Chinese medicine: When you do things to the extreme

Chapter 323 Visit from Neighboring Province! (Subscription Request)
"Ah? You know me?" Zhou Yanqing came out of the emergency operating room, holding the phone in his right hand, his eyes and tone full of surprise.

"Master, I don't have any acquaintances in Union Hospital?"

"I'm talking about the Union Medical College in Central China." Zhou Yanqing added a constraint again in order to express himself cautiously.

Zhou Yanqing had attended the private training class at Kyoto Union Hospital before, so he had had contact with some professors there for some time.

But Zhou Yanqing didn't know anyone at the Union Hospital affiliated to Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

Beside Zhou Yanqing, Duan Qilin pricked up his ears.

The hand surgery department of Union Hospital in central China is better than that of Xiangya Hospital.

Others have solid technical college strength that is ranked in the top ten or even top five in the country.

Come to find Zhou Yanqing now?
Duan Qilin wondered if he had really stayed in Heng City for three years and missed too many things, so he didn’t understand this world very well.

"Okay, Master, I'll be right back."

"I just performed a tendon debridement and suture. The patient also has a damaged right lower limb, so he will probably have to go to the trauma surgery department." Zhou Yanqing responded quickly and hung up the phone.

June 6th, another Thursday!
Duan Qilin stood with his hands behind his back, a little puzzled: "Yanqing, haven't you only been at Xiangya Hospital for three years? Why do you seem to have a wide network of contacts?"

"It was Professor Guang from Kyoto Third Hospital who called you before. Is it Huazhong Union Hospital now?"

"Did something happen before I came here that I don't know about, or did you not tell me some details about this mid-year academic conference?"

Duan Qilin also majored in hand surgery. Although he went to the First Affiliated Hospital of Hengda University and performed limb replantation every day, before that, he was a master's degree holder in a top teaching hospital and had a certain understanding of the strength ranking of hand surgery in China.

But that was also his one-way understanding of other top hospitals. People in other hospitals would not know that a young master's degree holder named Duan Qilin was a hand surgeon.

"Let's go and see what's going on first..." Zhou Yanqing replied.

"Okay." Duan Qilin also realized that he asked at the wrong time, but he didn't think too deeply about it at the moment.

Guests are welcome, and Zhou Yanqing can't just leave them alone just to answer his questions.

This kind of thing cannot be explained in a few words.

Zhou Yanqing came to the director's office in the department. After knocking on the door, he actually saw an acquaintance at first sight.

It was Professor Liu Huanglong, who won the first prize in the National Hand Surgery Mid-Year Competition with him last year.

"Hello, Professor Liu."

"Master." After Zhou Yanqing entered the room, he quickly stepped forward to shake hands with him.

Liu Huanglong stood up and looked at Zhou Yanqing with a smile on his face: "Zhou Yanqing, we meet again."

"It's only been a year since we last met, and your progress is really terrifying, isn't it?"

"If it wasn't for Teacher Qi's introduction, I probably wouldn't have been able to date you."

Upon hearing this, Tan Zhongyu also began to introduce Liu Huanglong: "Professor Liu, his name is Zhou Yanqing, he is my doctoral student, and the other one is Duan Qilin, also my doctoral student."

"Let me solemnly introduce this distinguished guest to you two. He is Associate Professor Liu Huanglong from the Central China Union Hospital. He is only 33 years old this year!~"

"Hello, Teacher Liu." Duan Qilin bowed slightly, but was thinking in his mind.

This guy is only four years older than me, but he's already an associate professor. He must have jumped, or he's in the eight-year program.

Liu Huanglong continued, "Professor Tan, I came here this time for a very clear purpose. I am very interested in the functional rehabilitation technique that you proposed at the mid-year academic conference this year."

"I just heard you say that this surgery is based on a new suturing method? I wonder if Teacher Tan has time to take me to see it?"

"I received a special one-week vacation from our director, specifically to study."

Tan Zhongyu nodded and said, "Professor Liu, it may not be convenient today. I have to go to the city hospital for a consultation surgery this afternoon, so I will leave soon."

"You came in a hurry, and it's hard for me to shirk my promise."

"I'm so sorry, Zhou Yanqing can only demonstrate it to you."

"To be honest, Zhou Yanqing and I are both the project leaders of this new suturing method, so there is absolutely no problem with his operation."

"Oh, I should leave soon."

Since Tan Zhongyu said so, Liu Huanglong couldn't ask Tan Zhongyu to stay, so he stood up, responded politely and watched Tan Zhongyu leave.

