A moment of silence fell over the operating room.
Li Huai'an stared at the CT images in his hand for a long time, hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to give up the surgery.
Although the patient had signed a voluntary consent form for the surgery beforehand, he could not accept that the surgery was not a traditional Chinese medicine surgery.
If the patient is to be treated with Western medicine after surgery.
Then there's really no need to continue this surgery.
"Judging from the CT images, this patient's neuroma isn't entirely impossible to remove. Shall I give it a try?"
Suddenly, Su Zhengnan stepped forward and looked at his fifth senior brother, a serious expression on his face.
Unfortunately, everyone was wearing masks, so Li Huai'an couldn't see his face at all.
“Junior brother, you’re just here to observe this surgery, so don’t stand up and cause trouble. This isn’t a surgery you should be involved in.”
Li Huai'an couldn't help but roll his eyes at him.
In fact, Li Huai'an didn't distrust his junior brother's medical skills; he just didn't want him involved in this already meaningless surgery.
Su Zhengnan glanced at him and said, "Actually, Dr. Wu's massage is already quite good. There's just a little nerve still attached to the tumor. We can massage it off."
"Um?"
Li Huai'an looked at his junior brother with surprise and asked incredulously, "From what you're saying, you don't mean you can completely separate the adhesion between the neuroma and the spinal nerve through massage, do you? This patient's body can't withstand a second massage in a short period of time!"
Excessive massage in a short period of time can damage the body's muscles and nerves. Even Li Huai'an, who has not specialized in massage, knows this, let alone a traditional Chinese medicine doctor who understands massage techniques.
Su Zhengnan smiled slightly and looked at his senior brother, saying, "I have reviewed the patient's pre-operative examinations. Judging from the patient's physical condition, he indeed cannot withstand the force of a second massage. But what if it is just a follow-up to the first massage?"
What do you mean by that?
Doctor Wu, standing to the side, stared at him with wide eyes, a hint of confusion in his voice, "You're not trying to say that my massage technique wasn't complete, are you? Or are you doubting that my massage was effective?"
At that moment, Dr. Wu felt as if someone was about to slap him in the face, so he immediately stood up to defend his reputation, or more accurately, to defend his medical skills.
Dr. Wu is quite confident in his massage techniques.
Although the massage just now was not done well, it does not mean that his massage technique is bad.
However, it is extremely difficult to remove the cauda equina tumor using massage techniques.
So far, he has never seen any traditional Chinese medicine doctor who can do this!
Although there are indeed a few orthopedic experts who can use massage to dissipate energy, they are all too old now to be able to perform massage to separate neuromas.
Otherwise, this research on traditional Chinese medicine wouldn't have been assigned to Li Huai'an; it would have been completed by other TCM doctors long ago.
Su Zhengnan blinked and looked at Doctor Wu beside him, saying, "I think you may have misunderstood me, Doctor Wu. I didn't mean that there was anything wrong with your massage, but I felt that if we give up on this surgery now, wouldn't all your previous efforts be in vain?"
"Uh, this..."
Dr. Wu was at a loss for words, because what Su Zhengnan said was indeed correct.
They had prepared for this surgical project for a long time, not only developing many feasible plans but also studying many cases.
If we give up now that we've come this far...
Then all their previous efforts and research will have been wasted. Everyone has spent so much time researching this topic, are they really going to give up all their hard work?
Thinking of this, Dr. Wu and everyone else present looked at their department director, Li Huai'an.
Seeing this, Li Huai'an pondered for a moment and asked, "Junior Brother, how confident are you?"
"Just give me three minutes to massage the patient, senior brother," Su Zhengnan replied confidently.
"......"
Upon hearing Su Zhengnan's words, Li Huai'an knew that his junior brother's massage skills were probably not bad either, but he was not sure if his junior brother could also use massage to neutralize internal energy.
There's nothing we can do; Su Zhengnan is simply too young.
Moreover, the teacher had never mentioned to them the achievements of this junior brother in traditional Chinese massage, so Li Huai'an had no idea what level his junior brother's medical skills had reached.
However, on the other hand, if it's only three minutes, it doesn't seem like it's impossible.
Thinking of this, Li Huai'an gave Su Zhengnan a deep look and said, "Okay, I'll give you three minutes. I'll take responsibility if anything happens to the patient during this time."
“But Director Li, your junior brother doesn’t have the authority to perform surgeries at our hospital. If the hospital finds out, our Traditional Chinese Medicine department will definitely be punished.”
Dr. Wu, who was standing to the side, looked somewhat worried.
Li Huai'an thought for a moment and said, "Then let's arrange an identity for my junior brother. Let's sign a contract with him in the name of our Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and let my junior brother make house calls in our department."
"......."
After Li Huai'an uttered those words, everyone present looked at each other, unsure of what to say.
Li Huai'an naturally knew what everyone was worried about, and waved his hand with a serious expression, saying, "You don't need to look at me like that. I believe in my junior brother's medical skills, and the patient has already signed the consent form, so there won't be any problems."
After speaking, Li Huai'an nodded to Su Zhengnan, indicating that he could go up and treat the patient.
Su Zhengnan did not hesitate at all. He walked directly to the operating table, pressed his hands on the patient's spine, massaged the muscles near the neuroma, and pressed on both sides of the spine.
To be honest, Su Zhengnan originally didn't want to take action, but he really didn't want to see the surgery his fifth senior brother had prepared end in failure.
From the moment Li Huai'an called to specifically invite him to observe the entire surgery process, Su Zhengnan could naturally see how much importance Li Huai'an attached to this operation.
This was not just a special traditional Chinese medicine surgery, but also a traditional Chinese medicine research project that Li Huai'an had been preparing for a long time.
If this surgery is successful.
Then perhaps Fifth Senior Brother Li Huai'an's seniority in the entire TCM community will be further enhanced, and he might even obtain a directorship in the National Association of Chinese Medicine.
If Su Zhengnan's original body remembers correctly.
It seems the National Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine is about to have its leadership transition. He had heard a rumor from his teacher that his fifth senior brother wanted to secure a position on the council.
So after much consideration, Su Zhengnan decided to help his senior brother out.
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