Famous Among Top Surgeons in the 90s-Chapter 1937: Luck

He was just an anesthesiologist, not a surgeon, and couldn’t grasp the deeper intricacies of surgery.

After careful consideration and with the patient’s vital signs stable for the moment, Zhang Tinghai decisively called over the intern anesthesiologist learning from him today, quietly instructing the intern to watch the equipment in his stead. He decided to step out briefly to find someone, anticipating that he could return to the operating room promptly without causing any issues.

As he left the operating area, Zhang Tinghai glanced back at the operating table.

The three doctors on the table were quiet and focused. While Xie Wanying’s calmness was as normal as ever, the silence from the other two, especially from Chang Jiawei, aroused his suspicion even more.

Speaking of this morning at the Guoxie Operating Room, the corridor outside was exceptionally crowded. This was possibly due to the coincidental scheduling of multiple surgeries by various departments today. As the first group of patients who needed surgery were wheeled into the operating rooms by seven o’clock, it was now time for the second batch of patients to be brought in.

Nurses transporting the patients on gurneys continuously called out for people standing in the middle of the hallway to move aside: "Make way, please, give space, let the patients through, they have to undergo surgery."

With two groups of families overlapping and the number of people skyrocketing, the already cramped family waiting area was like a dam on the verge of bursting.

Sitting in the corner, Geng Yongzhe saw the crowd pressing in, turned his back to shield the chair where his mother was sitting, a trace of worry etched on his brow.

He did not enter the operating room with the mentor to watch his brother’s surgery because he couldn’t leave his mother alone, waiting all by herself outside the operating room.

Relatives waiting for surgical outcomes endured as much torment as those inside the operating room. After seeing her younger son enter the operating room, Mother Geng immediately sat on the bench and began to cry.

Not good at speaking and not very comforting by nature, Geng Yongzhe could only silently allow his mother to vent her sorrow.

Mother Geng had held back for so long, not daring to cry while caring for her sick younger son in the ward for fear of making him think he was going to die. Without such persistence, her heart would have collapsed long ago.

She might not fully understand the doctor’s words, but everyone knows surgery carries risks. Her younger son lying in the operating room was, in a sense, in an uncertain situation between life and death. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"Your brother will be okay, right? Your brother will be able to walk after the surgery, right?" Mother Geng, with her reddened eyes, clutched her elder son’s hand and asked.

These were questions Geng Yongzhe couldn’t answer for his mother. Comforting words couldn’t be spoken recklessly, especially as a medical student himself, he needed to be truthful and honest.

The success of the surgery often has a bit to do with the patient’s own luck. The specific outcome of the surgery depends on what the doctors see firsthand — how the tumor grows, whether it can be removed cleanly without affecting other parts. No matter how meticulously planned pre-surgery, unexpected "black swan" events could occur during the procedure. It can only be said that the surgeons hope more than anyone that the tumor grows as predicted before the surgery.

With a silent expression, as if at a loss for words, Geng Yongzhe’s mother’s head drooped, tears welling in her throat, about to burst into a wail. Her youngest son was truly unfortunate, and the problem was, her son hadn’t done anything wrong, yet he was beaten by that scoundrel.

"I heard you are going to treat her?"

The mother finally asked about this matter, and after a slight choke in his throat, Geng Yongzhe nodded: "Yes."

Raising her head again, Mother Geng gazed at her elder son, who answered "Yes," with disbelief written in her eyes.