When Tan Zhongyu left, Associate Professor Huang Xianming and Ning Zhu also received the call and rushed over.

Guests are welcome and should be treated with hospitality. Liu Huanglong, an associate professor, put aside his dignity and came to learn and seek advice. It would be disrespectful to simply let Zhou Yanqing receive him for the first time.

Respecting others is also respecting yourself, so Tan Zhongyu made these arrangements.

Then, there was another round of politeness.

After about half an hour of pleasantries, Ning Zhu and Huang Xianming took Associate Professor Liu Huanglong out to eat first...

Zhou Yanqing is the chief resident and cannot leave the hospital, not even to eat.

Because in the event of an emergency, Zhou Yanqing must arrive within fifteen minutes. If he leaves the hospital and there is a traffic jam, it is no joke.

Duan Qilin did not follow him either. His follower Zhou Yanqing was also more down-to-earth: "Yanqing, can you tell me what happened now?"

"It's functional rehabilitation. After the surgery, some of our patients may have better functions than before the injury."

"During the mid-year academic conference, my master asked me to perform a teaching operation using this technique."

"Are you performing a teaching surgery?" Duan Qilin was stunned.

For ordinary people, looking at someone who can perform teaching surgery is just a glimpse into the heavens.

Live teaching surgery, this term is very common, but it is basically difficult for ordinary people to meet such people. Even for medical professionals, it is basically difficult to have close contact with such people.

The teaching hospital where Duan Qilin used to work also had the ability to broadcast teaching surgeries live, but it was still a bit inconvenient to let Zhou Yanqing do it?
The department is really tight-lipped. Such a big thing happened, and he had been in the department for a few days, but no one told him that the surgeon in charge was Zhou Yanqing. He thought it was Professor Du Zhonghua.

At least no one talked about it in detail.

"Master, please give me some face. The new suturing technique I developed before was actually something I came up with on my own. You learned it later." Zhou Yanqing replied truthfully.

Duan Qilin took a deep breath, and his chest rose and fell violently before slowly calming down.

"So that's it."

"Yanqing, you haven't been to the lab since you became a resident last year. I thought you were too busy during your resident period."

"I didn't expect that you are invincible in the laboratory and can also produce results in the clinic. You are so productive."

"Develop a new suturing technique by yourself?" Duan Qilin knew the value of it.

"It has not yet been recognized by the academic community, let alone other professors in the field, but it may become a backup procedure for tendon suturing in the future."

"Brother Qi Lin, I think your suturing skills are pretty good, do you want to learn it?"

"Because if I tell you this on my own initiative, it might seem a bit too pretentious. We have been together for such a long time, there is no need for me to show off in front of you, right?" "You know very well where I come from and how awesome I was before." Zhou Yanqing was particularly frank.

"study!"

"As long as you don't die from learning, just study until you die." Duan Qilin nodded heavily.

……

"Teacher Liu, suturing methods are actually different forms of operation. The essence of the operation still lies in the skillful use of suturing techniques."

"Suture is just that simple. There is no need to pay special attention to simple techniques. Your basic skills are enough to control the distance and depth. There is no need to be fussy about the details." Zhou Yanqing said to Liu Huanglong and Duan Qilin in the practice room.

Duan Qilin lowered his head and sewed himself.

Although he was a little defensive and was treated worse than pigs and dogs by the visitor Liu Huanglong, it was okay, after all, the other person was an associate professor and much older than him.

He is currently an associate professor and has already been able to take charge of his own work in the Central China Union Hospital.

Now, Associate Professor Liu Huanglong has mastered the new suturing technique and started to improve towards proficiency and mastery.

He is still imitating the form of suture.

First learn the form, and then freely express it according to your own understanding and mastery of suturing techniques. This is the correct way to learn suturing techniques.

Other suturing techniques are also learned in this way, such as Kessler and Tang method.

"Well, okay, this braided suture method does have some uses when suturing tendons."

"It can allow patients to undergo functional rehabilitation faster and to a wider range after surgery, which will be more beneficial to their postoperative function."

"It's really very good." Liu Huanglong nodded.

"Doctor Zhou, if I encounter a patient with tendon injury, can I give it a practical treatment with my current skills?" Liu Huanglong requested.

What you learn must be put into practice. He has been in the training room for three days, and today is already Sunday afternoon.

Liu Huanglong felt that he had learned almost everything, at least he knew how to suture.

