Chapter 143 - Circumcision (1/2)

The surgery was now finished. Vice Director Wang Weiping's life had been saved. His recovery would now depend on the postoperative care. However, postoperative care for bone fractures with severe damage would be quite difficult.

The most severe problem would be fat embolism syndrome, which was a disruption to blood supply caused by fat globules entering the bloodstream, a common consequence of trauma such as bone fractures. In other locations, fat embolism syndrome could cause a cerebral embolism or pulmonary embolism. This complication could be fatal. Fat embolism syndrome also wasn't that easy to defend against.

Other potential problems were hypostatic pneumonia, ischemic necrosis, osteoarticular necrosis, and so on. These were all potential consequences from the severe pelvic fracture. The true treatment for the patient would only begin after the surgery was completed.

Now that the surgery was complete, someone needed to report to Superintendent Ouyang. Zhang Fan didn't want to go. Meanwhile, both directors were still resting, so Zhang Fan pulled over a chair and sat down to wait since the surgery was finished.

”Doctor Zhang, how about you go and change out of your surgical garb? The superintendent and the others are all waiting for you outside!” The head nurse told Zhang Fan.

”Oh! My legs are a little numb. Let me rest for a while!” Zhang Fan glanced at the two directors as he replied to the head nurse. If he went out at this time, he would doubtlessly receive so much glory, but Zhang Fan didn't want to have all this attention. Before performing the surgery, everyone would be highly unified. However, things would be quite different now that the surgery had been successful. There would be plenty of people who would be envious, jealous, or even hate him. That was why Zhang Fan wanted the two directors to get the attention instead!

This was a negative trait of Chinese people. While the Chinese could band together and make it through any difficulty, they had far more trouble with sharing wealth and status! Chinese people would forever scheme against and backstab each other! At any rate, they were unable to peacefully share wealth and status together!

After everyone rested for a while, Zhang Fan followed the two directors out of the operating room. Zhang Fan quietly followed behind them without saying anything or showing signs of excitement. Gao Shijun and Wang Dehua nodded to each other upon seeing this. Zhang Fan's behavior was much better than their own back in the day. His personality—calm and steady at all times—was the best type for achieving great things in the future as a surgeon!

Outside the operating room, in the doctors' large resting area, Superintendent Ouyang led a huge group of people to start clapping their hands the moment that the three doctors appeared. There were countless flashes from cameras as well.

The head nurse of the operating room had already reported to Superintendent Ouyang when the surgery was almost finished. Superintendent Ouyang then swiftly gathered up all the doctors and nurses, and then brought reporters as well to meet the three surgeons in the spacious doctors' resting area.

Such a large-scale welcome had never occurred before within Chasu City Hospital. The three surgeons were all rather shy in front of the cameras, no matter their age!

Superintendent Ouyang was incredibly skilled at stirring up good publicity! She told a story of Wang Weiping being the perfect doctor who was injured while working overtime to try and save a patient. The entire hospital then turned up to help out and support Wang Weiping. The surgeons worked hard and succeeded at saving him! The hospital leadership had even been the first to help donate blood to save him! What a perfect story this was!

Chasu City Hospital under Superintendent Ouyang's leadership was able to absolutely suppress Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital, the only other Class A hospital in the city. This wasn't merely because Chasu City Hospital had better medical equipment. Superintendent Ouyang was far more skilled than the superintendent of Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital!

Gao Shijun went with the superintendent to talk to the reporters. Zhang Fan was too young, and Wang Dehua had a bad habit of always wanting to contradict others, which was why Superintendent picked Gao Shijun to go with her.

Zhang Fan finished his rotation in the gynecology and obstetrics department. He was now truly famous within the hospital. People would always greet him everywhere that he went! Previously, others would at most nod at him in greeting, but now they would stop and chat a little with him. Actually, it wasn't that they wanted to obtain anything from him. This was simply how people were. They would flock to those who had status.

Superintendent Ouyang became more and more satisfied with Zhang Fan. He was skilled, had a steady personality, and was especially respectful towards his higher-ups! If it wasn't for the fact that he was too young, Zhang Fan would already be Superintendent Ouyang's ideal orthopedic department director!

The hospital administration department director personally poured a cup of water for Zhang Fan in this department. Zhang Fan was really scared by this! Although the hospital administration department was really protective of the hospital's doctors when dealing with outsiders, internally this department would often be punishing the doctors, especially the younger doctors.

”Director! This isn't appropriate! Allow me to do it myself!” Zhang Fan hurriedly stood up and grabbed the water kettle.

”No, I should do this for you! Have a seat! You might not know that Wang Weiping was my classmate, although he's three years older than me. Although we're getting old now, the younger generation is maturing. You're the best among the younger generation. I should be serving you!”

Zhang Fan felt rather awkward after hearing this. ”It's all because my teachers gave me opportunities!”

”It's also the result of your own hard work. A few months ago, I heard that there was a time when you took every single surgery possible from the emergency department. The heavens favor the hardworking! Continue as you are!”

”Yes, Director, I will.”

”Here is your paperwork for finishing the rotation in the gynecology department. Have a drink of water and then go to the superintendent's office. The superintendent wants to speak to you; she's been waiting for you ever since this morning.”

Zhang Fan didn't dare to waste time, since the superintendent was waiting for him. He only drank two sips of water before taking his paperwork and going to the superintendent's office.

Zhang Fan knocked on the door. ”Come in!” said Ouyong Hong.

”Superintendent, you were looking for me?”

”Haha! Have a seat! Nice, you're not being proud or hasty! Prepare yourself to go to the rural area!” Superintendent Ouyang smiled as she said so.

”Rural area?” Zhang Fan was rather confused.

”Our city is choosing the 10 most excellent youths of Chasu City. The medical field will have only one slot to nominate a candidate! If you want to obtain this slot, you must have experience treating rural communities. That's why you're going to a rural area starting tomorrow for one week.”

”That long? In a small village or the nomadic area?” Zhang Fan didn't really want to go. There would be far fewer patients for him there. He felt like it would be far too much a waste of his time, doing nothing there every day.