Chapter 59: Digging Up The Roots Of Orthopedics!
A gallbladder preservation surgery was performed independently as the chief surgeon, greatly reducing the patient’s risk of shock, avoiding splenectomy, and earning 3.1 skill points.
Current skill point balance: 12.3
One surgery yields 3 skill points, equivalent to two or three tendon suturing procedures.
Gallbladder preservation surgery is indeed gallbladder preservation surgery; the skill point rewards are high, and this is only a simple gallbladder preservation surgery.
Splenectomy is only a level two surgical procedure, and gallbladder preservation surgery does not have a fundamental procedure; it is actually composed of a combination of spleen suturing, spleen segmental resection, etc., so it is not strictly graded.
According to Lu Cheng’s own estimation, the skill points for a level one surgery are around 1 point, and the skill point reward for a level two surgical procedure is around 2 points.
By this logic, the difficulty coefficient for this gallbladder preservation surgery should be above level two and below level three surgical procedures…
After the patient was escorted out of the operating room to the recovery room by the circulating nurse and anesthesiologist, Chen Song stood with his hands clasped, looking at Lu Cheng with a smile in his eyes, thoughtfully saying, “Xiao Lu, did your blind date a while ago work out? You have that aunt-like smile.”
Lu Cheng said, “The blind date didn’t work out, but the first chief surgery for gallbladder preservation is worth being happy about.”
“Teacher Chen, if you weren’t here, this patient would most likely have had their spleen removed directly.”
Gallbladder preservation surgery has a certain entry threshold; it can be routinely performed in prefectural city hospitals, but if the area of incidence is more remote and the patient cannot make it to a prefectural city hospital, then only splenectomy can be performed to save their life.
Chen Song slightly raised his chin: “The difficulty of performing liver protection surgery is too high; this is Director Wu Mengchao’s proud work. Although it has been passed down as a classic for so many years, it is not something you can easily learn.”
“However, with your aptitude, learning gallbladder preservation surgery and gallbladder preservation surgery within a few months will be enough for you to make a living in the future.”
“But Xiao Lu, have you thought about the future?”
“Or are you planning to rely on gallbladder preservation surgery and gallbladder preservation surgery as your one trick for life?” Chen Song asked Lu Cheng’s plans as he walked out the door, his tone light.
Surgery is difficult to learn; the transmission of knowledge is secret and requires a teacher’s guidance to get started.
What is said online, that you can learn surgery by watching videos, is pure nonsense.
Chen Song was actually trying to tempt Lu Cheng.
“Teacher Chen, why don’t you give me direct advice?” Lu Cheng lowered his stance, temporarily setting aside his own plans.
Even ancient rulers needed advisors; listening to more opinions would never be wrong.
Chen Song scratched his ear and slowly spoke the words he had carefully considered: “Xiao Lu, I actually went through your stage…”
“I also know the pressure you are currently facing. As an adult, life’s pressures are also a part of it. It’s indeed not easy to move out from a small county town.”
“It’s rogue behavior to talk about the superstructure while completely disregarding the economic foundation. Starting from your current practical situation, the path some doctors and masters take to earn money by publishing papers is unreliable.”
“However, there are other more legitimate paths. If you do well, you won’t earn less than by publishing many papers, and you’ll definitely earn more than you do now at the county hospital…”
Lu Cheng did not expect Chen Song to say such practical things.
However, he thought, Chen Song saying this was also to alleviate Lu Cheng’s burden.
Lu Cheng then asked, “Teacher Chen, what is the path you are referring to?”
Chen Song said, “Very professional competitions…”
“Your situation is special, so you can participate in any surgical specialty skills competition. For example, in our Xiang Province’s Emergency Medicine Youth Physician Skills Competition, the first prize is 40,000 yuan. The special prize is even 80,000 yuan.”
“For example, in the Hand Surgery track of Orthopedics, the special prize is even 100,000 yuan…”
Lu Cheng looked up: “That’s not easy to win, is it?”
Chen Song nodded: “Of course it’s not easy. The age limit for young physicians is under thirty-five. It will definitely not be easy to win the special prize and first prize.”
