Yun. Just don't let him go down with me." Su Yun wanted to curse. "There's nothing you can do even if you go down. Stay here and save the injured with Chief Zhao." Zheng Ren's words carried the dignity of a senior doctor and could not be doubted. Su Yun was stunned for a moment and was a little absent-minded. It seemed like they were in harmony. He was like an old professor who had already retired but insisted on ward round. He held back all his words. He knew that Zheng Ren did not want him to put him in danger again, but... F*ck! Su Yun cursed in his heart. "Hurry up. I'll go down and prepare something first." Zheng Ren turned around and left, conveniently picking up a first aid kit. Zhao Yunlong immediately organized his men and found a small and lean PLA soldier to go down with Zheng Ren. They carried the patient to the gastrointestinal machine's examination bed. The gastrointestinal room, which was already narrow and cramped, collapsed a little more after the strong aftershock. The decoration material all peeled off, and the broken lead wall could already be seen. Zheng Ren pretended not to care. After carrying the patient to the examination bed, he let the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army ascend up without him. The roar of the diesel generator outside sounded again. Zheng Ren stepped on the threshold of death's door and began the surgery.

  Chapter 672 - Not Fighting Alone

  In the narrow space, the air circulation was not good and was a little stuffy. Zheng Ren's every step was steady. The patient was semi-unconscious so there was no need to communicate. He only needed to do the corresponding anti-shock treatment. Prepare sterile bags and medical supplies for the intervention. The staff at the back who prepared medical supplies probably did not know what Zheng Ren needed nor could they ask him, so they brought him a variety of tubes and medical supplies. Zheng R
en picked out the medical supplies he needed and brought them down. When he was ready, he suddenly felt the ground shaking. There was nothing he could do. Zheng Ren smiled and began to sterilize the small space in a rough and casual manner. Opening the outer layer of the sterile bag, Zheng Ren put on the sterile gloves without washing his hands. In such a simple and crude environment, there was no way he could. He could only try his best to be sterile. The ground shook more and more violently. Zheng Ren could almost hear the sound of the ground howling beneath his feet. However, he did not have the intention to run at all. In the face of such a situation, Little Zheng did not need to run, and the big quake could not escape. Everything was left to fate. He needed to seize as much time as he could to complete the surgery and stop the continuous bleeding. The patient's retroperitoneal pressure was extremely high, and the small blood vessels were constantly bleeding. For the time being, there was no condition for blood transfusion. After the intervention to stop the bleeding, the seriously injured person would be transferred to Chengdu as soon as possible. Whether it was to Huaxi or the Provincial Hospital, as long as it was handled properly, everything would be...too late for Zheng Ren to say anything. What he was doing now was gambling on hope. It was like a black mass of light spots appearing on the horizon, signaling hope. The area was partially sterilized as he spread out a sterile towel and made the puncture. All of a sudden, Zheng Ren shook. The sound of the ground under his feet grew louder and louder. It was obvious that the people outside had also sensed this. Su Yun and Zhao Yunlong began to shout loudly from outside, asking Zheng Ren to come out first. Zheng Ren ignored them. With the emergency flashlight in his mouth, he continued to operate with the light of the flashlight. The aftershock's intensity could only be considered medium. It could not be compared to the last time. His feet were shaking more and more, but Zheng Ren's hands were extremely steady. There was not the slightest tremble. In less than thirty seconds, the micro-guide wire was sent to the position. Opening the gastrointestinal machine, a very blurry image appeared in front of his eyes. Zheng Ren's posture was very strange. His head was slightly lowered so that the light of the flashlight in his mouth did not fall on the gastrointestinal machine's screen. However, his eyes were trying hard to look up to see the blurry image. It was so lonely to operate on a person alone, especially in an earthquake zone. It was so lonely to operate on a person in a building that had already collapsed in the earthquake zone. A person who braved aftershocks and had a flashlight in his mouth in a collapsing building...that was continuing to collapse. Operating in a place where he might be buried alive quickly snuffed his loneliness. This was a race against death. A figure was lying down outside. He wanted to crawl in but was pulled by others and dragged away from the most dangerous place. This was to prevent the building from collapsing and burying everyone in the vicinity outside. Zhao Yunlong could do it. Zheng Ren narrowed his eyes and stared at the image. As he carefully distinguished the many branches of the internal iliac artery, he thought to himself. 