Famous Among Top Surgeons in the 90s
Chapter 1017: 【1017】Comforting the boss requires the use of jargon

Chapter 1017: 【1017】Comforting the boss requires the use of jargon

Even so, when doctors speak to patients, empty words won’t do, especially when facing a big shot like Teacher Lu with extensive medical knowledge.

"Teacher doesn’t need to worry too much." Xie Wanying reassured Teacher Lu that, as doctors, besides presenting harsh realities, they also need to inspire patients with new hope to prevent despair, "Medical technology is constantly evolving. That’s why the two difficulties I mentioned earlier, regarding the first one, our hospital already has this 3D TEE transesophageal echocardiogram."

TEE.

A group of people suddenly heard her mention this relatively unheard-of technique and were a bit bewildered.

TEE, or Transesophageal Echocardiography, originated in the ’80s; it began with 2D and evolved to 3D in the early ’90s, and now there is research on 4D. The application of this technology in clinical practice has always been very limited from the onset. Most doctors were not optimistic about the prospects of this technology itself. It is like inserting a gastric tube, requiring anesthesia for the patient, which is a hassle for both patients and physicians, thus it never became widely promoted in clinical practice.

"You’re saying, it seems like I’ve heard about this before, isn’t it a rare test to undergo?" Teacher Lu asked her, "Is it the same as an echocardiogram?"

Teacher Lu is a pharmaceutical mogul and might be less familiar with clinical examination procedures. Being a specialist in another field, one wouldn’t think of going in-depth into this, and indeed, one might only associate it with the TTE, another type of echocardiogram at first thought.

"What Teacher refers to is TTE," explained Xie Wanying, "TTE is widely used clinically; basically, any patient suspected of having organic heart disease would undergo this test for further investigation. TTE performs echocardiography through the chest wall to examine the heart’s interior. In contrast, TEE involves inserting the probe into the esophagus to probe the heart. Just comparing the distance to the heart between the two methods, TEE obviously allows the probe to be much closer to the heart. There are several significant advantages of TEE. For example, when examining heart structures far from the chest wall, such as the atria and large blood vessels, it is clear that TEE has the upper hand over TTE and can produce clearer images."

Teacher Lu was mesmerized by her words, listening intently with eyes focused on her face without moving.

This child possessed a kind of magic when talking about knowledge, emanating from her mouth.

Teacher Lu thought that perhaps it was her clarity and conciseness, demonstrating an understanding and confidence in medicine that commanded respect.

If a big shot were speaking, nobody would think much of it, but the issue was that this kid was just a medical student, prompting nothing but sheer amazement.

People around were equally astonished listening to Xie Wanying, with a significant presence of fascination.

"Its probe can rotate, allowing it to detect from various angles important structures like the atrial appendage, pulmonary veins, and the interatrial septum. There are no lung tissues anatomically between the esophagus and the heart, so it’s not affected by the lungs, and we can use a higher-frequency probe for detection. All these are advantages that TTE and other tests cannot offer." Xie Wanying summed up the key point, "Having the probe in the esophagus means it can be used for continuous intraoperative monitoring during cardiovascular surgery, which is very significant for both cardiovascular surgeons and anesthesiologists.

Is that so? People from other specialties looked towards those in cardiothoracic surgery?

Some even looked at Zhang Tinghai, the anesthesiologist.

Zhang Tinghai was completely baffled. As an anesthesiologist, he had never thought of using this cardiovascular tool for intraoperative monitoring. What kind of new research direction was this?

He hadn’t heard her mention it before? Zhang Tinghai glanced at Xie Wanying’s face and began to suspect that she had some knowledge in anesthesiology as well.