Chapter 1145 Save One
Two ugly, differently shaped little hearts swelled and shrank feebly in Yu Zhiming's mind...
Yu Zhiming examined the beating of the deformed heart in his mind for two or three minutes before his vision slowly focused and he could see the four-dimensional color image on the phone screen clearly again.
After confirming that the image in his mind could no longer be accurate, he handed the phone back to Dr. Luo Yu.
"The information provided by this four-dimensional color ultrasound is somewhat insufficient for me to draw a detailed cardiac image, let alone information about coronary artery blood flow."
"but……"
Yu Zhiming expressed his own assessment, saying, "This heart deformity is quite serious. How difficult will the surgery be to correct it?"
Luo Yu sighed softly and said, "The deformity is too severe and the child is too young. I didn't want to take over, but the person who asked me to do it is a senior brother with whom I have a very good relationship."
"He said he was powerless and that I was the only one who had the ability to save these two children."
Yu Zhiming thought about it and asked, "How confident are you?" These were two children who were not even a month old.
Luo Yu met Yu Zhiming's gaze and said frankly, "Given the severity of the heart deformity and physical condition of these two children, even with your help, I can only have a 10% to 20% chance of success at best."
"Only one or two percent?" Yu Zhiming frowned.
A success rate of 10% or 20% is not much different from gambling with your life, and there is a high probability that you will lose both your money and your life.
Luo Yu sighed again and said, "So, I don't want to take over. The success rate is too low."
"My senior brother said that I still have at least a 10% to 20% chance, but he's not even sure at all."
Yu Zhiming uttered a soft "oh" and said, "A 10% or 20% chance is still a hope. After all, it's two lives. If there's a chance, we might as well take a chance."
He then asked, "Should we have the surgery as soon as possible? Or should we wait a little longer?"
Luo Yu explained: "We can only hold on for another month or two, so that the baby can grow a little bigger and stronger."
"If time goes on any longer, the two children's heart problems may worsen."
Yu Zhiming pondered and said, "Then I'll do another heart check on them a week before the operation. Children this young develop very quickly."
He then asked, "What do you think, parents?"
"These two children need to survive for a month or two, and undergo surgery. The cost is estimated to be more than one million yuan."
"And the chances of success are so low!"
"Even if the operation is lucky enough to be successful..."
Yu Zhiming examined the two deformed hearts in his mind again and said, "With such a severe heart deformity, surgery will certainly only be able to correct it to a limited extent. Can the heart function be restored to 50% or 60% of a normal heart?"
"Even if we raise the child carefully, he will definitely grow up lazy, and the cost of raising him is huge."
If these two children are lucky enough and have successful operations, they will be real money-eating beasts.
Without a relatively deep family background or strong earning ability, it is inevitable that the family will be dragged down.
Because of his own experience, Yu Zhiming deeply realized the importance of money.
Some people let minor illnesses develop into major ones, and some patients with serious illnesses simply give up treatment. It’s all because of money.
In addition, Yu Zhiming also disagrees with some seriously ill patients who spend all their family savings and even take on huge debts in order to live a few more months or two.
Of course, this is the choice of the patient and his family. Yu Zhiming only provides medical advice and does not interfere in other aspects.
Luo Yu introduced: "The child's family runs a small factory and is said to make nearly one million yuan a year."
"My senior brother also explained in detail the possible conditions of the child after the operation to the child's parents. They clearly expressed that they wanted to give it a try, saying that if they were lucky, it would be good if they could save one child."
"Save one?" Yu Zhiming repeated.
Luo Yu thought Yu Zhiming was not satisfied with only saving one person, so he explained, "Doctor Yu, I know you are a medical genius who has repeatedly made the impossible possible."
"But this heart deformity correction surgery is a one-to-one situation. I only have a 20% chance of success at best."
The next moment, he confidently said, "There must be someone better than me in the field of heart deformity correction, but I'm sure that person's chance of success is no more than 30%."
"We are lucky enough to save one person."
When Luo Yu said this, he noticed that Yu Zhiming's eyes were a little dazed, as if he was daydreaming.
"Doctor Yu... Doctor Yu..."
Luo Yu called out softly several times, but Yu Zhiming didn't respond. He knew that this guy was in deep thought.
Is this... a sudden gain?
Luo Yu was excited and began to look forward to it...
At this moment, in Yu Zhiming's mind, two hearts, different in appearance but equally ugly, had been divided into several parts and were being rearranged and recombined.
Luo Yu's statement of "saving one" suddenly gave Yu Zhiming a bold idea.
The two hearts of these identical twins have different focuses of heart deformities, one ventricular deformity is more serious, and the other atrial deformity is more serious.
What if two deformed hearts were picked and put together to form a relatively fully functional heart?