With his skills, no matter how much suturing he does, it will not affect the patient's function.

"Of course you can, Teacher Liu. I'm just afraid that you will feel that you are working for me." Zhou Yanqing nodded hurriedly.

"You're learning things but you don't help with the work. Do you owe my family anything?" Liu Huanglong said indifferently.

……

Sunday night, one in the morning.

Zhou Yanqing called Associate Professor Liu Huanglong and asked politely, "Teacher Liu, you said before that if there is a tendon injury, you can call me at any time. Is there really a patient with tendon injury?"

"Excuse me, would you like to come over?"

"Okay, come on, right away." Liu Huanglong was still half asleep, but still answered decisively.

It’s the same for everyone who learns new technology. You have to be diligent.

Don't always expect others to chew food up and feed it to you.

If you are just waiting to practice on some tendon sutures in elective surgery, you are waiting in vain...

However, what surprised Zhou Yanqing was that as soon as Liu Huanglong arrived and just stood in front of the patient, the patient and his family immediately agreed to Liu Huanglong's request for suture and were very happy.

"Professor Liu, thank you for your hard work."

"That's definitely possible..." the patient's family member said politely.

There is no other reason, the word "professor" is just too useful.

They didn't ask about Liu Huanglong's identity, nor did they ask whether Liu Huanglong was from the academy. When they heard the word "professor", they were so happy that they couldn't close their mouths, and their smiles were as beautiful as flowers...

This was countless times smoother than the previous process when Zhou Yanqing went to another hospital and asked the patient to give him a chance to sew.

But there's nothing we can do, this is reality.

Liu Huanglong does not need Zhou Yanqing to endorse him when he performs the operation. He only needs Zhou Yanqing to evaluate the quality of Liu Huanglong's suture and his mastery of the new suture method.

After about twenty minutes, Liu Huanglong sent the patient and his family away.

"The stitches have been completed. No nerves or blood vessels were damaged. Go get a tetanus shot. Then ask the emergency doctor to prescribe you an antibiotic. You can go home after that..."

"Just be careful not to get it wet." Liu Huanglong instructed carefully.

"Okay, okay, thank you Professor Liu, we all heard it clearly!~"

"Thank you, Professor Liu, so late in the evening." The patient couple smiled brightly, especially the injured man who kept bowing and backing away.

"Doctor Zhou, how did my suturing go?" Liu Huanglong asked after the other patients left.

"Very good, Teacher Liu, you have a solid basic skills. As long as you understand the corresponding theories and routines, the effect will be very good." Zhou Yanqing nodded in approval.

In fact, Liu Huanglong's operational proficiency is not high, and his proficiency in pure suturing is just not high enough, but there is nothing Liu Huanglong can do about it as his basic skills are good enough.

He can even complete the patient's tendon suture with simple interrupted sutures. With this guarantee, it is impossible to fail to meet the standard line.

"It seems that I haven't met your requirements, Doctor Zhou, but it doesn't matter. I will learn slowly."

"This weaving suture method is indeed clever in its way. It borrows the advantages of the Tang suture method and combines it with the weaving concept of ligament reconstruction. It's very good." Liu Huanglong examined himself more cautiously.

"Teacher Liu, I didn't mean that." Zhou Yanqing said quickly.

"Well, I'm a teacher myself, so I know exactly how to listen to you."

"I can officially watch you perform functional rehabilitation surgery tomorrow. I will observe and learn carefully then." Liu Huanglong said very generously and walked out of the operating room first.

After all, he was a mature associate professor, so no matter how he tried to put down his airs, his aura was still very strong, and Zhou Yanqing couldn't even suppress it.

Zhou Yanqing followed behind Liu Huanglong.

Unexpectedly, Liu Huanglong followed Zhou Yanqing back to the hand surgery ward, and took the initiative to go to the doctor's lounge to rest, leaving Zhou Yanqing alone with the single bed in the resident's general office.

Putting aside other things, this attitude towards learning is worthy of high praise.

Liu Huanglong didn't come here just for the sake of formality, he really wanted to learn something.

Zhou Yanqing looked at the ceiling, and after confirming this, the corners of his mouth began to curve up——

All the associate professors from other colleges have come to study with me. Isn't this the embodiment of the meaning of research and originality?

If I don't follow the research and development route and don't overtake others, I don't know how many years it will take for Professor Liu Huanglong to "submit" me.

This is the meaning of scientific research.

(End of this chapter)