Chapter 1180: Squabbling (Part 2)
"1, 2, 3... Start."
The two sisters really do not say a word.
After Fatty's anesthesia induction, he was given endotracheal intubation and general anesthesia.
The upcoming surgery is the main course for the doctors in the Thoracic Surgery Department and the Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Department, making these doctors get spirited.
The recent separation movement between the brainstem and cervical spinal cord was extremely precise and nimble. The spinal correction appeared bold and sweeping. Now, the thoracic and abdominal organ surgery combines both techniques, a concentrated display of basic traditional surgical skills.
Yang Ping's movements are getting faster and faster. His incision technique remains unique with the One-Stroke Flow. Each incision requires only one cut, regardless of its length or depth achieving completeness, requiring exceedingly high skill and tactile sense, aside from extreme anatomical familiarity, it demands excellent tactile feedback.
Because even if you are very proficient at anatomy, everyone's skin and subcutaneous tissue thickness varies, and the same person has differences in different areas. When making the incision, you must rely on tactile sense to guide the surgical knife.
When the chest and abdominal incisions are cut in one go and the assistant gently retracts the incision skin using hooks, the observers find that this cut precisely penetrates the skin and subcutaneous tissue without impacting the deep fascia. Previously perhaps unnoticed, now they are aware.
"One-Stroke Flow!" John Ansen explained, "So far, no one has learned it. All incisions can be completed in one stroke, not too long, not too short, not too deep, not too shallow, just right."
"Truly amazing."
Morris now feels he's not watching a surgery but a magic show; everything looks incredibly magical.
It's not impressive perhaps to non-medics that one stroke can make an incision but only seasoned surgeons understand how formidable this One-Stroke Flow technique is. Morris feels that he could never develop such skill in his lifetime.
Of course, performing surgery doesn't necessitate such miraculous knife skills. Whether the incision is completed in one stroke or ten doesn't significantly affect the surgery's outcome.
But this showcases the chief surgeon's exceptional skills, reflects his unparalleled fundamentals. When these fundamentals manifest in other aspects, they can influence surgery outcomes, sometimes even determining life and death for the patient.
"Did he really complete the incision in one stroke just now?" Raymond couldn't believe his eyes.
Mosimo nodded: "Indeed, this is the One-Stroke Flow incision method that so far cannot be replicated. It's said many surgeons have been learning it; John Ansen has been mimicking it, but never succeeded."
The two noticed while talking that the first row was already filled, the seasoned department heads from various fields have all sat in the first row.
At the start of the surgery, it wasn't like this; everyone crowded in the back rows, ready to leave at any time. But now, nobody intends to leave. The prominent department heads from Orthopedics, Spinal Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Pulmonary Surgery, Major Vascular Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreatic Surgery are all packed in the first row, fearing they might miss anything.
These doctors feel like criticizing someone in their hearts who foolishly yelled that this surgery was impossible, against ethics, experimental, disregarding the patient's life.
Now it seems the chief surgeon is handling this surgery very easily, not a single step out of control, like conducting a surgery done thousands of times.
Almost fooled, almost missed the most valuable learning opportunity.
The skin was opened, fascia and muscle layers were opened one by one; the surgery consistently maintained a clean, bloodless surgical field, not once did it appear with unexpected small blood vessel squirt or blood overflow.
Upon entering the chest cavity, the lungs were unconnected, each independent; the heart only had some pericardium adhesions, very well managed, but the handling of major blood vessels was very complex. They were interwoven, even forming a mixed blood circulation, necessitating some connections being cut then reconstructing some vessels, aimed at rebuilding a separate circulation system for the two individuals.
Surgeons from Cardiac Surgery and Major Vascular Surgery kept their gaze fixed, they've never seen a surgeon perform surgery so rapidly, the intricate relationships among major blood vessels gracefully resolved by this surgeon.
Doctors at Charité Hospital focused with all their attention, not a single person made a sound, the German discipline displayed perfectly in this moment, Manstein and August were not privately chatting; all exchanges would await surgery completion when they would replay the video multiple times for study and learning, that would be the best moment for communication.
Currently, private exchanges would not only affect others' observation and learning but also disrespect the chief surgeon, disrespecting the surgery.
The whole meeting room was uniformly lined with doctors, all wearing blue scrubs, sitting upright with countless eyes fixed on the HD screen.
Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom, Mr. Milton was also observing the surgery; this former rival of August now felt complicated emotions. He ultimately fell one step behind, lagging behind, step by step, unable to stand alongside August, who had already far surpassed him.
For scoliosis treatment, new osteotomy, external fixator treatment, precise epiphyseal control technique, August always stays ahead of him, applying technology with a generation gap.
Now British people prefer going to Germany for scoliotic correction surgeries, seeking out Doctor August, which has become a common understanding in the industry.
In harmonious silence, Yang Ping completed the surgery. As per the original plan, Yang Ping was only responsible for separating the brainstem and cervical spinal cord, while Song Zimo performed the rest. Yet, Yang Ping got carried away in the moment and forgot to switch halfway, directly completing the entire surgery in one go.