Chapter 12 (2/2)

However… even Chief Physician Old Pan a.s.sumed that this would be a case of acute cholecyst.i.tis as well.

Clinically, no one would pay much attention to rare diseases as their chances of occurrence were so small that it would be unwise to hinder a normal medical procedure because of it.

Various investigative reports suggested the patient was most probably suffering from acute cholecyst.i.tis.

The patient was currently in the operating theater’s elective surgery waiting list after his family members had consented to surgical treatment.

A diagnosis of acute appendicitis in a patient with suspected acute cholecyst.i.tis felt unreliable in every aspect.

“Zheng Ren, are you done? Don’t forget, you were transferred away…” reprimanded Cen Meng before he was interrupted by Chief Surgeon Liu.

“Isn’t the patient prepared for operation? Send him to the operating theater and let Zheng Ren perform the surgery. An acute appendicitis of ectopic position is possible but low on the list. What’s the worst that could happen? A misdiagnosis, that’s all. We can proceed for an exploratory laparotomy to locate the source when that happens. Cen Meng, tag along and pay attention to the patient’s safety.”

Then, Chief Surgeon Liu glared at Cen Meng and added. “The patient’s surgery is of utmost importance. Negligence is intolerable.”

Cen Meng nodded in response.

Cen Meng understood Chief Surgeon Liu’s plan instantly as he was involved in the retaliation against the emergency department earlier. Grinning peculiarly and devilishly, he leaned closer to Chief Surgeon Liu and whispered, “Perhaps I can inform the operating theater to arrange a live broadcast in the surgical demonstration cla.s.sroom. You can inform the upper management of the medical administrative division in the meantime, just in case…”

What a kind and thoughtful lad! The delighted Chief Surgeon Liu patted Cen Meng’s shoulder gently. His effort in promoting this chief resident was not in vain after all.

This time, Chief Surgeon Liu will slap Zheng Ren to death and remind Chief Physician Pan that it was foolish to overstep his workplace boundaries!

He winked at Cen Meng, who understood immediately and started making the necessary arrangements.

Chief Surgeon Liu glanced at Zheng Ren coldly and snorted. “Zheng Ren, normally I wouldn’t allow you to make nonsense out of this patient’s final diagnosis, but I’ll give you a chance to prove yourself since whatever you confidently said just now sounded logical too. However, I’ve to warn you that the operating table isn’t someplace where you can fool around as you please. If your diagnosis is wrong, I’ll ask Cen Meng to take over and when that happens… Humph!”

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The same anonymous account started a live stream and uploaded the patient’s disease condition and various investigation reports to Xinglin Garden.

“Which hospital starts a live broadcast on Xinglin Garden?”

“Perhaps someone who is trying to make a name for himself. Well, it’s normal for these people to disappear in the end anyway.”

“Hahaha, did you guys read it? A case of acute cholecyst.i.tis but treated as an acute appendicitis. How is the surgeon going to broadcast a surgery when he can’t even diagnose a patient correctly? Does he want to show us the battle between surgeons postoperatively?”

The video livestream attracted the attention of more than a dozen doctors in a very short amount of time.

Those who had the courage to live stream surgery were usually experienced senior consultants.

However, a live broadcast of an appendectomy, sorry… a “misdiagnosed” appendectomy… Was this supposed to be a joke?

The first batch of viewers started inviting their friends or fellow colleagues, and the viewers.h.i.+p climbed even further.

The hospital’s and patient’s name in every medical record and investigative report were pixelated in order to anonymize the location of the live broadcast.

Regardless, none of the viewers cared about those details in the first place. There was only one thing that really caught their eyes—this was a misdiagnosis!

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The surgical demonstration cla.s.sroom was s.p.a.cious and bright. A dozen doctors were surrounding Chief Physician Pan just like stars twinkling around a dazzling moon.

This arrangement was Chief Surgeon Liu’s idea.

The higher Chief Physician Pan climbed, the harder he would fall ten minutes later.

Yes, only ten minutes were required to expose Zheng Ren as an incompetent and idiotic surgeon. Decades of clinical experience gave Chief Surgeon Liu confidence.

Chief Surgeon Liu could foresee the bright future ahead of him; a future where no one dared to offend him after witnessing the unfortunate outcome of the emergency department.

“Chief Physician Pan, everything was arranged according to your request. The scrub nurse came from the emergency department and Zheng Ren mentioned that he didn’t need a surgical a.s.sistant. Are you satisfied with this arrangement?” Cen Meng walked into the surgical demonstration cla.s.sroom and stood in front of Chief Physician Pan courteously, tone and expression flawless.

The deputy division chief from the medical administrative division was sitting beside Chief Physician Pan with a peculiar look on his face.

Chief Physician Pan was really showing his age to allow a mere junior attending surgeon to mess around with such a simple case.

Alas… it was better to go through some trouble this time so that he would not need to handle their disputes in the future.

An eerie silence engulfed the surgical demonstration cla.s.sroom as everyone became immersed in their own trains of thought.

The anesthesiologist then made a gesture on the screen. The operation had officially begun.

The scalpel was thin and s.h.i.+ny. Without hesitation, the first incision was made.

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