Level Up Doctor - Chapter 87

The second part of One Hundred and One Nights (2)

Choi Ki-seok stared at the patient monitoring device in astonishment.

Blood pressure dropped rapidly. This means that heart function gradually declines.

“Did you use vasopressors?”

“yet.”

“Give me some dopamine.”

At Choi Ki-seok’s request, Kim Geon-woo left for a moment.

Just right. Just right. Just right.

Ki-seok Choi looked down at the patient and gritted his teeth.

[You have used the Tyrant’s Descent skill.]

[The Intimidation effect cannot be used on an unconscious patient. Strength and agility temporarily increase.]

After using the skill, I placed my hand on the side mirror again.

Let’s take out the side mirror, even if by force.

That’s how I made up my mind.

However, the moment I tried to pull out the side mirror with my hands strong, I hesitated again.

As the side mirror was pulled out, blood was gushing out like a fountain and I had an ominous feeling as if the patient’s vital signs were going off.

This is the first time I have been so confused since starting a new life.

While he was worrying, Kim Geon-woo returned and administered a vasopressor intravenously.

Fortunately, my blood pressure started to rise again.

“What do you want to do?”

“I hate to admit it, but I can’t help it.”

Choi Ki-seok sighed and continued.

“I have no choice but to wait until the professor comes. There’s… nothing I can do for the patient.”

“Are you giving up on pulling out the side mirror?”

“okay.”

The two people looked at each other and exchanged bitter smiles.

Choi Ki-seok looked at the call phone anxiously, checking the patient’s condition.

Did something happen to Hyukpil Jang?

The man who said he would arrive soon is a Hamheung driver.

The promised 10 minutes had already passed, but I wondered if something had gone wrong with him as well.

Ride, ride, ride.

Just as I was about to make another call, Hyukpil Jang came running to the emergency room in civilian clothes.

“What about the patient?”

“This is the patient.”

Ki-Seok Choi briefly conveyed what had happened and the patient’s condition.

“I’m sorry. I couldn’t remove the side mirror…”

“Good job. If it’s not possible to do it by hand, it’s better to remove it in the operating room.”

Jang Hyuk-pil tapped Choi Ki-seok on the shoulder.

“Schedule emergency surgery. I’ll go up prepared too.”

“yes!”

Ki-Seok Choi called the operating room, grabbed the rosette, and called Young-Ho Lee, who was on duty.

Then, they dragged the patient’s bed and headed to the operating room.

Because it was an emergency, there were only three surgical staff: Jang Hyuk-pil, Choi Ki-seok, and Lee Young-ho.

I thought the surgery wouldn’t be easy.

“Professor. There is one thing I would like to ask you.”

While Ki-Seok Choi was scrubbing, he stared at Hyuk-Pil Jang.

“What?”

“Have you ever operated on a patient like this?”

“No. It’s my first time too. Why? Are you worried?”

“…yes.”

Choi Ki-seok expressed his honest feelings.

“I, too, am afraid of my first case. But as you gain experience, you will develop some guidelines.”

“If it’s a guideline….”

“Check it yourself in the operating room.”

Jang Hyuk-pil finished scrubbing first and entered the operating room, and Choi Ki-seok watched him blankly.

I felt a different type of authority from him than Song Myeong-jin.

Soon, Jang Hyuk-pil, Choi Ki-seok, and Lee Young-ho took their seats side by side in front of the operating table.

The mirror on the side of the patient’s chest was shining, reflecting the light on the ceiling, and the sight was very bizarre.

“What would you do now?”

Jang Hyuk-pil looked at Choi Ki-seok.

“I think I need to remove the side mirror first.”

“Of course we have to take it out. We can’t let the patient live like that for the rest of his life. Have you checked the x-ray?”

“Yes. The metal part of the side mirror fractured ribs 7 and 8, pierced the diaphragm, and became lodged in the spleen.”

“Then I ask again, what are you going to do now?”

Hyukpil Jang’s second question rang in my ears like an echo.

