Chapter 171: You Know This Surgery?!
“You call her a little girl?” Chen Song asked in surprise.
Tong Yuan’an found Chen Song very strange: “If she’s not a little girl, then what is she?”
Chen Song originally thought the same, so he suddenly understood: “That’s true, judging by her age and experience, she is indeed just a young girl.”
“Shall we have two beers today? Let’s not have liquor.”
Chen Song arrived first, and the dishes had already been ordered. Drinks and alcohol had not been brought, so he wasn’t planning on having liquor.
“Stop playing hide-and-seek with your words,” Tong Yuan’an said.
Chen Song then said: “At first, I had the same thought as you. Lu Cheng’s girlfriend, isn’t she just a naive young girl?”
“Yes, she’s a bit more educated, her resume looks better, but she’s just a young woman starting her career.”
“But I’ve been interacting with her with that mindset recently, and I was almost trapped. Now I’ve been put in a difficult position.”
Tong Yuan’an asked: “What did you do?”
“Sigh, it’s just about the issue of the unit. You know, collaboration is collaboration, and it’s okay to fight over the lead unit. It doesn’t affect Xiao Lu at all.”
Chen Song said bluntly: “Xiao Lu isn’t from Huashan Hospital, so of course Huashan Hospital doesn’t have anything to do with it.”
“But?”
Chen Song felt he hadn’t laid enough groundwork, so he brought up the topic again: “Have you heard about the Huashan Hospital retraction incident?”
Tong Yuan’an’s fat face trembled: “I think I have, but not as many as our two hospitals. What’s wrong?”
“Why are you bringing this up?”
Although Tong Yuan’an is from Xiangya Hospital, he couldn’t do anything about colleagues in the hospital who had been disgraced in recent years.
He was just an employee, not a leader. So he readily agreed in front of Chen Song.
After all, the Second Hospital’s disgrace was even greater, and it happened in the Emergency Department.
With Mr. Liu known throughout the country, the issues at Xiangya Hospital were nothing compared to Mr. Liu at the Second Hospital.
“Not many, which proves strict quality control and that others’ scientific research is more regulated. But even in such an environment, there can still be retractions.”
Chen Song coughed and gritted his teeth: “Her skill is quite something, right?”
“She’s truly a young woman from Xiangxi,” Chen Song said, giving a thumbs-up from afar.
Tong Yuan’an’s long beard splayed out, and he also coughed: “What are you implying?”
“I don’t mean anything by it, and there’s no direct evidence. But you can’t deny that the young woman, back then, took on several people in a department across the sea…”
“That’s not important. If you have no issues yourself, others can’t find any.”
Tong Yuan’an slapped the table: “Explain things clearly.”
Chen Song nodded: “Okay, okay, I’ll explain it to you.”
“Let’s put it this way, back then, Lu Cheng was the first place in the preliminary examination at Huashan Hospital, right?”
“Among the classmates who entered with him, one had a paper related to gynecology, and another had one from Shandong University. Of course, the other person was originally from Shandong University Qilu, and his ability was excellent.”
Tong Yuan’an looked around carefully and blinked: “So, one of them is a high-ranking official’s child in gynecology?”
“Something like that. However, his paper was fine. It was his teacher’s paper that the young woman dug into.”
“Although there’s no final decision yet, it’s almost there.”
“Of course, this isn’t the main reason for Xiao Mu’s delayed graduation.”
“She originally didn’t have the time for these things. She was aiming for a clinical doctorate, but she accidentally injured her hand, so she had to switch to a PhD, which is what we call an academic doctorate here.”
“She happened to have free time, and she started dealing with these matters around 2018…”
“And to be more cautious, she paid extreme attention to every detail when producing her own research results, which led to the delayed graduation.”
“So, these past couple of days, the young woman said that Lu Cheng’s research project and paper cannot be published with any doubts.”
“The lead publishing unit also cannot be Xiangya Second Hospital.”
Chen Song frowned: “I can’t say whether Xiao Mu is saying this out of concern for herself or to snatch something for Huashan Hospital.”
The research project belongs to Lu Cheng, and it’s a given that he will be a corresponding author, or even the first author.
