My Medical Skills Give Me Experience Points Chapter 1316 - 519: The Role of a Note, Invitation_2
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Director Xiang froze in place after scanning the note, remaining speechless for an extended period.
A doctor's sacred obligation is to exhaust every effort and conquer all obstacles in saving lives, a principle every physician must uphold as core professional integrity.
Though Zhou Can avoided direct words, a subtle undercurrent of pressure permeated his message.
Should the critical golden hour for treatment pass, the Provincial People’s Hospital bears no fault, yet Director Xiang would confront intense moral scrutiny.
Conscience serves as an unseen judge.
It resides deep within every individual's heart.
Upon committing errors or selfishly inflicting harm on others, those with inherent kindness suffer pangs of remorse, restlessness, or profound guilt.
The callous may dismiss the sentiments of others entirely.
As the old adage declares, dogs have devoured their conscience.
Still, such individuals remain scarce; goodness defines most souls in this world.
With his elevated position and superb medical expertise, Director Xiang's commitment to professional ethics stands beyond reproach.
Having absorbed the note's words, he wrestled with profound internal torment.
Relentless waves of intangible pressure battered him.
The note compelled him to devise an active treatment plan for the bed 13 patient.
Shortly afterward, he headed back to the duty room.
"Retrieve the patient information for bed 13 once more."
All observed his solemn expression, utterly unaware of the trigger.
Pang Houzhong swiftly delivered the patient's test reports and related documents to Director Xiang.
"The brain fluid buildup is extremely serious. From your earlier talks, have you devised any effective remedies?"
"Typically, surgery handles these scenarios. It demands joint efforts from Orthopedics and Neurosurgery specialists. However, as you've noted, the patient's state prevents even reaching the operating table."
Helplessness clouded Director Zhao’s features.
When certain patients' bodily states fail surgical criteria, physicians resort to conservative therapies.
What then if the patient perishes during surgery, with relatives pressing the hospital for accountability?
Absent family uproar, a death in the operating room still tarnishes numerous hospital evaluations.
This invites demerits and potential sanctions for the primary surgeon.
No one eagerly pursues such a high-risk, no-gain procedure.
"Neurosurgery experts been consulted?" Director Xiang queried, gripping the documents, his countenance persistently dour.
The patient's wounds proved gravely extensive, harboring unknown internal damages that rendered healing profoundly challenging.
"Post-emergency intake, consultations involved Neurosurgery, Thoracic Surgery, and Orthopedics. Thoracic specialists assessed probable spleen rupture, potential harm or shifts in other organs, deeming the state dire. Neurosurgery deemed brain hemorrhage perilously near the brainstem, posing immense surgical hazards and complexities. Orthopedics identified fractures across multiple areas, recommending deferred surgery."
Once Director Zhao detailed the circumstances, Director Xiang merely nodded without further comment.
Such grievous injuries left the patient potentially without any prospects.
Pursuing vigorous intervention demands physicians of requisite proficiency.
Given this patient's plight, who would risk performing the operation?
Director Xiang specializes solely in Intensive Care Medicine, lacking surgical expertise or operative proficiency.
"Verify if Zhou Can has departed! Should he linger, kindly summon him to my office. I wish to discuss matters with him."
Through prolonged deliberation, Director Xiang at last settled on this arduous choice.
Bed 13's patient had achieved brief stability following thrombectomy.
Nevertheless, all recognized the ongoing decline; survival past tonight appeared improbable.
Myriad high-fall casualties had defied rescue efforts and ultimately perished.
Director Xiang's declaration stunned everyone, their gazes filled with shock.
The utility nurse hurried off in search of Zhou Can.
"Why the peculiar stares? Weren't you urging a joint consultation with Zhou Can? That's precisely my intent now. His input can't possibly harm."
Beneath the crowd's odd scrutiny, Director Xiang felt a touch uneasy.
He proactively offered a brief clarification.
Yet greater intrigue swirled around the note's contents from Zhou Can that so drastically shifted Director Xiang’s demeanor.
Still, none ventured to inquire outright.
Upon wrapping up the note, Zhou Can didn’t depart from the Provincial People’s Hospital straight away. He shared some essential details on Deputy Director Lu with Lu Fen.
Based on the Provincial People’s Hospital's ongoing treatment protocols, Deputy Director Lu was unlikely to last through the night.
Zhou Can mulled over convincing Lu Fen to shift Deputy Director Lu to Tuya Hospital.
Transferring such severely ill patients involves massive dangers.
Plenty of them can’t even exit the ICU.
With fractures riddling his body, moving Deputy Director Lu risked worsening his condition dramatically.
Hence, it posed a real dilemma.
Besides, should the transfer lead to disaster, Tuya Hospital would land in hot water.
Despite his influence at Tuya, Zhou Can needed to tread carefully with issues like this.
One guarantee stood firm: should Deputy Director Lu get transferred to Tuya Hospital and his family consent to full cooperation, Zhou Can would pull out all stops to rally every department into aggressive treatment for him.
Naturally, this remained mere hopeful speculation on his part.
In reality, countless hurdles made success seem out of reach.
The optimal path lay in keeping Deputy Director Lu at the Provincial People’s Hospital for ongoing care. Convincing them to launch bolder rescue efforts would be perfect.
He’d already outlined the advantages, drawbacks, and Deputy Director Lu’s dire straits to Lu Fen.
Yet, given his brief familiarity with her, her youth, and her inexperience in worldly matters, he spoke guardedly to sidestep any medical conflicts.
He merely suggested ideas, offered clarifications, and issued cautions.
As Deputy Director Lu’s sole immediate kin right now, she held decision-making power over his care.
Gaining her insight into the context before she dealt further with the Provincial People’s Hospital would bolster Zhou Can’s assurance.
Failing that, even if he swayed the hospital’s physicians toward bold, high-stakes interventions for Deputy Director Lu, family refusal would render it pointless.
"Dr. Zhou, I didn’t expect you hadn’t left yet, great!"
The nurse tasked with locating Zhou Can lit up with joy upon spotting him.
She showed Zhou Can immense deference.
Her attitude bordered on awe.
"Is there something you need?"
Zhou Can glanced up at the nurse.
"Here’s the thing, our Director Xiang would like to invite you to his office for a chat. Do you have time now?"
"Sure!"
Zhou Can replied in a single word.
He appeared to have foreseen this development.
Escorted by the nurse into Director Xiang’s office, it stood vacant.
"Dr. Zhou, please have a seat for a moment. Director Xiang will be here soon."
"Alright."
Zhou Can nodded.
"My colleagues have been praising your high level of medical skills! It’s my first time witnessing the brilliance of a young, outstanding doctor from Tuya Hospital. Compared to those I’ve seen before, you’re different."
Admiration and reverence shone in the young nurse’s eyes as she addressed Zhou Can.
Though barely older than her, Zhou Can’s prowess commanded genuine respect.
She’d already notified Director Xiang via call that Zhou Can awaited in his office, yet she lingered to converse with him.
She aimed to prevent any sense of abandonment.
Plus, curiosity about Tuya Hospital’s true state drove her to probe Zhou Can through talk.
Just like Zhou Can’s interest in the Provincial People’s Hospital, they could be viewed as rivals.
"Haha, you’re too kind!"
Zhou Can showed little enthusiasm for bantering with the young nurse.
He offered a offhand response.
Yet the nurse brimmed with zeal.
"Are there many young doctors and nurses as outstanding as you at Tuya Hospital?"
"There are lots more people better than me."
Zhou Can stated earnestly.
He never viewed himself as exceptional, aiming instead to join the world’s top doctors and assemble a supreme medical team.
