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The surgery started at 3 p.m. and continued until late at night.

When the operating room doors opened again, the chief surgeon, Zhang Yuan, dragged his exhausted body out.

Dean Liu and Lu Zhenguo, who were waiting outside, immediately surrounded them.

"How is it?!"

Zhang Yuan took off his mask, and although his face was full of fatigue, his eyes were unusually bright.

"It's a success!"

He announced the exciting news in a hoarse voice.

"As we expected, the patient's abdominal cavity contained a large amount of pus and necrotic tissue. We performed thorough debridement and irrigation, and placed a double-lumen cannula for continuous drainage."

"The surgery was successful, and the patient's vital signs have stabilized for the time being."

"Very good!"

"Thank you for your hard work, Dr. Zhang!"

Cheers and expressions of gratitude erupted in the corridor as survivors of the ordeal.

Lu Zhenguo breathed a long sigh of relief and immediately told Zhou Yayun at home the good news over the phone.

However, no one knew that this was just the beginning.

The real test is yet to come.

On the first day after the surgery, Deputy Commander Chen's condition did indeed show a significant improvement.

His body temperature dropped from an alarming 41 degrees to around 38.5 degrees, and he became much more alert.

This result greatly encouraged the entire rescue team and made Dean Liu and Zhang Yuan more convinced of the "dream-seeking" prescription.

They even secretly arranged for nurses to apply wet dressings to the patients' wounds using dandelion and saline solution.

However, by the afternoon of the following day, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse!

Deputy Commander Chen's body temperature soared again to over 40 degrees Celsius!

Furthermore, a series of pre-shock symptoms appeared, including rapid breathing, increased heart rate, and decreased blood pressure!

To make matters worse, his urine output also began to decrease dramatically!

"What happened?! What on earth happened?!"

Outside the ward, Dean Liu was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

"Report to the Dean! The test results are in! The patient's white blood cell count is off the charts again! Creatinine and blood urea nitrogen levels are also rising sharply! There are signs of acute renal failure!"

A nurse rushed over with the lab report in her hand.

"Acute renal failure?!"

This diagnosis was like a bucket of ice water poured over everyone's heads!

Their worst fears have come true!

The severe abdominal infection has triggered a systemic inflammatory response, namely sepsis!

Sepsis further attacks the patient's most vulnerable organ—the kidneys!

This is a fatal chain reaction!

"Quickly! Increase the antibiotic dosage! Use diuretics! Maintain blood pressure!"

Zhang Yuan shouted himself hoarse as he directed the rescue efforts.

But everyone knows that these are just temporary solutions that don't address the root cause of the problem.

If the situation isn't fundamentally reversed, the patient might not make it through the night.

The entire hospital was once again shrouded in gloom and despair.

The news quickly reached the Lu family.

"What? It's gotten worse again?"

When Zhou Yayun received the phone call, the sweater she was holding fell to the ground.

Lu Nianci was reading in the living room when she heard this, and her heart sank.

coming.

The "complications" she had anticipated still came.

She put down her book, walked over to Zhou Yayun, and tugged at her sleeve.

"Mom, what's wrong with Grandpa Chen?" she asked, feigning innocence.

"Oh, your Grandpa Chen... is very ill." Zhou Yayun sighed and briefly explained the situation.

"He has a high fever, but he won't pee?" Lu Nianci tilted her head and blinked. "Then he must be sweating a lot, right?"

"That's right!" Zhou Yayun replied subconsciously. "The nurse said his clothes were soaked through, and he had to change them several times a night."

"Did the nurse give him more water?" Lu Nianci asked again.

"You drank it, why didn't you drink it? Your Uncle Zhang Yuan said you need to drink more water to flush out the toxins from your body."

"Is just drinking water enough?"

A childlike yet undeniable look of confusion crossed Lu Nianci's face.

"My dad's notes say that when a person sweats a lot, they not only lose water, but also something called 'salt'."

"If you only drink water and don't replenish 'salt', you will feel weak, anxious, and even unable to urinate."

