Chapter 90: Abandoning the Armor and Advanced Basic Surgery Skills
This matter made Director Xie angry. I am afraid it is not just as simple as reducing the opportunities to train new surgical personnel.
No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat.
Level 1 and 2 surgical cases can actually generate considerable revenue for the department.
The weight structure of each department can be divided into several major categories: academics, top talents, revenue generation, ranking in specialized fields, and medical examination capabilities.
One of the most important things is generating income.
No matter which department you are in, as long as you have strong revenue-generating ability, you will be confident and your words will be confident.
"Director Lou, is this true?"
Vice President Ye looked at Director Lou who was sitting in the last row.
Zhou Can turned around and saw that both Dr. Xu and Director Lou looked calm.
He was immediately relieved.
It seems that these two people were well prepared and were not caught off guard by Director Xie.
"That's true."
Director Lou admitted it openly.
"Speaking of this, our emergency department also had good intentions."
Look at the director, he speaks very well.
He clearly snatched the patient from the surgery department, but he confidently told Director Xie and Vice President Ye in front of everyone that he did it out of good intentions.
It feels like snatching the meat from someone else's bowl, eating it all up, and then telling the other person, "I was worried that eating too much meat would be bad for your health, so I ate it for you."
"Nonsense! Tell me, how can you be so kind-hearted?"
Director Xie was so angry that his face turned red.
But he was a surgeon by training, and he had a rather rough temper.
Among the senior directors, he has the worst temper.
Maybe because he has a high status in the surgical department, he thinks he is strong and his voice is a little out of control when he speaks.
"I heard from many doctors and nurses in the emergency department that many doctors in the surgical department are complaining that all kinds of patients are sent to them. I can understand the difficulties of surgeons because they are busy! Sometimes when they are called in for an emergency, it is considered fast if they can arrive within half an hour. Sometimes they have to wait for one or two hours or even longer."
Director Lou stated the facts slowly and calmly.
He took this opportunity to speak out about some of the bossy behaviors of the surgeons.
Many of the surgeons present felt a fever on their faces.
"Before, our emergency department operating room had limited staff and we couldn't share the workload with the surgery department. It was not until more than half a month ago that we were able to expand our emergency department operating room thanks to the compassion of President Ye, who gave the emergency department two general practitioner trainee positions. After adding two more trainees, Dr. Xu and I discussed and felt that we had an obligation to share some of the workload with the surgery department to the best of our ability."
"It just so happens that the two newly recruited trainees have also performed well and have taken on a lot of entry-level work in the operating room."
Director Lou's polite words were spoken quite nicely.
He looked at Director Xie and said, "How much surgical volume can two resident doctors take away from your surgical department? Director Xie's words just now were really petty. They also misinterpreted the good intentions of our emergency department."
Zhou Can secretly gave a thumbs up.
It turns out that old ginger is still spicy.
The speech prepared by Director Lou and Dr. Xu was intended to counter Director Xie's plan at every turn.
And they all contain the word "reason".
"You, you are using crooked logic, the tile axe is thundering."
Director Xie was good at wielding a scalpel, and he had no problem being petty and trying to take credit for something. But this kind of face-to-face debate was not his strong point.
After three or two rounds, Director Lou defeated them all.
"I can't argue with you. Anyway, it's not okay for the emergency department to take away the surgical patients."
Since he couldn't win the argument with reason, he just resorted to force.
The weight and status of the surgery department are far higher than those of the emergency department, and it directly uses its power to suppress others.
"Since Director Xie has said so, our emergency department doesn't care. We will just admit fewer surgical patients. We're happy to have some relief." Director Lou smiled indifferently and shrugged.
Vice President Ye had been silent the whole time, but now that he saw that the two department heads had almost finished coordinating, he interrupted at the right time.
"Lao Lou, I think your emergency department has good intentions in this matter, but you didn't inform Lao Xie in advance, which led to the misunderstanding. It would be good for your emergency department to appropriately admit some surgical patients who can be cured, and reduce the pressure on other departments. It's not okay to just take it easy!"
He will definitely encourage and support the positive working attitude of the emergency department.
But we also have to consider Director Xie's feelings.