However, the matter of the corresponding unit can still be discussed.
The corresponding unit for a paper is something many hospitals strive for. If you are an employee of the hospital and the corresponding unit you list is not your own hospital, you won’t even be reimbursed for the publication fee, let alone any rewards.
Research papers are the most important indicator of whether a hospital is research-oriented, bar none, even more international than the number of research projects a hospital applies for.
“Then you say you’ve been put in a difficult position? What’s going on?” Tong Yuan’an asked Chen Song.
Chen Song’s old face instantly turned red, and for a moment, he didn’t know what to say.
Tong Yuan’an rolled his eyes: “Fine, you can continue to be in a difficult position. You’ve said so much, and now you’re speechless.”
Chen Song said in a low voice: “Xiao Mu has read my paper and suggested I secretly contact our school and the publisher to make quiet revisions in advance.”
“One of them is even my master’s thesis.”
“My goodness, what have I done to deserve this? I’m just an associate professor, why would my master’s thesis be targeted?”
“Tong Yuan’an, my master’s thesis was from thirteen years ago. I can’t even find any issues myself.”
“The problem now is, if Xiao Mu has any ill intentions, I won’t say my degree will be revoked, but I’ll be in constant trouble!”
For ordinary people, even if there are minor issues with your academic paper, you can get away with it.
Not many master’s theses are flawless! And no one would target ordinary people like you.
But once there’s an issue, then…
For example, right now, it’s not even a big deal. Chen Song only had a few exchanges with Mu Nanshu, and Chen Song was immediately put in a difficult position by Mu Nanshu.
She didn’t say she would report you, but she discovered flaws in your paper and even thoughtfully reminded you to fix them quickly.
Hurry up and fix it. Stop thinking about fighting for the corresponding unit. How much benefit can your unit give you?
After an academic misconduct incident, your unit will deal with you.
Tong Yuan’an understood Chen Song’s current awkwardness after listening.
“So, what’s your impression of Xiao Mu?” Tong Yuan’an also felt a bit troubled.
Is this also a ‘starve yourself to death’ type of player like Lu Cheng?
Previously, Chen Song had reported Lu Cheng to Tong Yuan’an. At that time, Lu Cheng had a conflict with orthopedics. Chen Song asked Lu Cheng if he wanted to give up tendon suturing.
Lu Cheng’s original words were that Tong Yuan’an himself had said Tong Yuan’an’s tendon suturing was inferior to Lu Cheng’s, so why shouldn’t Tong Yuan’an compromise?
At that time, Lu Cheng was an attending physician at Long County People’s Hospital, and there were many such attending physicians in Long County.
Tong Yuan’an was an associate professor at Xiangya Hospital, on the verge of becoming a professor. His Hand Surgery department was near the top of the provincial pyramid. In this field of hand surgery, very few people could suppress Tong Yuan’an.
Even professors from other hospitals wouldn’t be effective.
As the most outstanding associate professor at Xiangya Hospital, Tong Yuan’an couldn’t be easily suppressed.
Yet, at that time, Lu Cheng had replied to Chen Song so directly.
“Not to say they are excellent in every aspect, but they are very solid in every aspect, especially in academic integrity and justice.”
“Mu Nanshu has definitely studied the relevant regulations on academic misconduct thoroughly!”
“It’s not that absolutely no one can find fault with her, but they definitely won’t find any major flaws, nothing that would cause serious harm.”
“If you want to find fault with her, you can find similar faults in eighty percent of papers, and it’s definitely a case of ‘the masses are not punished’.”
“With someone like her protecting Lu Cheng, you and I should also be cautious.”
Tong Yuan’an stroked his beard again: “According to your previous description, you said Xiao Mu was a very generous and gentle girl?”
“Generous and gentle doesn’t mean she’s like that in every aspect!”
“Should I change my assessment now? Is that okay?” Chen Song instinctively raised his chin.
However, considering that he had just told his roommate that his master’s thesis had some flaws, he didn’t dare to be too arrogant.
Although he had considered Tong Yuan’an to be someone he could confide in, he couldn’t provoke him too recklessly.
