When the Doctor Uses A Hack

Seeing Sun Sheng wake up, Chen Cang truly breathed a sigh of relief.

Upon arriving at the operating room, Chen Cang suddenly heard a system notification sound.

[Ding! Congratulations, your blind pericardiocentesis was successful, drawing a pericardial tamponade monster, level 40, boss level; given the high difficulty and lack of system prompts, you will receive: 1. Thoracotomy Hemostasis; 2. a white Skill Book.]

Chen Cang was slightly startled.

Seeing a flash of purple, the system notification sounded again.

[Thoracotomy Hemostasis: Master level; Do you want to start training?]

Chen Cang hesitated for a moment and did not choose to train immediately, maybe another day.

He was very satisfied with this reward!

Why say so?

Thoracotomy Hemostasis is a type of chest trauma surgery, and hemothorax is one of the most severe complications of chest injuries, with at least seventy percent of casualties involving various degrees of hemothorax.

Massive intrathoracic hemorrhage is one of the main causes of early death from trauma!

So, this skill is very practical for emergency situations!

Even better than giving Chen Cang a liver transplant surgery.

After all, the best skill is the one you can use yourself.

Even if he had a top-tier surgery skill for liver or heart transplantation, it’s quite possible he wouldn’t have the opportunity to use it for years.

But this Thoracotomy Hemostasis is an excellent lifesaving skill for emergencies!

Then there was the white Skill Book; a white Skill Book indicates that the skill level is only basic.

So Chen Cang didn’t hold out too much hope and activated it casually.

[Spleen Repair Technique: Basic level.]

Spleen Repair Technique?

Chen Cang was immediately delighted!

Not bad, not bad at all.

He hadn’t expected it, but he had acquired two emergency skills.

After pushing the door and entering the operating room, the three directors were already prepared. Seeing Chen Cang come in, they paused for a moment and then exchanged glances.

Tao Zi: Should we give up the lead surgeon position?

Li Baoshan: I’m not sure…

Xu Tianfu: Don’t look at me; I’m just an assistant.

After some hesitation, Tao Zi asked, “Chen, do you want to take the lead on the surgery?”

Chen Cang was startled and hurriedly shook his head, “Director Tao, you flatter me. I’ve never done heart surgery before. I’m just starting to learn it; how could I know how?”

As soon as this was said, Li Baoshan and Tao Zi exchanged looks and actually breathed a sigh of relief.

Good, good.

So there’s something you don’t know.

However, Tao Zi immediately thought, “Come on, Chen, come here, I’ll teach you how to perform a pericardial repair surgery.”

[Ding! A special scenario has been triggered, Tao Zi’s teaching mode, pericardial exploration, debridement, and repair surgery;]

Chen Cang was startled. A special scenario triggered?

This was the first time encountering such a teaching mode!

But… what’s the difference between the teaching mode and ordinary surgery?

It certainly couldn’t be a bad thing, and with that thought, Chen Cang quickly nodded and thanked Director Tao.

Yuan Yuan was on the night shift and after seeing Chen Cang, she prepared the surgical gown like a dutiful wife, carefully helping him into the clothes and tying the straps.

Watching this, the three directors were immediately taken aback!

They hadn’t been given such considerate treatment just now, had they?

…

Chen Cang walked to Tao Zi’s side, a spot that offered a better view of Tao Zi’s surgical field and made it easier to learn.

As a veteran cardiothoracic director, Tao Zi had seen more than his fair share of pericardial surgeries.

The difficulty of the surgery seemed minor in his view.

Such surgeries are performed under local anesthesia, with the patient laying supine in position.

Just as Tao Zi was about to begin, Chen Cang suddenly heard the system notification sound.

[Ding! Teaching mode activated, analysis and explanation functions enabled.]

The surgery began, and Tao Zi took the scalpel, glancing at Chen Cang, “Keep your eyes peeled, Chen. Usually, the incision for pericardial surgery is made on the fourth or fifth rib on the left side, cutting into the chest from the posterior lateral direction.”

As he spoke, Tao Zi began to make an incision slowly.

At this moment, the scene in the teaching mode was constantly evolving, including how to choose the incision, which incision was best, and the significance of the incision…

Chen Cang’s mind was overwhelmed with information at this time!

A flood of messages surged into his mind, every little operation was a key point.

Tao Zi pushed aside the pleura on both sides and moved part of the diaphragm.

After entering the thoracic cavity, Tao Zi began to carefully search the pericardium, looking for the location where it was injured.

By this time, the broken ribs were visible on the pericardium, with traces of puncture.

Fortunately, the ends of the broken ribs weren’t very sharp and, after injuring the pericardium, didn’t cause a severe laceration.

But one could faintly discern the scene within the pericardium.

At this time, Tao Zi started to cut open the pericardium along the laceration, with incredible finesse…

[Ding! Capture detected: pericardiotomy… Please study carefully…]

Chen Cang watched intently, while Tao Zi had also stopped talking and was fully focused on inspecting the pericardial wound.

“Saline”

“Suction”

“Gauze”

“Hemostatic gauze”

…

The seamless cooperation between Tao Zi and the two directors left Chen Cang utterly speechless.

This level of teamwork could be described as having no gaps, as if each could read the other’s mind.

The surgery continued.

At this point, Li Baoshan and Xu Tianfu hoisted the pericardium with four traction sutures, while Tao Zi carefully cleared the blood accumulating within the pericardium.

The entire process was extremely delicate and meticulous, and Chen Cang didn’t dare to let out a breath.

Soon after the cleanup was completed, red letters suddenly appeared in Chen Cang’s eyes.

That was the bleeding point!

It was a vessel within the pericardium that was still slowly bleeding; Tao Zi handled the broken vessels one by one with composure.

Either ligating to stop the bleeding or suturing…

At this time, Chen Cang’s virtual screen seemed to be deeply analyzing and exploring Tao Zi’s surgical procedure, transforming it into various knowledge points that entered Chen Cang’s mind.

…

[Ding! Detection of pericardial repair detected, please study seriously…]

By this time, the surgery had reached its final stages.

[Ding! Teaching mode ended! Mission received: Complete five pericardial explorations, debridement, and repair surgeries within five days. Completion reward: Advanced level in pericardial exploration, debridement, and repair surgeries!]

Chen Cang’s face lit up with joy!

Was this homework or a mock exam?

The reward was generous indeed, an advanced pericardial surgery.

The surgery was quickly finished!

Everything went smoothly.

After returning to the ward, it was already past three in the morning.

From one o’clock, everyone had become somewhat fatigued; this high-precision, high-intensity work had taken a toll on Chen Cang.

But at least a life had been saved.

At this thought, a sense of relief washed over Chen Cang.

After all, this was what being a doctor was all about.

Upon arriving back at the ward, Niu Hui was pacing anxiously in the emergency hall.

When she saw everyone coming back, she hurried over, about to inquire about the status of the surgery from the director.

Then she suddenly saw the man on the hospital bed looking at her with a silly, happy smile.

Instantly, Niu Hui felt both exasperated and amused.

This man always knew how to push her buttons.

But, the surgery must have been a success, right…

At this thought, Niu Hui let out a snort, and cried…

Tears streamed down her cheeks.

And her smiling face bloomed like a flower.