1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

"Old Lu, I was planning to go home today. Why did you drag me here?"

Chen Tiezhu complained when he arrived at the provincial hospital's office in the afternoon.

"How can I perform without you? Who is this comrade?" Dean Lu asked with a smile.

"Dean Lu..."

"I picked up my niece today. I thought she had something to do here, so I asked her to help me take care of Doudou. She is not from your medical circle. Although she also plays with knives, it is not a scalpel."

Qi Cuiwen was about to introduce herself when she was interrupted by Chen Tiezhu.

Dean Lu nodded, "It's good to have a close relationship. I can also speak frankly about some things. The leader's idea is that although we are not as good as others in overall medical level, we must surpass them in some projects."

"There are several operations tomorrow. Which one will be chosen has not been determined yet. All of them will be decided on the spot tomorrow. There is a liver tumor, a mid-rectal tumor, a heart bypass, and a mitral stenosis."

"In fact, we originally planned to provide a heart transplant operation, but they said that the surgeon who came this time did not have the ability to perform such a major operation."

"This..., you are quite courageous."

Chen Tiezhu swallowed the words back when they were on the tip of his tongue.

He really wanted to let me come, but he couldn't, because there are too many indicators to evaluate in heart transplant surgery. It's not just the transplantation of the donor, but the removal of the donor also requires special attention.

"Ah..., it's just as you expected. Whenever we mention the current first-class operation, they will turn it down." Dean Lu sighed.

"This also makes the leaders very emotional. If you have a chance tomorrow, you should teach them a good lesson. With your debridement ability, I think it should be no problem to be free during the operation?"

"You don't have much confidence yourself, and you dare to call me over?" Chen Tiezhu rolled his eyes.

"Be prepared, be prepared." Dean Lu said happily.

This made Qi Cuiwen, who was playing with Doudou, even more puzzled. Didn't this guy say that he was a farmer? How did he become a doctor?

"Old Lu, but I think you are thoughtful enough to even think about heart transplants. Don't you think about liver transplants?" Chen Tiezhu asked curiously.

"Why not? It's just that we don't have that kind of strength." Dean Lu said distressedly.

"We wanted to take this opportunity to broaden our horizons and learn from them, but they ignored us. Even if we just watched this operation, it would be of great help."

"There are several successful cases of liver transplantation in China, but we have never seen such technology. In recent years, the number of patients suffering from liver diseases has gradually increased, and we can only watch."

"Uncle, can the heart and liver be replaced?" Qi Cuiwen, who was standing next to him, was a little uneasy.

She felt that what she heard was quite terrifying.

"Girl, it's not just the heart and liver that can be replaced, even the kidneys can be replaced." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"But this is not a casual replacement. The requirements for both the donor and the recipient are very high. Only after the match is successful can the transplant be performed."

"And this is only the first step of the transplant operation. Next, you have to take some anti-rejection drugs. After all, it is not your own organ, so the body will have a rejection reaction."

"Only when all these tasks are done well can this be a qualified transplant operation. Didn't you hear what Old Lu said just now? At present, there is only liver transplantation in our country. It seems to be successful, but the survival time does not seem to be very long, right?"

Dean Lu nodded, "Although it did not achieve the effect we most expected, it is also a very important step taken by the domestic medical community."

"And our hospital, now there is no chance to take this step. Although the matching is very complicated, it is the most painful when we are facing many patients with similar symptoms and are powerless."

"What's the use of suffering? The relevant personnel and equipment are not settled, and it's useless to just think about it." Chen Tiezhu took a sip of tea.

"Take your time. When all the indicators are met, you can think about this. Medicine is different from other things. If you are not careful, you will bear the responsibility for a lifetime."

"But I think the most important task of our hospital at present is to make money. This is the top priority. Don't think about anything else."

Qi Cuiwen on the side curled her lips and felt that Chen Tiezhu, the cheap uncle, was a little unreliable.

The hospital is a place to save the dying and the wounded, but he is still thinking about making money.

"What's wrong? You are still a little unconvinced?" Chen Tiezhu asked happily.

"That's originallyWell, how can hospitals make money? They have to make money from the people. "Qi Cuiwen said.

"Then where does the money come from to purchase advanced medical equipment?" Chen Tiezhu asked back.

"So, making money and treating diseases are not contradictory things. Only when you have money can you buy more advanced medical equipment. With these advanced medical equipment, you can treat patients better."

"Our country's current investment in the medical industry is really not much, because our country is still a little poor, there is not so much money scattered everywhere, and good steel must be used on the blade."

"That's about the truth. I haven't thought about it before." Dean Lu nodded in agreement.

"But if we want to save so much money to purchase such expensive equipment, we can't afford it now."

"So sometimes, this is also a headache. "Chen Tiezhu took over the conversation.

"To perform such a large operation, personnel, equipment, and drugs all need to be fully prepared. You also need to have the right patients and the courage to try it."

"Otherwise, if someone who might have lived for three or four months had the courage to agree to such an operation but did not get off the operating table, there would be big problems at that time."

"This has nothing to do with responsibility or not. The key is that the psychological state of the surgeon will be affected. After all, this is equivalent to depriving the subsequent life, which is a hurdle. "

The reason why he said this was not only to explain to Qi Cuiwen, but also to cool down Dean Lu's fiery mood.

For some surgeries, even if there are no conditions, you have to create conditions, which is fine. But for some surgeries, you really can't force them.

You can't force them just to break through the blank in this field.

Nothing is trivial on the operating table. A small mistake may prevent the patient from getting off the operating table.

He has such surgical capabilities, but some medical equipment today is not enough to support it.

This also makes him very entangled. What should he choose next?

"Tiezhu, do you mean that it's too early to think about these things now?" Dean Lu frowned and asked.

Qi Cuiwen, who was watching from the side, didn't know what to say. It was really that today refreshed her perception of Chen Tiezhu too much.