Tong Yuan’an voiced his concern: “Has Xiao Mu done a background check on me?”
Chen Song shook his head: “How would I know? She hasn’t told me about your matters.”
“But if you’re confident enough, why fear a background check?”
Chen Song’s tone was calm, not mocking Tong Yuan’an; he felt Tong Yuan’an might not be as careless as himself.
Tong Yuan’an’s eyes flickered, and he stopped talking.
Afterward, the two brothers looked at each other, their eyes meeting with a tender gaze, both seeing the pitiable plight of the other in their eyes.
Fellow sufferers from the same fate, and old acquaintances.
What’s the point of beer?
Bring out the liquor directly. Since there’s no clinical work, let’s eat and drink to our hearts’ content.
“Boss, order,” Chen Song shouted to the outside.
…
In the Emergency Department doctor’s lounge, Lu Cheng opened the lunchbox of a big bowl of rice sent by a patient’s boss.
He was waiting to take over the Emergency Surgery Clinic at 5:30 PM.
“I can come back today!” Mu Nanshu sent a message.
“Did your junior sister agree?” Lu Cheng replied.
“Lu Cheng, would you like something to drink?” Zeng Huanqi from the ward asked Lu Cheng.
“Brother Zeng, I have plans with Brother Zhang tonight, so why don’t you order for yourself?” Lu Cheng quickly replied.
Zhang Tiesheng was on the night shift in the ward. Now that Lu Cheng was familiar with Zeng Huanqi and Zhang Tiesheng, he was no longer as polite and spoke directly.
“Oh, I arranged it too late,” Zeng Huanqi said with slight regret and a joke.
Lu Cheng replied: “Brother Zeng, it’s because I was in surgery for too long.”
“Your learning ability is really fast.”
“But this isn’t good,” Zeng Huanqi found that the current Lu Cheng was dealing with things like an old hand, seamlessly fitting in.
This was exactly the mold that he and Zhang Tiesheng had trained.
Zeng Huanqi actually didn’t like Lu Cheng like this, but he himself was like this, so he couldn’t change the habits others learned from him.
“Brother Zeng, it’s all because you and Brother Zhang taught me well,” Lu Cheng replied with a smile.
Mu Nanshu sent a long message: “This time, my junior sister didn’t directly agree, but she recommended one of her master’s classmates to me.”
“That classmate of hers returned to her hometown to work after getting her master’s degree. Her name is Zhang Xibei. According to her, her classmate Zhang Xibei’s ability is no worse than hers.”
“She’s currently working inWZ City, Ning Province, and feels very unfulfilled, thinking there’s no future. She’s thinking of going elsewhere.”
“It’s just that our team is currently too small and weak, I don’t know if he would be willing to help…”
Lu Cheng heard this and asked: “Shudai, what’s the relationship between the Ni Xiexin you mentioned and Zhang Xibei? Are they a couple?”
The junior sister Mu Nanshu mentioned works at the Universe Hospital, pursued her doctorate at Shandong University Qilu Hospital, and eventually did not stay, returning to Zheng City First Hospital in Yu Province.
Zhang Xibei is inWZ City, Ning Province, a prefecture-level city Lu Cheng had never heard of.
“I’m not sure. Even if they’re not a couple, their relationship is likely unusual.”
“I only got the phone number. We’ll only know after my junior sister speaks to Doctor Zhang.”
“The main thing is my junior sister has already collaborated with another professor. As an expert in animal models, she doesn’t lack project collaborations,” Mu Nanshu replied.
“Ni Xiexin said that if our next project needs help, she can make time in advance.”
“Mmm… are you flying back tonight?”
“I’m on duty tonight and can’t pick you up. Why don’t you rest for another night? I’ll pick you up at the airport, it’s faster,” Lu Cheng suggested.
“That’s not impossible…”
Mu Nanshu considered for a while, and after a minute, said: “My junior sister is also free today, so I’ll go have hot pot with her. I’ll book a flight for tomorrow, landing at Zhang City Hehua Airport.”
“Okay!~ Boss Mu,” Lu Cheng ended the chat.
