381 Can We Still Be Together (2/2)
Ling Ran nodded and started dealing with the patient's blood vessels and mesoappendix.
Doctor Zhou was rather embarrassed. ”It has been a long time since I operated the retractor, and my skills are a little rusty. We still need to work on our teamwork.”
”There's no need.” Ling Ran glanced at Doctor Zhou's skinny arms and legs, and the wrinkles around Doctor Zhuo's eyes. He regarded the idea of working with Doctor Zhou again with great contempt.
Tasks like operating the retractor should naturally be carried out by energetic young people. Not only were they strong and hardworking, but they were also good at flattering others.
Compared to those young people, attending physicians like Doctor Zhou were not very useful as Ling Ran's assistant.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click visiting.
”It's time to ligate and remove the appendix.” Ling Ran reminded Doctor Zhou, causing Doctor Zhou to swallow his words.
Ling Ran removed the appendix without trouble in a short period of time and sutured its end using the purse-string suture technique.
The official name of the purse-string suture technique was the ”continuous inverting horizontal mattress suture”, and it was slightly different compared to the other two inverted suture techniques that Ling Ran had mastered before this, which were the Lembert suturing technique and the interrupted inverting horizontal mattress suture.
Right now, Ling Ran was already capable of performing all kinds of sutures without any difficulty.
He tossed the tiny appendix on the tray. The appendix was bright red, like a small chunk of Cantonese sausage.
”Young woman, don't go so wild during buffets next time.” Doctor Zhou's mood became relaxed.
The patient was unable to see what was going on. She asked timidly, ”What is going on now?”
”Your appendix is already removed.” Doctor Zhou toyed with the appendix on the tray and said, ”It was swollen.”
”Oh… thank you.”
”Hey, this young woman is pretty polite. The next time you seek treatment in our Emergency Medical Center, we'll think of a way to give you a discount.” It was a textbook doctor-joke.
The patient was speechless.
She did not dare to say that she did not ever want to get admitted into the Emergency Medical Center again.
After Ling Ran checked the patient's abdominal cavity carefully, he tossed the instrument in his hand aside and asked Doctor Zhou, ”Do you want to perform abdominal closure?”
Doctor Zhou glanced at his watch and agreed. ”Thank you, Doctor Ling.
”You're welcome.” Ling Ran took off his gloves and tossed them into the trash can. He then asked the circulating nurse. ”Where's the next patient? Operating Theater 2?”
”Yes, Operating Theater 2. I'll go and check.” Even though the circulating nurse had already inquired about it earlier, she went to make a double confirmation. After a while, she returned and said, ”The patient is already in Operating Theater 2.”
Ling Ran nodded.
At this moment, the patient, Mei Qiaoqing, whose head was covered by a drape, called out, ”Doctor, doctor, please make sure that the incision is at the same position and shape.”
Ling Ran stopped in his tracks for a moment.
”I'll try my best, but the appendix moves around the abdominal cavity.” Ling Ran had no choice but to explain. Even though the probability of it being in the lower right abdomen was the highest, he could not guarantee that this would be the case…
However, Mei Qiaoqing's persistent voice rang out from behind the drape, ”He's my boyfriend. So, now that we suffer from appendicitis at the same time, even if his appendix wanders around, it would definitely end up at the same location as mine.”
Ling Ran earnestly listened to the patient's opinion and said, ”I'll test your hypothesis out on your behalf.”
After he said that, Ling Ran exited the operating theater.
Mei Qiaoqing panicked when she heard what Ling Ran said. ”What if his appendix is not at the same position as mine? Can we still be together? How am I going to face him?
Doctor Zhou panicked too when he heard what the patient said. He told the nurse in a hushed tone, ”Hide all the scalpels…”