Chapter 20 (1/2)

Chapter 20: You’ll Pay for the Baby’s Life If You Can’t Save The Him 2

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Zheng Ren ignored the hostility in Cen Meng’s words and pushed the transport stretcher trolley into a treatment room.

After reading through the patient’s details and various investigative reports in the upper right corner of his vision, Zheng Ren came to a conclusion—it was troublesome!

Even so, he performed a simple physical examination on the patient not to confirm the diagnosis, but to locate the most ideal location for an incision.

The patient was a nineteen-year-old female at twenty-eight weeks of gestation with mild v.a.g.i.n.al bleeding and tenderness at the right umbilical region of the abdomen. No rebound tenderness or muscle guarding were noted.

Her acute appendicitis was relatively mild, but she had other, more serious issues that complicated surgical treatment.

He sent someone to invite the chief resident of the obstetrics department to consult this patient while venous catheterization was being done. This was a complicated case and he desperately needed some luck in order to complete the surgery perfectly.

The obstetrics department chief resident was soon at the first general surgery department. This was an emergency that involved two precious lives, so the sense of urgency was felt by all.

Zheng Ren invited the patient’s family members to the office for preoperative informed consent as the chief resident examined the patient.

“Clear evidence of the risk of miscarriage. The precipitating factor, an inflamed appendix, needs to be dealt with as soon as possible to save the fetus,” said the obstetrics chief resident.

“Will the surgery affect the baby?” asked a middle-aged man anxiously.

Zheng Ren felt helpless. In the family’s opinion, the child was of utmost importance, but what about the pregnant woman? Perhaps medical personnel were the only people empathizing with her.

Clearly, none of these people gave a d.a.m.n if the pregnant woman died during the surgery, as if she was merely a disposable childbearing machine for them.

Zheng Ren tried to comfort the man. “Usually, no.”

However, a middle-aged woman slumped against the wall and began to wail after hearing Zheng Ren’s answer.

It was a dry wail.

She was also mumbling something incomprehensible.

Zheng Ren, who had no intention of humoring her insincere theatrics, hardened his expression and asked every family member, except for the decision-makers, to leave the office immediately. Those who wanted to cry could do so outside and those who were needed to deal with procedure would proceed as planned.

Irresolution would be unacceptable as it would delay the patient’s treatment.

The patient was his primary concern. Her family members had no direct relation to him in any aspect and were ultimately irrelevant.

After the office regained its peace and quiet, Zheng Ren earnestly began explaining everything regarding the surgery to the patient’s husband, parents and in-laws.

Whenever Zheng Ren clarified a procedure, the patient’s husband and in-laws would inquire about the baby’s safety without giving the slightest concern for her. Meanwhile, the patient’s parents merely stood in one corner of the room with dark expressions and sealed lips.

Sea City General Hospital had the best medical facilities in the area and the patient required surgery to save the fetus. This was the best chance they had to save the baby.

However, the family members were unwilling to sign the informed consent doc.u.ments and wanted to s.h.i.+rk their responsibility.

Vexed, Zheng Ren rebuked them, “Do you still want to save the baby?!”

Finally, one of the family members reluctantly signed the informed consent doc.u.ments under the threat of the fetus’ demise and Zheng Ren’s smoldering gaze.

The hospitalization procedure had completed at the same time. Zheng Ren then provided them some medical advice and contacted the operating theater before changing into surgical attire.

Normal people encountering such apathetic family members would feel cold and hopeless, even scrub nurses like Xie Yiren and medical personnel who did not have much contact with the patients’ family.

However, Zheng Ren had seen too many cases like this in his career and had adapted to the harshness of reality. 1

He could not guarantee the safety of the fetus. In fact, the adult’s well-being was the main priority on his list. 3

The fetus or the adult… Was it a tough choice?

Their future… Well, that was none of his concern, right?

He pondered the patient’s surgical site and the best location for an incision as he walked toward the operating theater.

Every case of acute appendicitis during pregnancy had an inflamed appendix in an ectopic position due to compression by the gravid uterus. It was much more complicated than the misdiagnosed acute appendicitis with an ectopic appendix this afternoon.

Right after Zheng Ren had changed into surgical attire, the anesthesiologist on duty angrily pushed open the door, causing a loud bang as it hit the wall.

He roared at Zheng Ren, “How did you inform the patient’s family members just now? They didn’t even agree to general anesthesia. Talk to them again.”

“…” Zheng Ren was dumbfounded.

They did not even want general anesthesia? What the h.e.l.l was going on? Were they expecting the patient to go through agonizing pain throughout the entire surgery? 1

Were they here to cause trouble or seek treatment?

Zheng Ren, wearing his surgical gown, put on a white coat and stormed out of the operating theater.