After being separated from my family, I became a darling of the military region thanks to my medical

2 PM, Foreign-Related Specialty Ward of Beicheng Military Region General Hospital.

The doors to catheterization labs number one and two were still tightly closed, and the red lights on the doors had not yet been turned on.

On the whiteboard opposite the nurses' station, the order of individual surgeries was originally written in dense detail.

Each name is followed by a series of detailed information about blood oxygen levels, lung pressure, weight, and preoperative risks.

Ye Zhen walked over quickly, grabbed a marker, and wrote down the plan on the whiteboard.

Channel 1: Liu Xiaohe, Li Hong.

Channel 2: Gao Yuan, Lin Yi.

Finally, she wrote down a number heavily after "Today's Goals".

15.

Outside in the corridor, the family members were still waiting anxiously.

Some people were crouching against the wall, holding their children tightly, while others were staring intently at the door of the catheterization lab, not daring to even blink.

The lips of several young patients were bluish-purple, and their breaths, so light they seemed about to stop at any moment, sent shivers down one's spine.

Ye Zhen pushed the schedule board back to its original position and glanced at her team.

"Station One, Station Two, prepare to enter."

She turned around and pushed open the sensor door, and two red lights lit up at the same time.

Inside console number one, Liu Xiaohe had already taken her seat at the control position.

Li Hong lowered her head to check the names, ages, weights, and allergy history, her voice quick and clear.

"Patient Zhang Xiaobao, three years and two months old, preoperative blood oxygen saturation 72, ventricular septal defect, ready."

Liu Xiaohe was focused and worked efficiently to disinfect, lay out towels, and position the items.

She precisely pressed the pulsating point on the child's right thigh with two fingers, and once the iodine had dried completely, she decisively inserted the needle.

Blood returned to the tube instantly.

"Put it in its sheath."

Li Hong immediately handed over the sheath, and the game on station number one went very smoothly.

However, the atmosphere at the adjacent station number two was so oppressive that it was hard to breathe.

Gao Yuan was facing a patient who was only eight months old.

The child weighed only a dozen kilograms, and due to long-term oxygen deprivation and malnutrition, the skin on his groin was wrinkled and shrunken.

What's worse is that the blood vessels are severely collapsed; when you press on them with your fingertip, you can only feel a very weak pulse.

With the puncture needle hovering above the skin, Gao Yuan hesitated to insert it.

Lin Yi stared intently at the monitor.

"Dr. Gao, your heart rate has increased to 142!"

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Gao Yuan's forehead.

"The blood vessels are too thin and the position is unstable. If they go any deeper, they will penetrate the back wall directly."

The automatic door slid open silently.

Ye Zhen strode over from station number one.

She stood directly behind Gao Yuan.

"Can't find the needle insertion point?"

Gao Yuan gritted his teeth and didn't try to force himself to endure it.

"I can't feel the exact resistance."

Ye Zhen lowered her eyes, her gaze sweeping over the child's groin like a precise scanner.

"The needle tip is tilted ten degrees to the left."

Gao Yuan took a deep breath and immediately did as instructed.

"Go along the skin, retreat half a millimeter, and stop as soon as the resistance eases. Don't be greedy."

Gao Yuan clenched his back teeth and used his wrist to control the force, gradually pulling back.

With just a half-millimeter adjustment, a full drop of blood immediately emerged from the needle tip.

Lin Yi was so excited he almost shouted it out.

"We've recovered!"

"Introduce the guidewire and advance the sheath."

Ye Zhen's voice was perfectly steady, without the slightest fluctuation.

"quick."

Gao Yuan dared not slow down even slightly; the guidewire quickly entered, and the sheath was advanced and secured.

In less than two minutes, the lifeline to station number two was successfully established.

Ye Zhen stepped aside to make way.

"Gao Yuan, you hold down station number two and build the shadow first. I'm going back to station number one."

"yes!"

Ye Zhen turned and left. When she returned to station number one, Liu Xiaohe had already prepared the catheter.

Ye Zhen took the tube and went directly onto the stage.

On the screen, the imaging clearly outlines the precise location of the notch.

The scrub nurse swiftly handed over the occlusion device.

Ye Zhen's movements were fluid and graceful: she inserted the guide wire, adjusted the angle, advanced the occluder, and finally released it decisively.

On the monitor, the blood oxygen level, which had been stuck at 70, began to jump wildly upwards.

Seventy-eight.

Eighty-six.

Ninety-five.

When Li Hong announced the numbers, even her voice became a few degrees brighter.

"Blood oxygen 95%, heart rate decreased, blood pressure stabilized!"

"Liu Xiaohe, remove the sheath and apply pressure to stop the bleeding."

Ye Zhen gave instructions while taking off her gloves.

"Li Hong, check the dorsalis pedis artery in fifteen minutes. The compression time must not exceed the standard."

"yes!"

Ye Zhen turned around to wash her hands and change her clothes, then strode into station number two.

The imaging for station number two has just finished.

The screen showed that the edges of the notch were extremely uneven, the free wall of the left ventricle was poorly developed, and the tissue was very thin.

Ye Zhen extended her right hand.

"Blocker".