'Why did Su Yun come in? If the building collapsed, would he die with me?' Nonsense. If he could live, it was better to have one more person alive. It was so melodramatic. Zheng Ren did not like this kind of plot. Within the blurry image, Zheng Ren identified the branches of the artery based on his senses. It was an extremely difficult surgery. Normally, even if an intervening doctor did it, it would take at least three to five hours. However, in Zheng Ren's hands, the surgery became extremely simple even if he only used the gastrointestinal machine. It seemed to be no different from the double c-arm machine in Sea City General Hospital's emergency operating theater. The effects of the equipment that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars were the same as that of equipment that cost tens of millions of dollars. The micro-guiding wire continued to go on. The superselection, medication, embolization, and imaging were completed in one go. The ground was shaking and the earth howled incessantly. It was as if countless ghosts and ghouls were threatening Zheng Ren. However, all of this did not make his hands tremble. It was as if he was on the hybrid operating table in Sea City General Hospital's emergency operating theater. Outside, Chu Yanran and Chu Yanzhi were watching the numbers on the monitor. Xie Yiren was sitting in a corner, waiting. She would either rush in at any time to perform resuscitation, or she would come in to clean up the room after the surgery was successful. Now that he thought about it, that kind of life was really wonderful. Zheng Ren tried his best to imagine this cramped space as the hybrid operating table that he was most familiar with. He was not alone. As long as he said something, countless people would definitely rush in from outside. Yes, yes, he was not fighting alone. This was not to comfort himself. If he needed to, no matter how dangerous it was, there would definitely be many unknown PLA soldiers rushing in from outside as long as he shouted even if the place would collapse in the next second. He was not alone, not at all. The second one, the third one... In this desperate situation, Zheng Ren was extremely focused. His surgical skills were almost at the peak of the world. He did not notice that in the system space, the already flourishing skill tree had gone crazy. It grew wild and was covered in green. He did not notice the earthquake's fluctuations. Unintentionally, Zheng Ren's actions coordinated with the ground's fluctuations. It was as if he was playing a beautiful piece of music. His voice was empty and distant, heroic and majestic. Even Zheng Ren had forgotten about the danger and was immersed in a beautiful rhythm. Fighting against the heavens, the Earth, injuries, and illnesses... A never-ending fight. Unknowingly, the aftershocks disappeared. The Earth's roar that came from the depths of its core returned helplessly. It was as if the monster was tired and had fallen asleep. Zheng Ren still did not notice all of this. He relaxed his entire body and sensed the movements. He also used the strength of his wrists and fingers to control the micro-guide wire to accomplish his goal. A total of six blood vessel branches were embolized in 25 minutes. When the final contrast agent was no longer seeping out of a large area, Zheng Ren let out a long breath and withdrew the micro-guide wire. After the surgery was completed, Zheng Ren also walked out of that mysterious realm. It was so strange... Zheng Ren only realized then that it seemed... Seemed...like he had improved again? At the level of Gao Shaojie and Professor Rudolf Wagner, it was difficult to improve. It was even worse for someone like him. However, Zheng Ren did feel that he had improved. He did not have time to check the System space. The micro-conducting wire was pulled out, and he did not even have time to suppress the bleeding. After applying pressure on the bandage, he called for someone to carry the patient out. Two young soldiers from the People's Liberation Army immediately crawled in. They used their shoulders, heads, and all the available parts to hold the stretcher until the people outside dragged the simple stretcher out. Zheng Ren made a gesture, indicating for them to go out first and he would follow. However, the young PLA soldiers did not move. The two of them saluted at the same time and built a human bridge, indicating for Zheng Ren to step on them. The moment he saw the salute, Zheng Ren was calm but tears streamed down his face.