"???"
Su Zhengnan couldn't understand why the other person would say these things to him, since he wasn't the hospital's director.
What does it matter to me whether you have a teacher or not?
Su Zhengnan expressed his incomprehension, but did not want to say much, so he could only smile and remain silent.
After changing into sterile surgical gowns and undergoing disinfection, Su Zhengnan followed the other party into the operating room.
Inside the operating room.
The patient was already lying on the operating table, motionless, and it was unclear whether he had already been given anesthesia.
As soon as Su Zhengnan entered the operating room, he noticed that his fifth senior brother, Li Huai'an, was leading everyone in performing the final examination on the patient.
He was just there to observe, so Su Zhengnan wasn't involved in the normal surgery; all he had to do was stand aside and watch.
After confirming that all preoperative preparations were in order, Li Huai'an glanced at all the medical staff present and said to a doctor wearing glasses standing to the side:
"Alright, Dr. Wu, you can begin now!"
"Yes, Director Li!"
Dr. Wu, who wore glasses, nodded and stepped forward to begin massaging the patient.
It is very difficult to perform surgery on cauda equina tumors without damaging the nervous system. Therefore, before surgery, it is best to use traditional Chinese medicine massage to separate the adhesions between the tumor and the spinal nerves.
This is the best solution that Li Huai'an and his teacher came up with.
Within the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine at the First People's Hospital of Beijing, Dr. Wu's TCM massage skills are so advanced that he can remove cauda equina tumors.
It's important to understand that removing a tumor connected to nerves from a patient's body using only massage techniques is by no means a simple task; it's not something that can be accomplished simply by using the correct massage techniques.
crackling sounds...
The next moment, Dr. Wu's hands were seen pressing, kneading, pushing, and shaking the patient's back, as if he were tapping on the patient's spine.
Su Zhengnan felt that the other person's massage technique was very clumsy. If he were to do it, he would definitely not massage so roughly as the other person.
At a glance, Su Zhengnan could tell that this Doctor Wu must have just mastered the "transformation energy" of traditional Chinese massage, which was why he was able to separate the neuroma connected to the spinal nerve.
Of course, the "neutralizing force" mentioned here is not the same as the neutralizing force in kung fu, but rather a type of massage force in traditional Chinese massage techniques.
Traditional Chinese medicine orthopedic masters also possess this kind of strength, but fewer and fewer people can do it nowadays.
Even Master Gu, Su Zhengnan's teacher, couldn't exert such force during massage.
This is not to say that Master Gu's traditional Chinese massage is ineffective, but rather that his main focus was not traditional Chinese massage, and he simply did not have enough time to develop the transformative power in massage.
"I never expected that this Dr. Wu, who looks so young, would already know the technique of neutralizing force in massage. It's true that the First People's Hospital of Beijing is full of hidden talents!"
Su Zhengnan couldn't help but sigh inwardly, but this Doctor Wu's technique was a bit too clumsy, obviously he had only recently reached the level of "transforming strength" in massage.
He also noticed that the patient had been lying motionless on the bed, indicating that they had obviously administered anesthesia beforehand.
Anesthesia has certain side effects, which can also affect the probability of a successful surgery.
If traditional Chinese medicine techniques are used for pain relief and anesthesia while massaging and dissecting the neuroma, the effect will be far better than using Western medicine anesthesia.
However, Su Zhengnan did not say this immediately.
After all, this was a special surgical project led by the Fifth Senior Brother. If he were to say these things in front of so many people, it would be tantamount to slapping the Fifth Senior Brother in the face.
Therefore, even if Su Zhengnan had objections to Dr. Wu's massage techniques, he could only discuss it privately with his fifth senior brother, Li Huai'an, after the surgery.
*Slap slap slap...*
Dr. Wu's hands were constantly massaging and stretching the patient's back, mainly focusing on the areas where the patient had neuromas.
Soon, Dr. Wu was sweating profusely from exhaustion.
After all, it is extremely difficult to separate a neuroma adhering to the patient's body using massage techniques alone without damaging the patient's spinal nerves.
With a snap!
Finally, I don't know how much time has passed.
Dr. Wu suddenly stopped what he was doing, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and turned to Li Huai'an, saying:
"Director Li, it should be about ready. Let's get a CT scan first!"
"Okay, sure."
Li Huai'an nodded, and then immediately had the nurse push the patient to have a CT scan.
When they received the CT scans, everyone gathered around to look at them.
"The CT scan shows that the neuroma has indeed separated from the spinal nerve to some extent, but the separation is not complete. Can the surgery still be performed?"
One of the surgeons looked at the results on the CT scan and turned to ask Li Huai'an.
Li Huai'an frowned slightly. He had originally thought that Dr. Wu's massage techniques would be enough to separate the neuroma from the patient's spinal nerves before surgical removal.
However, it now seems that Dr. Wu's massage was not as effective as he had initially thought.
Dr. Wu sighed softly, looking somewhat exhausted, and said, "I'm sorry, Director Li, my massage technique is probably still a bit lacking. I can't give the patient a second massage in this situation. I think we should probably postpone the surgery today!"
"Dr. Wu, you don't need to belittle yourself. As far as your massage skills are concerned, there are very few people in the entire capital who can surpass you except for those few national masters of traditional Chinese medicine who specialize in orthopedics. Even my teacher might not be able to do it."
Li Huai'an reached out and gently patted Dr. Wu's shoulder to comfort him, suddenly unsure whether the surgery should continue.
After all, the key to the success of this surgery was Dr. Wu's traditional Chinese massage.
It's clear that Dr. Wu's massage results haven't reached the point of completely removing the neuroma.
If we force the patient to undergo further surgical removal, then even if the surgery is successful, it will be of little significance.
That would mean losing the foundation of traditional Chinese medicine surgery, and the patient would also be more likely to relapse after the surgery.
The neuroma was not completely removed, and it will likely grow back later even after the excision.
This completely contradicts the purpose of their initial creation of this research topic.
For a moment, everyone present fell silent.
Everyone stared at the CT scan results in front of them without saying a word for a long time.
Fortunately, the patient was still under anesthesia and unconscious, otherwise he probably would have gotten up from the operating table and started cursing.
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