Chapter 84 The Nanny's Niece's Counterattack

If he weren't an old classmate, and if he weren't also a relatively well-known doctor, Dean Lin really wouldn't have dared to agree.

If something really goes wrong, it could cause a huge headache for the hospital, but because he is also a doctor, he leaves himself some room for maneuver.

It's quite a coincidence that just a few days ago, Director Zheng helped his student get some materials from him, and now a few days later, almost the same patients have arrived.

So he took out those documents again and gave a copy to Director Zheng as well.

“The new patient in bed 28 is the father of my former classmate. He’s also a doctor. He’s come to me for help, so I can’t just ignore him. Dr. Zheng, please give it a try. Whether it works or not depends on luck.”

In medicine, the most feared thing is luck.

Director Zheng glanced at the patient's medical record in bed 28, frowned, and said, "It's not that I don't want to help, it's just that I can't perform this surgery." He knew the limits of his abilities. If he were younger, he could have done it, but now, he was willing but unable.

At that moment, he thought of Lin Wei, but quickly shook his head.

In terms of hand strength, she is quite suitable. It's a pity that this catheter delivery is more difficult than the previous surgeries she has performed. The previous surgeries were one thing, but this one, as Dean Lin said, involves his old classmate's father. How could he dare to gamble with her?

Once you fail, there's almost no chance of a second time.

So he pondered for a moment and said, "Let me take another look." He also thought about who else he knew besides himself could perform this surgery.

Of the five surgeries that were attempted earlier, three failed after only twenty minutes because of punctured blood vessels, and one failed because of insufficient hand strength, not even being able to complete half of the procedure. The only one who was able to complete half of the procedure, Director Chen Yongyuan, had obviously been pulled into the operation.

Director Zheng thought for a long time but still couldn't think of anyone suitable. Those with the hand strength hadn't performed many radiofrequency ablation surgeries, and weren't cardiac surgeons. Those without the strength had performed many surgeries, but weren't capable of handling this one.

Then he thought of Lin Wei again. If only she could grow up a bit more, that would be great. Then he wouldn't have to worry about not having anyone to use.

When Lin Wei arrived at the department and followed Director Zheng on rounds, she was surprised when she came across this ward. She hadn't expected that a similar case she had seen in the simulation room would actually appear in front of her.

Director Zheng looked at her and asked, "What did you figure out?" He wanted to hear her opinion. After looking at so much information, she couldn't have missed a single thing, could she?

Lin Wei pondered for a moment and said, "This patient is quite old and has poor blood clotting, so he is not suitable for large-incision surgery. Conservative treatment is the most suitable option." As for the idea she mentioned earlier, she hadn't brought it up at all.

However, she didn't mention it, but Director Zheng brought it up for her, "Didn't you say before that you wanted to try a different approach with radiofrequency ablation? Why didn't you mention it today?"

Lin Wei gave a wry smile and said, "I would like to bring it up, but it's too difficult to do. Not only do we have to deliver the medicine to unfamiliar blood vessels, but we also have to prevent the vessels from being punctured. In addition, we have to precisely control the strength of the operator. One doctor is not enough; we need at least two doctors working together. Even then, we may not be able to succeed. It would be pointless to talk about it."

She had the opportunity to practice in the simulation room, but others didn't, and none of them had experience with similar surgeries. She couldn't think of anyone else who could cooperate with her, and even if she wanted to, no one believed her or gave her the opportunity.

Director Zheng was genuinely surprised when he heard this. "Where did you deduce all this from? You didn't remember telling her any of this."

Lin Wei nodded without batting an eye, "Yes." In reality, she didn't see anything wrong with the video at all, but it didn't matter. She was a genius, and people would believe whatever she said.

Director Zheng didn't dwell on the matter for long and believed it immediately. Some people are just naturally gifted, and that's something you can't envy.

"If you were to perform this surgery, would you be able to?" When Director Zheng asked this question, she didn't expect to receive a positive answer. Since she knew the difficulty of this surgery, she should know that it was not an easy surgery to perform.

However, Lin Wei nodded, "I can give it a try." This time she wasn't as certain as before, but rather spoke with humility.

Director Zheng nodded to himself after hearing this. Be confident when you should be confident, and be humble and tactful when you should be humble and tactful. Although she didn't say that she could definitely do it, this was far more reliable than her saying that she could.

It seems she was telling the truth; it's really worth a try.

However, things did turn out exactly as Lin Wei had imagined. Even if she said she could try, Director Zheng would never actually let her try, so the matter was simply dropped.

Lin Wei didn't take it to heart.

It would be a miracle if he actually entrusted this matter to her.

So during this time, she wrote medical records as required and performed surgeries as required. Putting everything else aside, her operating room work was truly excellent. Out of ten points, I would give her nine. I'm leaving one point so she doesn't get too proud.

