When I'm on the night shift, all the department heads can't sleep.

The clock in the operating room changing room was approaching midnight.

Lin Ye changed into scrub clothes, put on a hat and mask, and locked his phone in the cabinet.

When they came out, the patient had already been wheeled into the operating room.

Director Wang had just finished talking with the family and handed the signed informed consent form to the circulating nurse when he turned to Lin Ye: "Go wash your hands. Stand opposite me in a bit, the camera is yours."

"it is good."

Lin Ye turned around and went into the scrubbing room, where he completed the surgical hand disinfection procedure.

When the timer struck the designated time, he raised his hands and left the pool.

The circulating nurse opened the door for him, and he walked along the wall into the operating room.

The anesthesiologist bent down to secure the endotracheal tube and checked the breathing loop again.

The scrub nurse handed over a sterile hand towel.

Lin Ye dried his hands and forearms and put on his surgical gown.

The circulating nurse tied his coat from behind, he put on sterile gloves, and walked to the operating table.

The circulating nurse signaled not to start yet, and proceeded to verify the patient's identity, the name of the surgery, and the surgical site on the right side.

Director Wang, Dr. Wei, and the anesthesiologist confirmed the information one by one, and Lin Ye responded in response.

The circulating nurse wrote down the personnel list in the surgical record, and Lin Ye's name was written in the second assistant column.

Lin Ye stood opposite Director Wang, glanced at the screen, and then stepped aside to avoid blocking Dr. Wei's operation.

The camera cable hung down from the outside of his right arm. He raised his wrist slightly, and the scrub nurse deftly trimmed a section of the excessively long cable: "Is this okay?"

"That's fine."

Director Wang established an insufflation device and placed it in the camera lens.

The image in the abdominal cavity lit up, and he handed the handle of the scope to Lin Ye.

"First locate the right groin area."

The camera pans across the forest.

The dilated intestines occupy most of the image, with a section of small intestine in the lower right corner being pulled toward the hernial ring, where the pressure point is very tight.

"I saw it."

Dr. Wei inserted the clamps into the abdominal cavity. Lin Ye moved the instrument forward a short distance, aligning the compression point near the hernia ring with the center of the screen.

"Expand your field of vision." Director Wang's hands didn't stop. "Don't just focus on the forceps, bring in the hernia ring and the intestines on both sides as well."

Lin Ye moved the camera back and slightly adjusted the angle.

The hernia ring was still in the center, and the intestinal segments at both ends were also in the surgical field.

Director Wang glanced at the display screen: "This position is acceptable."

Dr. Wei's forceps entered again from the left side.

Lin Ye gently turned his wrist as the equipment approached the edge of the frame, but the pressure point never left his field of vision.

Director Wang turned the instrument toward the upper edge of the hernia ring, and Lin Ye adjusted the camera in advance to capture the tip of the instrument and the clamping point in the frame.

Dr. Wei lifted the intestinal tract near the hernia ring to make room for Director Wang to operate.

The stuck segment of intestine was severely swollen, its surface was dark, and the hernia ring had left a deep ligature mark.

Director Wang slowly loosened the pressure point, and Dr. Wei adjusted the direction of traction accordingly.

Each time Dr. Wei changed the position of the forceps, he would first loosen the jaws and then lower them again.

"Closer," Director Wang said, staring at the pressure point.

Lin Ye moved forward half an inch.

That's enough.

The intestines had just started to loosen when they stopped again.

Dr. Wei changed the angle, and the surgical field swayed slightly.

Lin Ye immediately brought the camera back to the scene.

Director Wang glanced at the display screen and continued treating the hernia ring.

The scrub nurse handed over another pair of forceps.

Director Wang slowly operated along the edge of the hernia ring.

The section of intestine gradually retracted, and the part that was originally hidden in the hernia sac became more and more exposed, its color much darker than the outside intestine.

As the compressed intestinal segment recedes and lengthens, it gradually becomes too small to fit within the original field of vision.

Lin Ye slowly pulled the camera back as he exited, keeping the hernia ring, the loosened intestinal segment, and the still-stuck part all in the same frame.

"The tension is still too high." Dr. Wei changed the position of the forceps.

"Don't rush, gently pull along the direction the intestines are exiting, don't yank them."

Dr. Wei responded and loosened his grip a little.

The anesthesia machine was beeping regularly.

The anesthesiologist glanced at the monitor: "Blood pressure is stable, heart rate is 96."

Director Wang nodded, his hands still moving.

After a while, the intestines that were stuck in the hernia ring finally retracted completely into the abdominal cavity.

Dr. Wei gently lifted it away.

Under the microscope, that section of small intestine appeared dark purple, with swollen intestinal walls and a moist, shiny surface.

The indentation from the hernia ring clearly distinguishes the normal and compressed parts.

Lin Ye fixed the camera on the compressed intestinal segment and did not move it any further.

"The color isn't very good, and there's no obvious wriggling," Dr. Wei said first.

"Don't jump to conclusions yet." Director Wang gently moved the intestinal tract with instruments, then looked at both ends. "Rinse it with warm saline and observe for ten minutes."

The scrub nurse handed over the prepared warm saline solution.

Dr. Wei helped flush out the compressed intestinal segment, and Director Wang placed it flat in the abdominal cavity.

The circulating nurse glanced at the time and made a note in the surgical record.

Lin Ye continued to hold the camera, his right hand, which had been tense, was a little sore, so he loosened his knuckles.

Lin Ye moved the lens handle a little closer to his palm, and the straightened lens cable stopped drooping.

Director Wang stepped back half a step, his gaze still fixed on the display screen: "No need to get so close. Bring along the normal intestinal segments on both sides as well, so we can compare the colors later."

Lin Ye widened the field of vision.

The dark purple compressed intestinal segment is in the middle, while the two ends of the intestinal segment with normal color occupy one side.

Two minutes later, the dark purple color on the surface of the intestines had faded a little, but there was still no obvious peristalsis near the indentation.

"It seems to be easing up a bit on the side," Dr. Wei said, staring at the section of intestine.

"Wait a little longer," Director Wang replied with only two words.

The anesthesiologist glanced at the monitor again; the blood pressure and heart rate were stable.

The circulating nurse glanced at the clock on the wall.

Six minutes have passed.

The circulating nurse asked in a low voice, "Should we prepare the stapler first?"

Director Wang, still looking at the intestinal tube, said, "Put it aside, don't disassemble it yet."

The circulating nurse responded and placed the stapler aside.

Lin Ye captured both ends of the compressed intestinal segment in the frame.

After a while, the end closer to the normal intestinal tract contracted slightly, and the dark purple color lightened a bit, but the change stopped near the indentation, while the middle section remained dark.

"There's movement here, but not in the middle." Dr. Wei pointed vaguely with his instrument.

"Enlarge the indentation, but leave the intestinal segments on both sides."

Lin Ye moved the camera forward a bit, adjusted the angle, and positioned it correctly.

The indentation is in the center of the surgical field, and the intestines at both ends, which have already begun to change color, are still visible in the image.

"Eight minutes," the circulating nurse announced again.

Director Wang's gaze never left that section of intestine: "Wait ten minutes."

Lin Ye gripped the camera firmly.

The area closest to the indentation was still dark purple, and there was no obvious wriggling.