Gao Yuan gently placed the box into her palm.

"Teacher Ye, I prepared 8mm ones."

Ye Zhen paused slightly.

"reason."

Gao Yuan explained at lightning speed.

"I reviewed the preoperative ultrasound twice. The tissue on the left side of this child's ventricle is too fragile. Although 10 millimeters can seal it tightly, the tension is too great, and it is very easy to tear after surgery."

"Eight millimeters, combined with its edge tension, actually makes it more stable."

Ye Zhen glanced down at the model number, didn't ask for a replacement, and simply tore open the packaging.

"The contingency plan is well done."

Gao Yuan suddenly stopped, almost dropping the hemostat in his hand.

Lin Yi, standing to the side, was so embarrassed that his face turned red.

Ye Zhen immediately composed herself and her tone became stern.

"Monitoring and supervision."

"yes!"

The catheter was smoothly pushed in, and the occluder was precisely positioned.

freed.

It's stuck.

The 8mm size filled the gap perfectly, without any extra pulling at the edges.

The blood oxygen level in station number two also began to steadily recover.

Half an hour later, both surgeries ended at almost the same time.

The automatic sensor door slowly opened.

Two nurses pushed a stretcher out from inside.

The anxious family members waiting in the corridor all rushed over.

The child's previously bluish-purple face had regained its healthy color, and the rise and fall of his chest was even and steady.

"Baby!"

A woman rushed to the flatbed cart, and the moment she saw the child's lips turn red, her legs went weak, and she knelt down on the spot.

"He's alive! He's really alive!"

Lin Yi was startled and quickly bent down to help her.

"Auntie, please don't kneel. The baby has just been born. Please go with the nurse to the recovery room."

The woman cried so hard her body went limp and she could barely stand, yet she still clung tightly to the edge of the flatbed cart and kept walking forward.

Ye Zhen didn't even pause, because the third surgery had already been moved into the catheterization lab.

3:30 PM, Channel 4.

By 6 PM, all seven machines were finished.

Gu Zheng, carrying steaming hot meat buns and brown sugar water, stood outside the yellow line like a gatekeeper.

Ye Zhen quickly came out from station number one, took the bun and took a bite, before being called away by the call from station number two.

Gu Zheng frowned, carefully wrapped the remaining buns in oil paper, and stuffed them into Xiao Wang's hand.

"It's been hot all along, so she should hurry up and give it to me as soon as she gets off the stage."

It's 8 PM, Channel 11.

When the ninth puncture was being performed, the child suddenly started crying and became restless, and the puncture site immediately began to bleed.

Lin Yi was startled and instinctively tried to run to the door to call for help.

Gao Yuan shouted at him directly.

"Press it close to your heart, and absolutely do not let go!"

"Change the gauze and restart the timer!"

Lin Yi suddenly realized what was happening and immediately turned around to press hard on the bleeding spot.

After a long three minutes, the bleeding finally stopped.

Ye Zhen glanced at the situation inside through the glass but did not push the door open to go in.

Zhou Hai stood next to her, holding the teacup in his hand all night without even taking a sip of water.

"Xiao Ye, those guys really held on."

As Ye Zhen removed her blood-stained gloves, she watched the young people busily working in the two catheterization labs.

"It's time for them to take the lead and stand on their own."

10:30 PM, Channel 14.

During the procedure, the child suddenly experienced a brief arrhythmia. The piercing alarm of the monitor sounded, and everyone in the catheterization lab tensed up instantly.

Ye Zhen remained expressionless and only uttered three words.

"Retreat half an inch."

Without hesitation, Liu Xiaohe immediately and precisely adjusted the position of the guidewire.

Li Hong simultaneously watched the screen and reported the numbers.

"Heart rate has decreased, blood pressure is stable, and blood oxygen is 92."

Ye Zhen continued to release the sealing device methodically, without uttering a single unnecessary word.

Midnight.

The last operating room light was finally turned off.

In the duty room, Ye Zhen leaned wearily against the folding bed, closing her eyes to rest.

Gu Zheng sat quietly on the edge of the bed, holding a sharp military knife in his hand and peeling an apple. The long peel fell off in circles without breaking at all.

The door was suddenly pushed open.

Zhou Hai strode in carrying the broken teacup, covered in sweat, but his face was full of ecstatic joy.

"Sixteen stations!"

He was so excited that he slapped his thigh hard.

"It's all in one go!"

"Just finished checking the wards, all the children are out of danger, zero deaths, zero accidents!"

A total of sixteen double-stage cutting machines.

Zhou Hai gestured wildly, wanting to express himself even more passionately.

Gu Zheng handed the peeled apple to Ye Zhen, then turned and gave Zhou Hai a cold look.

"Old Zhou, are you done reporting the data?"

Zhou Hai was stunned for a moment.

"The report is complete."

"Leave as soon as you've finished reporting."

With a flick of his wrist, Gu Zheng deftly sheathed the military knife.

"My wife has been working for such a long time, she needs a rest now."

Zhou Hai was speechless for a moment, pointing at Gu Zheng but unable to utter a complete sentence.

Ye Zhen smiled slightly, took the apple, and took a small bite.