SCT-Novel Chapter 440 - 434 She Comes
Chapter 440 - 434 She Comes
Chapter 440: Chapter 434 She Comes
However, after waiting for a while, the on-duty doctor still hadn’t arrived, and the patient’s complexion was getting worse and worse, indicating an increasing amount of blood loss.
“Has the on-duty doctor been located yet?” Tang Yuxin asked the nurse who entered, while her accompanying surgeon Li Jia had already helped move the patient into the operating room, ready for surgery at any moment.
The nurse was equally anxious, “Dr. Wang and Dr. Li are also in the operating room their patient is also critical. Dr. Zhang can’t be contacted right now – even his cell phone is switched off.”@@@@
Tang Yuxin contemplated a moment, “No, we can’t wait any longer; the surgery must be performed immediately, or the patient won’t make it.”
“Who will lead the surgery: there’s no on-duty doctor.”
Li Jia was also aware that surgery was necessary. Everyone knew that whilst massive gastric bleeding sounded serious, an experienced doctor would handle the operation without any major issues.
“I’ll do it,” Tang Yuxin, with the help of the nurse, had already put on her surgical gown, “you’ll assist,” she told Li Jia.
Li Jia pointed to herself, but before she could respond, she was already putting on a surgical gown.
“Find the patient’s family to sign the consent form,” Tang Yuxin instructed the nurse, certain that the patient’s family must be somewhere nearby.
“Okay,” the nurse quickly left. When she came back, she had the signed operation consent form in hand, “Dr. Xiaotang, the patient’s family has signed.”
“Did they say anything?” Tang Yuxin asked, washing her hands at the sink. Li Jia could only listen, following Tang Yuxin’s actions in near shock, unable to utter a word.
“No,” the nurse shook her head, “it all happened too suddenly, the family didn’t completely understand, but they cooperated fully.”
“Okay, surgery is complete,” she said, putting down the scalpel. This patient’s life was saved. If there were no further complications, he wouldn’t need another surgery. A patient – and the patient’s family – should not have to experience the ordeal of multiple surgeries. Responsibility and sanctions from the hospital administration would have to be dealt with tomorrow.
This was a basic principle, something even a brand-new medical student would know, so a grave mistake like this should never have happened.
The patient was transferred to the ICU. Despite the dangerous operation, all of his vital signs were normal, and he was expected to regain consciousness tomorrow without complications.
It wasn’t until the morning whistle sounded, signalling the end and the beginning of another day, that Tang Yuxin yawned, feeling weary. She leaned over the table, waiting for someone to arrive.
When the hospital director arrived and heard about the incident, he was livid.
“Where’s Zhang Yu?” he asked the on-duty nurse, “Where has he gone?”
The on-duty nurse looked as if she were about to cry, “Dr. Zhang said he was going to pick something up, but he hasn’t come back.”
“What time did he leave?” The director kept a stern face, eager to prevent himself from shouting at the nurse in anger. This wasn’t the nurse’s fault. The on-duty doctor was the one who was missing. If Tang Yuxin hadn’t performed the surgery last night, they would have been dealing with a medical accident this morning. Could he then continue his role as hospital director? Would their hospital even be allowed to operate anymore?
This type of low-level, completely avoidable incident had never occurred since the establishment of their military hospital.
“He left at around two o’clock,” answered the nurse quietly. She didn’t mention that Dr. Zhang had actually left before two o’clock. However, whether it was two o’clock or before two o’clock, it was now past nine.
“Where is he, where has he gone?”
The director slammed his hand on the table, his voice so loud no one dared to utter a word.
The nurse shook her head, on the verge of tears.
Where was he? How could she know? She wasn’t Zhang Yu’s shadow.