Of course, this patchwork is not a simple combination of permutations. We need to consider the heart function and the difficulty of the surgery...
After repeated measurements and simulations, Yu Zhiming, relying on his basic understanding of the two deformed hearts, finally put together a patchwork surgical plan in his mind.
He shifted his attention out of his mind, and just as he moved, an urgent voice rang in his ears.
"Doctor Yu, there has been a major discovery, right?"
Yu Zhiming's gaze focused on Luo Yu in front of him, and he saw that he was full of anticipation.
He did not respond directly, but asked Qing Ning, who was accompanying him, to bring him paper and pen.
Under the watchful eyes of Luo Yu and Qing Ning, Yu Zhiming drew a structural perspective diagram of the two deformed hearts on paper with a pen.
Then, he drew several winding dividing curves on the heart perspective drawing.
After the drawing was completed, Yu Zhiming pointed at the drawing and explained, "Doctor Luo, look..."
"This part of this heart... this part, and this part, plus this part of this heart... this part, make up a relatively healthy heart."
"Do you think it's feasible?"
"Patchwork?" Luo Yu asked in surprise. He couldn't help but reach out to pick up the blueprint and began to ponder.
Yu Zhiming said with a smile, "These two children are identical twins. There's no rejection reaction in their bodies. The two hearts can be combined into one. There's no problem."
"Because the information is not precise and detailed enough, I have put together this patchwork surgical plan. According to my calculations, his heart function can reach 80% to 90% of that of a normal person."
"This heart function is sufficient for this child to grow up healthily. He is not a skinny, sickly patient with a pale face."
Yu Zhiming spoke excitedly, but found that Luo Yu did not give the expected applause response.
Seeing Luo Yu's face looking thoughtful, Yu Zhiming's excitement quickly dissipated.
"Doctor Luo, is my surgical plan not feasible?"
Luo Yu pondered and said slowly: "Doctor Yu, the difficulty of your patchwork operation is definitely greater than that of a heart transplant."
"Compared to the heart deformity correction I expected..."
He thought for a moment and said, "If we put it together like this, the operation will be even more difficult."
"Of course, everything went well. As you said, the heart function after the surgery was indeed much better than simple corrective surgery."
"only……"
Luo Yu said with a worried look on his face: "This heart patching surgery is too traumatic to the heart. It's hard to say whether it can be successfully restored. It's hard to say."
He noticed Yu Zhiming's expression was a little grim, and then said, "Of course, your surgical plan is indeed a unique and innovative approach. It is necessary to conduct in-depth research on its feasibility."
Luo Yu smiled and praised again: "Doctor Yu, you are indeed a medical genius, with wild imagination and thinking beyond others' imagination."
Yu Zhiming said somewhat unhappily: "Doctor Luo, you don't have to force yourself to praise me. I can hear it..."
"You are not optimistic about my patchwork surgery plan at all and think it is unrealistic."
Luo Yu smiled awkwardly and explained, "Doctor Yu, it's not that I'm pessimistic, but putting these two hearts together into one will involve suturing a large number of coronary blood vessels."
"The myocardium is highly sensitive to hypoxia, which requires that during surgery, the large and small coronary vessels be sutured as much as possible without missing any. Otherwise, the slightest mistake can lead to local myocardial ischemia and necrosis, which in turn can cause surgical failure."
Luo Yu once again cast his gaze on the blueprint drawn by Yu Zhiming and said slowly, "Objectively speaking, although the operation is quite difficult, I must admit that there is still a possibility of success."
Yu Zhiming could hear the other party's disapproval and said, "I personally feel that the success rate of this patchwork surgery should be higher than 10% or 20%, right?"
Luo Yu couldn't help but remind him: "Let alone other things, your patchwork surgical plan is destined to give up a child."
Yu Zhiming retorted, "Even though you've voluntarily given up one, your 10% or 20% chance is no different from giving up two."
"What's important is that if my surgical plan is successful, the baby will be healthy."
Luo Yu smiled lightly, took the blueprint and stood up, saying, "Doctor Yu, I'll take this blueprint back and think about it carefully."
"And talk to some medical experts..."
After seeing Luo Yu off, Yu Zhiming returned to the living room, picked up paper and pen again, and began to draw a structural perspective diagram of the deformed heart.
In the past, when faced with difficult problems that troubled everyone, the solutions he came up with in a flash of inspiration always received surprised and happy approval, and the results also proved the correctness of his solutions.
But this time, Luo Yu unexpectedly did not approve of him, which made Yu Zhiming feel a little dissatisfied.
He decided to refine this patchwork surgical plan and consult other heart specialists...
People who work hard are the most attractive.
Seeing Yu Zhiming immersed in his medical work again, Qing Ning was not angry at all. Instead, she propped up her chin and admired him with a loving look...
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