It seemed as if Jang Hyuk-pil was testing his qualifications as a doctor.

Are you ready to save people?

“Youngho, quickly prepare for a posterolateral thoracotomy.”

“yes!”

While Choi Ki-seok was worrying, Lee Young-ho turned the patient on his side and disinfected his back and waist with betadine. Preparation for surgery was completed by covering the incision site with a bladder.

“There is no time anymore. What is your answer?”

“I think…”

Choi Ki-seok paused before continuing.

“Since the spleen is completely ruptured, I think it will be enough to remove it. Then it will be easier to remove the iron part of the side mirror.”

He expressed his opinion carefully and looked at Jang Hyuk-pil.

“That’s correct.”

Jang Hyuk-pil’s eyes drew a half-moon, and Choi Ki-seok was finally able to relax for a moment.

“Meth.”

At Jang Hyuk-pil’s cries, the disinfection nurse handed him a scalpel.

Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

The scalpel cut the patient’s waist to side in a half-moon shape.

Jang Hyuk-pil used a suction device and vascular forceps to control the bleeding area within the chest cavity.

Afterwards, the patient was laid on his front again and his abdomen was cut open.

“Mosquito (vascular forceps).”

Hyukpil Jang held the blood vessels of the spleen and then looked down at the spleen.

The spleen is an organ located between the left kidney and the diaphragm and is responsible for the body’s immune function. If rupture occurs due to a car accident or other trauma, it is often completely removed.

“Meth.”

Hyukpil Jang carefully removed the spleen with a scalpel.

If you use your hands incorrectly, you can injure your delicate pancreas.

Cheeeeeeeek.

Choi Ki-seok, who confirmed that the spleen had fallen, held the suction device with his left hand and suctioned the blood. The extracted spleen was placed on the tray with forceps held in the right hand.

Assisting with surgery with both hands is now as natural as breathing.

‘amazing.’

Jang Hyuk-pil stuck his tongue out at Choi Ki-seok’s assistance.

Once you reach that level, you can tell the level just by looking at the small actions of the staff. However, the current Choi Ki-seok seemed like he would easily assist even if he was in charge of a difficult surgery.

The surgeon’s sense and dexterity in making the surgery comfortable are outstanding.

Just looking at the way he assists, no one would think he is a first-year reg.

“Professor. Shall we take it off now?”

“okay.”

“If the professor allows, I would like to remove the side mirror.”

“try.”

Following Jang Hyuk-pil’s instructions, Choi Ki-seok placed his hand on the side mirror. And then slowly lifted the side mirror. Unlike when I was in the emergency room, the side mirror lifted easily.

‘done!’

Choi Ki-seok felt joy inside.

The surgery isn’t over yet, but I feel like the congestion is going down just by removing the side mirror.

After removing the side mirror, the surgery went smoothly.

“5-0 prolene.”

Click!

Hyukpil Jang held the suture needle using a needle holder and restored the damaged diaphragm.

Choi Ki-seok could not help but be impressed by the meticulous and fast suturing skills.

How much time has passed?

The surgery was completed successfully with the wound closed.

Upon inspection through the eyes of Hippocrates, the patient’s condition returned to normal.

The video shoot using the dragon’s eye was also completed successfully.

Tiring!

[You have successfully treated a high-level chest trauma.] [As a reward,

you will receive

a unique gem box and 500 P.P. ]

[Your rapport with Hyukpil Jang increases from level 1 intimacy to level 2 trust.] The

flood of notifications makes you nervous. It was released.

* * *

Hospital rooftop.

Ki-seok Choi was standing on the railing with Hyuk-pil Jang, looking down at the scenery outside.

Unlike hospitals where life and death come and go, it was peaceful outside.

The streets sparkled with neon signs and people walked leisurely.

The worlds on both sides of the hospital seemed completely different.

“The professor is really great.”

Choi Ki-seok started his luck.

“Honestly, when I first saw the patient, I didn’t know what to do. If the professor hadn’t come, the patient would have been…”

He trailed off.

