Practicing Medical Skills in a Small Clinic

Chapter 485 - 228: Added Burden, Great Success Level Incision Method_3

The circulating nurse’s cold gaze glared at him, instantly prompting him to get to work.

The operating room is the territory of the circulating nurse, and she is responsible for sterile management, which she naturally manages very strictly.

"What are you pulling with the hook for! I heard from Director Wu that your surgical skills are strong, so for this operation, you will directly be the first assistant. You can perform any part you can handle."

Hu Jia’s words made Li Jingsheng feel incredibly delighted.

"This, this... heh, then I won’t hold back. Thank you, Director Hu, Director Hua, for nurturing me."

He chuckled dryly, put on the isolation gown, then went on stage and stood in the position of the first assistant.

"Do you know how to cut?"

"Yes!"

Li Jingsheng nodded.

The Minor Achievement-level skin incision technique filled him with confidence.

Although the incision was at the location of the spinal vertebrae on the back, a very risky spot, he was confident he wouldn’t mess it up.

In case of any issues, he could also elevate the skin incision technique on the spot.

Anyway, the health points accumulated now are somewhat plentiful.

"Anesthetist, can we start?"

"Not starting, are we waiting for New Year? Get on with the surgery. I just haven’t seen this young doctor before; is it a bit risky to let him make the incision?"

The anesthetist was a woman, not the Old Yu seen many times.

Her exact age was indiscernible.

With a hat and mask on, only a pair of bright eyes and beautiful eyebrows were visible, along with fair and smooth facial skin. With no wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, she should not be particularly old.

Estimated to be under forty.

Her voice was somewhat neutral.

The anesthetist has a significant amount of power in the operating room because she is responsible for the patient’s life safety.

If she feels the surgery is too risky, she can request to halt the operation at any time.

Even if the chief surgeon has a temper, there’s nothing he can do.

This often leads to disagreements between the chief surgeon and the anesthetist, resulting in arguments either in the consultation room or the operating room.

But she has this authority; whether it is the chief surgeon or director, no one can do anything.

"To be honest, I’m not very clear about Dr. Li’s surgical capabilities either, but what Professor Wu said shouldn’t be false. Let’s give him a try first. If it’s not working, I’ll stop him from the side."

Hu Jia was willing to take some risks to give Li Jingsheng a chance to perform.

"What do you mean by try? I don’t mind if you let him suture the skin, but cutting the lumbar cortex carries too high a risk. What if he screws up? I can’t agree to this unless you’re sure he truly has that skill."

From the tone, it seemed that the anesthetist and Hu Jia had a complicated relationship!

"Can’t you two as a couple give each other a break? I can vouch that Li Jingsheng’s incision has no issues, at least can reach the level of a senior attending surgeon’s incision. I’ve seen several surgeries he’s performed, the incisions have a lot of skillful content, so there’s no need to worry."

Director Hua spoke up.

Unexpectedly, Li Jingsheng guessed correctly; this female anesthetist was indeed Hu Jia’s wife.

No wonder her manner of speaking was that of a wife sternly scolding her husband.

"Alright then! Since Director Hua vouched, I agree to let him make the incision on the patient."

The anesthetist agreed.

To ensure safety, Li Jingsheng decisively elevated the skin incision technique by another level.

Directly advancing from Minor Achievement to Great Success.

This now was impressive, akin to a veteran deputy director physician’s incision level in the operating room. Not to mention incising spinal cortex; he would have no problem with lung, liver, or neck surgeries either.

He could feel that the operational techniques for superficial incision methods had become even more refined.

Standing in the chief surgeon’s position, holding the scalpel, he calmly and effortlessly cut along the blade position.

With one incision, the precision and stability, the control of depth were remarkable to the pinnacle.

What surprised him even more was the enhanced clarity of the tactile feedback from the blade.

When cutting the skin surface, he could feel the skin’s tension, thickness, presence of acne, scars, etc. His sensitivity to detecting subcutaneous blood vessels and nerves also became heightened.

This was the surgical prowess he always wanted yet was unattainable.

Mastering a hundred skills is not as good as mastering one well.

It appears that directly advancing the skin incision technique to the Great Success level was a wise decision.

The operating room was very quiet; no one dared to make a sound for fear of disturbing Li Jingsheng’s surgery.

But the way Hu Jia and the anesthetist looked at him had clearly changed.

With astonishment mixed with a hint of disbelief.

Director Hua’s eyes narrowed with a smile.

Professor Wu, though having many shortcomings, never lied to him. Especially regarding a doctor’s surgical capability, there would be no exaggeration.

"It seems Old Wu still had some reservations! This isn’t just senior attending cutting level, but clearly director-level incision skills. There are hardly any such experts in the entire orthopedic department."

Speaking a few was just to flatter the orthopedic department.

In reality, in the orthopedic department, only Director Hua and Chen Anchen could probably reach Li Jingsheng’s incision level.

Even Hu Jia couldn’t reach this height.

After Li Jingsheng incised the epidermis, he was greatly enjoying his current incision skill level.

Holding the scalpel, he once again slid through the subcutaneous tissue layer.

Upon reaching the supraspinous ligament, he easily halted the knife.

This also eased the anesthetist’s concerned heart.

When looking at Li Jingsheng, besides shock, she had an additional curiosity.

Previously, she hadn’t heard of any young doctor in orthopedics with such advanced incision skills!

Women, after all, tend to be gossipy.

Seeing Li Jingsheng’s incision conclude, she inquired to her own husband.

"Dr. Hu, who is this young expert? His incision skills are extraordinarily strong."

"Dr. Li Jingsheng! An excellent doctor we recently recruited into the orthopedic department, mainly working at the manual reduction outpatient clinic. He also diagnosed the cause of this patient’s illness, so I invited him to join the surgery."

Hu Jia introduced Li Jingsheng’s background.

Actually, he didn’t know much about Li Jingsheng either.

"Manual reduction outpatient clinic? Isn’t it Doctor Xu Madman and Dr. Xiaochen on duty?"

"Watch what you’re saying, will you? If Doctor Xu hears about this, he’ll give me a hard time. A virtuous wife diminishes a husband’s plight; don’t you know that?"

Hu Jia reminded his wife with a look.

In a large crowd, Li Jingsheng was also Doctor Xu’s apprentice; if the words reached Doctor Xu, he certainly wouldn’t be pleased.

"Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue! Well... none of you should gossip about this! Otherwise, I’ll be really mad!"

She realized her mistake too.

"If you’re going to chat, wait until the surgery is done to chatter away! Only talking about useless stuff."

Director Hua symbolically scolded.

"Our orthopedic department is a united division, never engaging in acts of discord. But Dr. Tang, next time, watch your words. Old Xu and I are classmates; aren’t you afraid I’ll tell him?"

Director Hua sorta helped her clean up the mess.

In any department, unity is crucial for prosperity and growth.

Li Jingsheng had long known many referred to Doctor Xu as Xu Madman in the department. He thought these people just liked labeling others; Doctor Xu was rather decisive and cold-blooded in actions, not mad at all.

He noticed the patient’s wound bleeding was significantly less than before.

"Great Success-level incision truly is remarkable. To advance to an even higher level, I probably need to level up as a physician first."

Previously, the amount of bleeding during incisions was quite alarming.