Famous Among Top Surgeons in the 90s
Chapter 1048: [1048] This sentence affirms her abilities

Chapter 1048: [1048] This sentence affirms her abilities

"Dr. Tao, are you saying that the part of the surgery involving the TEE was thought up on the spot?"

"Yes," Tao Zhijie answered with certainty.

Xie Wanying was fast in surgery, as if she had a thorough understanding of the procedure. Yet the situation was indeed urgent. Intraoperative exploration showed that the patient’s collateral circulation, the so-called small vessel minefield mentioned by other doctors, was more severe and complex than any had imagined. Perhaps it was due to the patient’s complicated condition, with cardiac disease, long-term liver cirrhosis, and ascites.

If she couldn’t manage, the patient had to be switched to an open surgery, so there was no time to delay; she had to be quick.

As the Chief Surgeon and her senior in training, he was most aware of these intraoperative conditions. Like anyone else, she improvised adjustments during the surgery. Because during the preoperative discussions, she had not mentioned using TEE to address the bursting of the patient’s small vessel network.

The biggest surprise this surgery brought to him, Doctor Fu Xinheng, Section Chief Yang, and others was not the method she thought of. Her capability in this respect had been demonstrated in other surgeries before, and Tao Zhijie knew it well, just like Song Xueling.

On the contrary, her outstanding ability to improvise during the surgery was noticeable for the first time. Even Song Xueling admitted he was outmatched. And this kind of ability is also crucial for a surgeon.

When he confirmed this with a "Yes," people from Guoxie were the first to realize it.

"Student Xiao Xie is making progress," Sun Yubo commented with a complex tone like a mother, as if the child they nurtured was growing wings and about to fly.

Student Xie Wanying learned the basics of surgery in General Surgery Department Two, where the teaching style is generally strict, so it was unlikely that any surgery would be arranged for her to freestyle. Dr. Tao’s teaching style was different from theirs.

It must be said that as a famed instructor in their hospital, he had a knack for training students to adapt and evolve in a thousand ways.

A sharp gleam flashed in the eyes below the long bangs and single eyelids of Tan Kelin.

When they caught sight of that look in his eyes, Sun Yubo and others knew: It’s good for the child to spread her wings and fly on her own, but not to be poached by someone else.

"Dr. Tao. We are very much looking forward to your team summarizing the experience of this surgery and publishing it in a journal so that your colleagues like us can learn from it." The external hospital’s doctor sounded like he was buttering up, but in reality, he couldn’t wait for Guoxie to share their secret techniques.

Tao Zhijie nodded solemnly in response. Towards competitive colleagues from external hospitals, the stance was always: Whether or not to publish in the future, it concerns interests, and it’s not too late to decide when the time comes.

"Dr. Tao," someone said to him, "Can you tell us the names of all the members of your surgical team? We were moved by today’s surgery and believe that every doctor involved deserves our study."

"Do you mean Dr. Fu Xinheng from Cardiothoracic Surgery?" Tao Zhijie replied without changing his expression.

Pfft, Zhu Huicang couldn’t help but let out a laugh. This Buddha, in order to beat around the bush with others, brought up the Robot, probably the funniest joke in the hospital this year.

"No," the person asking clarified with slight nervousness before revealing the truth, "We want to know who the Mirror Assistant in the surgery is. We haven’t heard of her before."

Asking about the Mirror Assistant rather than the more critical First Assistant? It only showed that they couldn’t fool those with sharp eyes. Watching the entire live surgery, it was clear it wasn’t related much to the First Assistant; the key stages of the surgery were essentially assisted by the Mirror Assistant in supporting the Chief Surgeon.