I still haven’t forgotten the shock I felt when I first saw the patient in the emergency room.

A patient with a side mirror stuck in his chest…

I wonder if we will ever encounter such an unusual case again.

However, Hyukpil Jang calmly operated on the patient even though he was facing his first case like himself.

“Wouldn’t it be so sad if you and I were on the same level?”

Choi Ki-seok burst out laughing at the joke Jang Hyuk-pil told.

“By the way, Professor, you used the expression ‘guidelines’ before going into surgery.”

“….”

“I still don’t know.”

“It’s not a big deal. To put it simply, it’s a mindset.”

Hyukpil Jang shrugged his shoulders and continued.

“Do you know what three qualities a surgeon needs?”

“I do not know.”

“It’s a bit of a metaphorical expression, but they usually say it’s the eyes of a hawk, the heart of a lion, and the hands of a woman. But the most important thing among them is the heart of a lion.”

“A lion’s heart?”

“Yes. In short, it is the courage to believe that a doctor can cure an illness. If you think back and think about what you felt when you saw the side mirror stuck in the patient’s chest, you will know what I mean, right?”

Jang Hyuk-pil remained silent to give Choi Ki-seok time to think.

“Surgeons are soldiers on the front line who fight against the death of patients. If surgeons are scared and back down, no one can save the patient. So, you have to be bolder than anyone else.”

“…I think I understand what the professor said now.”

Choi Ki-seok nodded vigorously.

I wouldn’t have understood it if I had just heard it by chance, but I just experienced a real case.

Jang Hyuk-pil’s advice completely penetrated my heart.

Right at that moment!

Tiring!

[You have acquired the special effect bravery of the Frozen Heart passive.]

[Frozen Heart Lv.2]

– Analyze the patient and illness cool-headedly without involving emotions.

– Abilities do not drop even in emergency or unexpected situations.

– Extreme cold: Nearby staff become calm and their abilities do not drop even in emergency situations.

– Bravery: Your ability to analyze the cause and come up with a treatment method is doubled.

– Grows up to level 5.

Choi Ki-seok, who checked the alarm, just laughed.

I was experiencing the feeling of riding a roller coaster because of one side mirror patient.

“I’m glad you knew. People don’t necessarily need to gain experience to grow.”

“….”

“Even if they go through the same experience, some people stay in the same place and some even regress.”

Jang Hyuk-pil finished speaking and stared at Choi Ki-seok.

“Have you decided to join the Norwood team?”

“Huh? How could the professor…”

Choi Ki-seok blinked in surprise.

I never told anyone that I received an offer from Kwon Il-soo to join the team.

There is no way Kwon Il-soo would have told his rival, Jang Hyuk-pil.

Meanwhile, Hyukpil Jang nodded silently.

A few days ago, on a day when there were no outpatient clinics, I observed Kwon Il-soo’s surgery.

The surgery was aortic coarctation, and Song Jeong-yul and Choi Ki-seok assisted. At that time, Choi Ki-seok showed a perfect cover for Song Jeong-yul, who was in poor condition.

Even while handling the retractor with one hand.

So I thought.

They say that Kwon Il-soo can easily attract Choi Ki-seok to the team.

With Choi Ki-seok’s answer just now, the prediction became a reality.

“I was wondering if someone was Professor Song’s student. I just poked around and the answer came right away.”

Choi Ki-seok became dumbfounded by Jang Hyuk-pil’s criticism.

I realized late that I was hooked.

“Don’t reveal to others what you are thinking or feeling. Otherwise, you will be taken advantage of.”

“Then why is the professor saying this to me?”

“It’s obvious. Because I want to get you on my side.”

Jang Hyuk-pil threw a fastball.

“Let me ask you straight: Did you accept Professor Kwon’s offer?”

“I haven’t done it yet.”

“Good. Then join our team.”

“What if it’s our team?”

“It’s about being part of the Saber team, not Norwood.”

Hyukpil Jang smiled, showing his teeth.