After ending the chat, Lu Cheng specifically looked at the time. It was only October 10th, and Mu Nanshu’s birthday was October 18th.
Mu Nanshu was a month and one day younger than Lu Cheng. Lu Cheng’s birthday was September 17th.
…
In the afternoon, at 7:20 PM.
Lu Cheng was in the Emergency Surgery Clinic, facing a patient with ureteral stones who was in so much pain that his body was slightly contorted. He said: “The diameter of your stone is not large. You can take some medication and observe for a few days.”
“See if you can pass it with medication. If not, you’ll have to go to the Urology Department for surgery to remove it.”
“However, 5mm ureteral stones are usually passed easily. After you go back, walk more, drink more water, and take your medication on time.”
“I’ve prescribed you Renal Stone Pass, as well as oral and rectal pain relievers.”
“If the oral pain relievers are not effective, insert one yourself when you get home.”
“Okay, I’ll drink more water and try to eat less alkaline foods like tofu and konjac tofu!~” （Pay attention! Key points! If you have stones, you’ll understand after taking this advice ）
Kidney stones and ureteral stones can be considered “major cases” in the Emergency Surgery Clinic, with several encountered daily.
They cause severe and sudden pain, but the condition itself is not urgent. It’s just pain, and it won’t cause further problems.
Lu Cheng had a good understanding of this early on, so he made recommendations proficiently.
“Doctor, can I have another shot in the buttock?” The patient, a middle-aged man, asked after his pain had slightly subsided.
When the patient first arrived and was diagnosed with stones, Lu Cheng had already prescribed him a dose of mebeverine.
Compared to traditional antispasmodic drugs, mebeverine has no anticholinergic effects: it does not cause side effects such as dry mouth, rapid heart rate, or low blood pressure, making it more suitable.
It can also be used for larger stones, though its effect would primarily be pain relief.
“Not yet. With the current diameter of your stone, the main thing is to adjust your lifestyle…”
“If you are in too much pain tonight, you can come back to the hospital for another injection. There’s no concept of preemptive pain relief injections.”
“Walk more, drink more water. Take your medication on time!~” Lu Cheng instructed.
“If the pain doesn’t subside after a few days, I recommend you go directly to surgery to remove the stone.”
“Alright…” The middle-aged man seemed to be a veteran of stones, and he sighed.
In fact, the standard treatment for kidney stones is to examine the nature of the stones, but not every patient needs to have their stone nature examined and receive targeted treatment.
This would be too expensive.
After seeing the patient off, with no other patients, Lu Cheng stood up and yawned…
Lu Cheng had just raised his head above his head when he noticed someone, still wearing sterile surgical gowns and disposable blue shoe covers, rush in.
He was wearing a sterile mask, only his eyes visible, so Lu Cheng couldn’t identify him: “Who are you?”
“You can perform intra-abdominal blind hemostasis?” The person’s voice was sharp, his tone almost distorted.
It was Du Qiang from General Surgery.
Lu Cheng didn’t reply directly: “Director Du, who told you about this matter?”
“There is no surgical procedure or operation called blind hemostasis; there is only debridement and hemostasis,” Lu Cheng corrected.
Du Qiang stepped closer, his eyes wide, and slapped the table: “Can you perform intra-abdominal hemostasis?????”
“Lu Cheng! Are you even human? I was almost on my knees begging you that day, and you ignored me? Turned a deaf ear?”
Lu Cheng knew Du Qiang was referring to the incident in the Emergency Department that night with Wei Ying.
Lu Cheng calmly replied: “Director Du, when you called that day, you asked me to call Professor Chen?”
“You didn’t tell me the specific condition of the patient.”
“Besides, doctors don’t visit without being called.”
“Since you didn’t call me, how could I have helped?”
Du Qiang knew that Lu Cheng was telling the truth. He had indeed not called Lu Cheng, and even Lin Qianlong and others didn’t know about the level of Lu Cheng’s hemostasis technique.
Du Qiang only learned about Lu Cheng’s skill today from someone in the operating room.
They said that during the emergency that day, Lu Cheng had silenced Professor Chen Song. Some people noticed that it was Lu Cheng’s hemostasis technique that had astonished Professor Chen Song.