"The notes also showed that you should mix salt and sugar in water in a certain ratio to drink. That way, you'll have energy."

Her innocent words, like a bolt of lightning, instantly shattered Zhou Ya Yun's chaotic thoughts caused by worry!

Salt!

Yes! Electrolytes!

Although she didn't know anything about medicine, she did know that people need to replenish salt after sweating a lot!

This is basic common sense!

But how could those experts at the hospital have overlooked such an important issue?!

"Nianci! Where...where is your notebook? Quick! Let Mom see it again!" Zhou Yayun excitedly grabbed her daughter's shoulders.

Lu Nianci "obediently" ran back to her room and took out the "upgraded" notebook that she had prepared long ago.

Zhou Yayun snatched it away and quickly flipped it over to the back.

Sure enough, there was a cup drawn in pencil on it, with the words "one spoonful of sugar, half a spoonful of salt, and a thermos of water" written next to it.

What shocked her even more was that there were even more detailed "annotations" below.

"You can't eat rice, you have to drink rice porridge."

"Add chopped vegetable leaves and egg yolk to the rice water."

"Eat six times a day, one small bowl each time."

This... isn't this the simplest and most scientific "nutritional support" plan?!

When patients are unable to eat, they can be fed liquid diets to supplement their basic carbohydrates, proteins, and vitamins.

Zhou Yayun felt like her scalp was about to explode!

She now finally understood that the notebook left behind by Su Weiguo was not some kind of "folk remedy" at all!

This is a complete, systematic, and brilliantly insightful... life-saving guide!

"No! I need to get to the hospital right away!"

Zhou Yayun could no longer sit still.

She grabbed her notebook, and without even putting on her coat, rushed out of the house like a madwoman!

When she arrived at the hospital, breathless, and slammed the notebook in front of Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Yuan, who was racking his brains over the next treatment plan for his patient, was completely stunned when he saw the notes about "oral rehydration salts" and "nutritional support"!

"I...I'm such an idiot! How could I not have thought of that! How could I not have thought of that!"

He slapped himself hard across the face!

Yes!

He only thought about giving patients IV fluids and medication, but completely ignored the most basic and crucial thing—the balance of water, electrolytes and nutrition!

The patient had a high fever, was sweating profusely, and was severely dehydrated and had electrolyte imbalances. These were the main reasons that led to his acute renal failure!

And they were even using diuretics, trying to force him to urinate!

This is completely counterproductive! It's adding fuel to the fire!

"Quick! Quick! Stop using diuretics immediately!"

Zhang Yuan, like an enraged lion, stormed into the ward and roared.

"Prepare oral rehydration solution immediately! No! Administer hypertonic saline and glucose intravenously! Correct the electrolyte imbalance!"

"Also! Contact the nutrition department! Prepare nasogastric feeding solution immediately! The patient must receive at least 2000 calories of energy per day!"

Under Zhang Yuan's series of decisive and correct instructions, a new rescue operation was launched!

This time, they found the right direction!

An hour later, a miracle happened.

Deputy Commander Chen, who had been in a semi-comatose state, slowly opened his eyes.

Another half hour later, the nurse was pleasantly surprised to find that golden urine had begun to drip from his urine bag!

Although it's a small amount, it's a sign that kidney function is beginning to recover!

Two days later.

After careful symptomatic treatment and strong nutritional support, Deputy Commander Chen's body temperature finally dropped below 37.5 degrees Celsius.

All of his vital signs have returned to normal.

He was pulled back from the brink of death!

The entire military region's general hospital was in an uproar!

All the medical staff involved in the rescue were so moved that they hugged each other and wept!

After confirming that the patient was out of danger, the first thing Zhang Yuan did was to personally visit the Lu family with Dean Liu.

They didn't come to thank Lu Zhenguo, nor did they come to thank Lu Xingzhou.

They came to thank the five-year-old "little prodigy"—Lu Nianci—who created all these miracles!