“However, by participating in such competitions, you can gain the favor of some professors. In the future, whether it’s using this money to enroll in surgical training classes or seeking further study with professors, it will be exceptionally convenient.”
“Moreover, in addition to provincial competitions for each track, there are also national competitions, where the prize money is much higher, with first prizes around 150,000 yuan.”
Lu Cheng thought for a moment and asked, “Are there really such competitions?”
Chen Song replied irritably, “How could it be fake? Not to mention far away, but in microsurgery, the China Workers’ Technical Association plans to hold an International Microsurgery Skills Competition next year.”
“This year, from December 22nd to 24th, the first ‘China Tech Assoc. – Super Microsurgery Vascular Anastomosis Skills Competition’ will be held in Rongcheng. The competition will set up groups such as team competition, individual elite group, senior expert group, and student group… You go and check.”
Upon hearing this, Lu Cheng nodded: “Okay, Teacher Chen… I’ll go and find out…”
“You had best participate next year. The specific reason will be clear to you once you read the specific requirements.” Chen Song smiled somewhat devilishly—
Lu Cheng was also a practical person. After parting ways with Chen Song, he began to search for information about China’s microsurgery skills competitions.
According to the information obtained so far, there are 50 teams in the team competition, 220 teams in the elite group, 19 teams in the senior expert group, and 15 teams in the student group, covering prefectural city hospitals and medical colleges…
Among them, Huashan Hospital is included, as well as Xiangya Hospital and Xiangya Second Hospital, who will also send participants.
…
After Lu Cheng reviewed the competition format, he felt a headache coming on—
The competition is divided into three stages: Preliminary round: contestants need to complete end-to-end vascular anastomosis of 0.2mm within 30 minutes, with the microscope magnification fixed at 25x.
Semifinal: the vascular diameter is reduced to 0.1mm, and the application of nano-level sutures is scored.
Final: challenge ultra-microsurgical vascular anastomosis of 0.075mm, adding vascular clamping stability as an assessment indicator.
Yes, 0.2mm, 0.1mm, and 0.075mm are in millimeters, not centimeters…
This competition can be described as insane.
“Teacher Chen, I’ve ordered lunch. Since there are no patients right now, you can rest for a while.” Lu Cheng replied after reading the relevant information.
“Mhm,” Chen Song lay back in his chair, playing on his mobile phone.
His on-call life was monotonous and ‘fulfilling’…
The next day.
After performing an appendicitis surgery at 7:30 in the morning, Lu Cheng hastily finished his ’emergency surgery shift’ early and rushed to the entrance of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, then called Lu Nanyong: “Uncle, I’ve arrived at the entrance.”
“Should I come up to find you, or…?”
Lu Nanyong’s voice was steady: “Go directly to the third floor. I’ll be down shortly. I’ll take you to meet someone…”
About ten minutes later, Lu Cheng saw Lu Nanyong. Lu Nanyong turned his head and said, “The person I’m taking you to meet is Director Xu Hong’an from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department. In addition to his formal studies in Traditional Chinese Medicine, he also has inherited traditional Chinese bone-setting techniques.”
“This is something I’ve begged for a long time, and Director Xu finally agreed to teach you something and pass down the secret manual to you.”
“Be polite later,” Lu Nanyong said in a low voice.
“Bone-setting techniques? Manual reduction?” Lu Cheng naturally knew about manual reduction techniques.
“Yes, isn’t your Director Peng unwilling for you to be involved in fracture surgeries? Then let him not be involved. As long as you master the bone-setting techniques, you can uproot their entire orthopedics department…”
“He’ll be begging you then!” Lu Nanyong gritted his teeth, clearly with some anger.
Lu Cheng fell silent, observing his uncle’s expression carefully. Lu Nanyong took a deep breath, calmed his mood, and then knocked on the door with a smiling face: “Director Xu, sorry for the intrusion. This is the nephew I told you about, Lu Cheng…”
“Director Xu!” Lu Cheng also obediently greeted him.