"Old Xie, how many surgeons are there in the emergency department? There are only eight. How many surgeries can two interns take away from your surgery department? You should just ignore this kind of thing in the future."
Vice President Ye has already said this, what else can Director Xie say?
I could only nod and agree with tears in my eyes.
Originally, he went to the emergency department to question them, and the evidence was solid.
As a result, Director Lou was well prepared, and although he was the one who did the bad thing, he became the one who was right.
As the one who suffered the loss, he left a petty image in the minds of others. Even Vice President Ye was speaking in favor of the emergency department.
He felt so depressed!
"Let's adjourn the meeting!"
After Vice President Ye announced the adjournment of the meeting, he was the first to leave the meeting room.
Director Lou stood up and greeted Director Tan and others with a smile.
Keep in touch with each other more often so that you can speak up when you have something to say.
Zhou Can remembered that Director Tan and Director Yin had spoken up for him a while ago, so he followed them over.
"Director Tan, Director Yin, thank you for standing up and helping me last time. I will definitely remember this kindness in my heart."
People risked offending a vice president to speak up for him.
Zhou Can must express something.
Even if you are unable to repay them now, you must express your gratitude through words.
This is the basic principle of being a human being.
If someone helps him a lot but he shows no appreciation, it will definitely make those who help him feel disappointed.
Next time if something happens, no one will help him.
"It's a small matter, not worth mentioning."
Director Tan waved his hand.
"I just don't want to see a talented child being delayed!"
Director Yin Hua followed suit in a calm tone.
They both do good without expecting anything in return.
On the one hand, I really admire Zhou Can, who is a good person and has a talent for medicine. On the other hand , people's hearts are mostly honest and kind.
They are willing to help Zhou Can to the best of their ability.
"Xiao Zhou, that incident happened a while ago. It didn't affect you at all, did it?"
Director Tan asked with concern.
"Fortunately, I got over it a long time ago."
Zhou Can is a relatively optimistic person.
It would be a lie to say there is no resentment at first.
However, Vice Dean Bai apologized to him and gave him compensation. Doctor Shangguan also repented and has now become good friends with Zhou Can.
By now, Zhou Can had already let it go.
"Just walk away! Don't bear grudges. If one day you are in a high position and need to consider the future and fate of the entire hospital, you may make the same decision. To a hospital, the loss of a resident trainee is almost negligible. But if a leader of a discipline in the hospital falls, the loss is too great. It's like you are walking on the road and you come across a 50-kilogram iron block and a 50-kilogram gold block. With your physical strength, you can only carry one block. Then you will definitely abandon the iron block and do everything possible to carry the gold."
Director Tan was not sure whether he had really let it go.
I patiently analyzed the reason for him.
"I understand."
Zhou Can nodded again.
Everyone understands the general principles, but when such unfair things really happen to oneself, I am afraid that few people are willing to accept it.
Gao Jian also came over to say hello.
"Zhou Can, long time no see!"
"I haven't seen you for more than half a month. Seeing your confident expression, I guess your medical skills must have improved a lot, right?"
Zhou Can responded with a smile.
"Oh! Don't mention it."
Gao Jian let out a long sigh.
"What's the matter?"
Zhou Can wasn't sure whether Gao Jian was deliberately playing the victim.
"I'm good at traditional surgery and have decent talent. But when it comes to interventional surgery, my hands are as clumsy as a pig's trotter."
Gao Jian looked at his hands with disgust.
"Haha, your analogy is really reckless! Interventional surgery is more complicated. You have only practiced for a dozen days. Do you expect to reach the director level? Calm down and take your time!"
Zhou Can smiled and comforted him.
However, Dr. Xu said that people who are talented in traditional surgery may not necessarily be talented in minimally invasive surgery.
Gao Jian probably only has a talent for traditional surgery.
It would be a pity if that were the case.
"Maybe I'm too eager for quick success! I'll listen to you and calm down and try again."
Gao Jian nodded in agreement.
"Okay, I have to go to work with Dr. Xu. Goodbye!"
Zhou Can saw that Dr. Xu was almost at the door of the conference room and hurriedly chased after him.
Dr. Xu seems to be a little autistic when it comes to socializing.
Other doctors who have a little more status are trying to expand or maintain their social circles.