Du Qiang was almost spitting blood when he inquired about the details!
Whether his son would be sentenced was uncertain, but his son’s girlfriend was dead. Even if it was manslaughter, it was still killing someone.
Criminal responsibility was unavoidable.
That night, Du Qiang had practically begged Lu Cheng to find Professor Chen Song, but Lu Cheng had refused.
Now, looking back, he suddenly heard someone say that Lu Cheng’s hemostasis technique was even better…
“If I didn’t tell you, wouldn’t you ask?”
“Lu Cheng, I want to kill you!!!” Du Qiang’s breathing was rapid and agitated.
Du Qiang had initially thought Professor Chen Song was the lifesaver for that surgery, and if that were true, he would have accepted it.
But now, he realized there was more than one lifesaver! But he hadn’t grasped any of them.
Lu Cheng took two steps forward, slightly rolling up his sleeves, preparing for a fight: “Director Du, please calm down and think carefully about your words and what you’re saying!~”
As Lu Cheng spoke, he unbuttoned his white coat to avoid hindering his performance later.
Du Qiang’s eyes were almost bloodshot, staring at Lu Cheng for a full thirty seconds.
Then he heavily slammed Lu Cheng’s desk. The impact cracked the corner of the desk with a loud “crack.”
Lu Cheng didn’t know if Du Qiang’s hand was alright, but he would definitely have to report to the equipment and logistics departments for repairs later.
Du Qiang withdrew his impotent rage and stormed out the door again.
Perhaps still fuming, he turned back, clenched his fists, and glared at Lu Cheng several times.
Lu Cheng remained silent, meeting Du Qiang’s gaze calmly.
…
The sound of Du Qiang smashing the desk naturally attracted Du Yaqin, who was on duty in the internal medicine clinic, and the on-duty internal medicine and surgery doctors in the clinic.
Tian Zhuang was on the night shift, but Zhang Tiesheng hadn’t left yet. After driving away the curious patients and family members, he entered and left the door slightly ajar.
He dared not close it completely, which would be against regulations.
If the door to an empty clinic was closed and photographed, there would be trouble.
“Why is Director Du here?” Zhang Tiesheng asked.
Lu Cheng replied: “He inexplicably came to yell at me.”
Lu Cheng actually understood Du Qiang’s state of mind and psychology, but there was nothing he could explain.
Doctors don’t visit without being called!
You, Director Du, didn’t explain the specific situation. No one told you about the patient you were operating on, so how could I have helped?
Du Qiang’s call was a plea for Lu Cheng to find a way to call Professor Chen Song into the operating room.
He even asked Lu Cheng to go and bang on the door.
What a joke!
Treating Lu Cheng like an idiot?
Later, Du Qiang even said in front of Lu Cheng that the matter was over, but now…
Zhang Tiesheng had a general idea of the situation and asked: “Xiao Lu, in that situation, could you have helped?”
Lu Cheng replied: “I didn’t know the specific condition of the patient.”
“Director Du only called to ask me to call Professor Chen Song.”
“Me, an attending physician from the Emergency Department, going into the General Surgery operating room to say I’ll take a look?”
“Am I crazy?”
There are many fatal diseases: intracranial hematoma, aortic dissection, aortic rupture, multiple organ damage.
For emergency trauma cases that are life-threatening, even the world’s top surgeons working together cannot save them, let alone Lu Cheng, who is just a minor attending physician.
“Director Du might be blaming you for not clearly stating your abilities earlier,” Zhang Tiesheng analyzed calmly and then offered a suitable reason for Lu Cheng.
Lu Cheng said: “Brother Zhang, who can say for sure about this kind of thing?”
“How can I explain it?”
“Should I broadcast it throughout the hospital with a megaphone? Or should the Medical Affairs Department issue a public announcement and technical certification for me, Lu Cheng?”
“If such things were sufficient, all the doctors in our hospital could run advertisements with these technical certifications.”
“This couldn’t have been said earlier.”
“Technique is only used when problems arise, not advertised like those Putian system hospitals.”
Moreover, this matter happened more than ten days ago.