As for where her patients come from, they must be from other attending physicians. Having someone else perform surgery for them means she gets the credit, so she's probably happy about it. However, since they are her patients, she still needs to supervise them as a first assistant.

Yang Mingjie was the second assistant. He went into the operating room, but he didn't have to do much; he just observed and learned. Every time he saw Lin Wei perform surgery, he had the feeling that they were from the same generation—they both entered cardiac surgery together. How come she was already wielding a scalpel, while he was still just an ordinary intern?

The difference is too big. Is this the difference between a genius and an ordinary person?

If he didn't know she was the surgeon, just looking at this long surgery, he would have thought it was Dr. Zheng who did it, as they were almost identical.

This situation lasted for a week.

One day, Lin Wei was suddenly stopped by Director Zheng, who said, "Get ready, bed 28 is going to have surgery, you will be my first assistant."

Wasn't she curious about this surgery before? If she could see it with her own eyes now...

Of course, Director Zheng brought her along for more than just that reason. He was afraid he wouldn't be able to complete the whole process, and if it really came down to that, he would have no choice but to let her try.

Lin Wei didn't notice this hidden thought. She was a little surprised to hear him ask her to be an assistant, but she quickly accepted it. "Okay, I'll get ready right away." She wasn't going to pass up such a good opportunity to observe.

She also wanted to know if the surgery would be successful. This surgery, which was a collaboration between the director of cardiac surgery in Hanshao City and the director of cardiac surgery in Sichuan Province, was one that she couldn't perform alone in the simulation room. Could it be successful?

And so, the two directors from different provinces and cities met at the hospital gate.

"You've seen all those cases, right? Do you have any different opinions on the punctured blood vessels?" Director Chen Yongyuan started getting down to business as soon as he saw Director Zheng.

The two quickly got down to business, repeating what they had already discussed in a video call a few days earlier.

After the conversation, upon seeing Lin Wei, Director Chen asked in surprise, "Is this a doctor in your department? How come she's so young?"

Following his gaze, Director Zheng looked at Lin Wei, smiled, and said, "This is my new student, Lin Wei. She will be the first assistant for this surgery." As if knowing what he was thinking, she jokingly expressed her favoritism, "Don't underestimate her just because she's young. My students naturally have their strengths."

Seeing this, Director Chen glanced at her curiously but said nothing.

He chooses his own assistant; it's none of his business, as long as it doesn't interfere with the surgery. This time, he brought along an assistant he's comfortable with, a senior attending physician with over ten years of experience, who takes this surgery very seriously.

He failed once before, and this time he only wants to succeed.

Soon, several people appeared on the operating table, scrubbed their hands, and put on surgical gowns with the help of the scrub nurse.

Because of concerns about his own capabilities, Director Zheng and Director Chen discussed it and agreed that Director Zheng would complete the first half of the surgery and the second half. Therefore, Director Zheng started the surgery first.

The X-ray revealed a pitifully thin blood vessel, but it was the most suitable one the two experts could find. The journey wasn't smooth; it was rather circuitous. If the conditions hadn't been unsuitable, they wouldn't have chosen even this vessel, but now, it was the only one available.

After the puncture, Director Zheng took each step very carefully, and soon he was covered in sweat, just like Lin Wei when she performed surgery in the simulation room.

The scrub nurse came over to wipe his sweat, then wiped it again, almost every few minutes, until eventually she just stood right next to him.

Lin Wei looked at the image on the angiography machine and couldn't help but feel nervous. Fortunately, half an hour and an hour passed, and although the catheter was being delivered very slowly, it was generally going smoothly.

However, contrary to what the two had originally planned, the original plan was for Director Zheng to deliver the first half of the tube and Director Chen to deliver the second half. But now it was obvious that Director Zheng's hand could not hold on.

He shuddered, but quickly regained his composure. However, he knew that this was the best he could do, so he glanced in the direction of Director Chen.

He quickly took over, not daring to make any big movements, and even slowed his breathing. The handover took about six minutes.

In fact, both Director Zheng and Director Chen knew that the surgery was very likely to fail because the remaining blood vessels were too long. Even if the latter was very skilled, he could only manage to complete the surgery about halfway, just like the surgery he had done a few years ago.

However, reality was even worse than expected. Director Chen followed a similar path to Director Zheng. Over the years, his hands had deteriorated somewhat, and the slight tremors, which were not noticeable under normal circumstances, became particularly noticeable at this time.

At this point, Director Chen was extremely unwilling. He had come this far, and he was still going to fail?

He wanted to continue, but knew that if he continued, his vein would be punctured, so he stopped there.

Just as he was about to pull the catheter out and admit that the surgery had failed, Director Zheng looked at the person next to him and said, "Lin Wei, you take over."