Dr. Xu did not deal with anyone.
I can understand his feelings.
Falling from a high position will definitely cause some social barriers psychologically.
It is awkward to call someone a brother when he was once in a lower position than him. If he associates with someone who was once in the same position as him, the other person may not buy into his account, and it is easy to make himself unhappy.
So the word "loner" became his best self-protection.
"Teacher, can you tell me now what Director Hu meant by pinching my hair?"
Zhou Can chased after him and asked.
"Look at the hair in your hand. Is it still there?"
Doctor Xu said without turning his head.
Zhou Can raised his hand in front of his eyes and examined it carefully.
"Why is this gone?"
He was surprised to find that the hair he had been holding in his hand was gone.
"Mine is gone too!"
The same situation occurred after Jin Mingxi's examination.
"Do you know why he died?" Dr. Xu looked back at the two of them meaningfully.
Zhou Can thought about it carefully.
"It must have fallen when I went to thank Director Tan and Director Yin. At the time, I was concentrating on talking to them and didn't notice the hair in my hand."
Jin Mingxi said dejectedly, "I don't even know when it fell off. I held it for so long that I forgot about it."
Dr. Xu seemed to have known this would be the result.
He said calmly, "If what you are holding is a gold necklace or a priceless diamond, will it fall off?"
"That certainly won't happen."
They both shook their heads at the same time.
Such a valuable item would be of great concern to everyone.
"That's right! Hair is insignificant and has no value, so from the moment you hold it, you won't take it to heart. If it falls off, it falls off. It doesn't matter anyway. In addition, hair itself is very small, so the probability of losing it is even higher."
What Dr. Xu said really made sense.
Since I didn't take it seriously from the beginning, losing it was just a matter of time.
"Director Hu pinches a strand of hair with each hand in order to exercise his concentration. He must always maintain a high level of concentration to ensure that the hair in his hand does not fall off. When performing an operation, he must maintain a high level of concentration, otherwise it is easy to fail. An ordinary minor operation may take more than ten minutes or half an hour to complete."
"If it's a complex major surgery, it may take more than ten hours, or even longer. Few people can maintain a high level of mental concentration for such a long time. For most people, their attention will start to wander after about half an hour of high concentration. They will feel tired and want to relax and take a break."
After hearing this, Zhou Can and Jin Mingxi suddenly realized.
I also admire Director Hu Kan even more.
It seems like a simple act of raising your arm to pinch a hair and hold it still, but unexpectedly it can actually train two basic surgical skills at the same time.
Is this the legendary return to nature?
In martial arts novels, true masters are often able to simplify things, to make no moves better than moves, and to return to simplicity.
The same seems to be true for doctors' practice of surgical skills.
It’s just that many surgeons remain at the attending level throughout their entire lives and are never able to explore this higher level of surgical ability.
"Now do you understand Director Hu's intention of pinching the two strands of hair?"
"Understood!"
They both nodded in agreement, both benefiting greatly.
However, Director Hu’s special training method is already an advanced training for basic surgical skills.
One is to practice steady hands, and the other is to train the attention to maintain a high level of concentration for a long time.
"Teacher, how long can Director Hu hold two strands of hair without them falling out?"
Zhou Can really wanted to know how powerful Director Hu was.
"I'm not sure about that. But during surgery, there was a major operation that took more than 18 hours for our multiple teams to work on. The part that Director Hu was responsible for took about 13 hours. He stayed highly focused throughout the whole process, and I didn't see him take a break. Both his physical strength and concentration were amazing."
Doctor Xu recalled for a moment before speaking.
It's so scary.
Who can persist for thirteen hours at a time?
Zhou Can thought he could only last 40 to 50 minutes before his attention was distracted. If an operation lasted more than three hours, he would feel mentally exhausted and dizzy.
It seems that I need to learn from Director Hu Kan and consciously practice these advanced basic surgical skills.
"Teacher, how did you train your sword skills? Please tell us about it!"
Zhou Can really dares to ask anything.
Dr. Xu's surgery duration holds the world record for the fastest surgery of its kind, which is definitely not easy.
There is also Wu Baihe, who is known as the "top surgical scalpel", and he is expected to have his own unique skills.
