Dream Tree Nursery (2)
“Do you really need to know?”
“I’m a doctor too. Maybe I can help.”
“······Okay. Jeonghyeok, would you like to rest in your room?”
“yes.”
Kim Jeong-hyuk nodded weakly and entered the room.
Choi Ki-seok and Na-rae took a seat in the lounge in the center of the hallway.
The start of the incident was like this.
Kim Jeong-hyuk visited the hospital two months ago due to abdominal pain.
There, I was diagnosed with appendicitis and had an appendectomy, and that’s where the problem started. For some reason, my physical condition continued to worsen.
Kim Jeong-hyuk was transferred to a nearby general hospital and underwent emergency surgery.
The surgery was completed successfully, but bad news continued to pour in.
Several surgeries, including the installation of an artificial abdominal wall, were performed seven times, followed by various drug treatments.
Hospital life was as difficult as the illness.
By the time Kim Jeong-hyuk was discharged from the hospital, he was completely broken.
“After being discharged from the hospital, I am receiving psychiatric treatment and plastic surgery.”
“······.”
“But it’s getting harder to move. I spend more time dazed. Why even say this…”
Narae paused before continuing.
“Jeonghyeok’s treatment costs are no joke. He received support from all over the place and the director even paid for his own expenses, but it’s still tight.”
“All right.”
Choi Ki-seok finished the conversation and headed to the director’s office.
“Director. I think we need to check Jeonghyeok’s medical records.”
“Huh? What did you suddenly say…”
“There are more than a few things that are questionable. Maybe…”
Choi Ki-seok took a pause and then continued speaking.
“Jeonghyuk may be a victim of the hospital, not the disease.”
* * *
The next day.
Choi Ki-seok received the necessary documents from Son Yang-hee and visited Kang Cheol Hospital. Steel Hospital is where Kim Jeong-hyuk was diagnosed with appendicitis and underwent resection.
“Please give me all the medical records and burn the test results on a CD.”
“yes.”
The medical recordist nodded slightly at Choi Ki-seok’s words.
After receiving the documents and CD, I waited in front of the general surgery clinic.
To get a medical certificate, you had to see a doctor in person.
Ki-Seok Choi carefully looked through the records while waiting for his turn.
As I knew, the diagnosis was acute appendicitis, and after resection, a drainage tube was connected to the surgical site.
However, the next day, around 5 p.m., Kim Jeong-hyuk complained of severe lower abdominal pain.
After checking his vitals, the fever rose to 38.7 degrees.
That morning, a foreign substance that had not been seen the day before came out of the drainage tube.
Accordingly, the attending physician decides to transfer Kim Jeong-hyuk.
“Umm…”
Choi Ki-seok groaned and rubbed his chin.
One thing bothered me.
Even though the decision on power was made at 6 PM, the actual power was made at 8 PM.
The patient was left in an emergency situation for nearly two hours.
“Mr. Kim Jeong-hyuk, please come in.”
My thoughts were interrupted by the nurse’s call.
Choi Ki-seok entered the treatment room and sat on the chair in front of the doctor.
The name of general surgery specialist Eom Jae-woong was engraved on the nameplate on the table.
“What is your relationship with the patient?”
Jaewoong Eom tilted his head.
“I’m the daycare representative. I need a medical certificate.”
“Ah yes.”
“Teacher. But did you perform Jeonghyeok’s surgery?”
“that’s right.”
Jaewoong Eom nodded with an expressionless face.
Choi Ki-seok was right and used the eyes of Hippocrates.
Occupation and specialty: Specialist/General surgery Physical
strength: 7/10
Diagnosis: 4/10
Surgical treatment: 3/10 Medical treatment: 2/10
Reputation
: 2
Active skills: None
Passive skills: None
The moment you check your abilities, you frown. This frowned.
Jaewoong Eom is not a resident, but a specialist.
However, the level of surgical treatment was too low.
Considering that Choi Ki-seok, who was in his 3rd year as a resident in the past, underwent 4 surgical procedures, this…
“You came to pick up the medical certificate, right?”
“Yes, but sir.”
Choi Ki-seok took a pause and then continued speaking.
“How was Jeonghyeok’s surgery?”
“Do I need to explain that to you?”
Eom Jae-woong’s eyes were fiercely glaring.
“Sorry. I was just curious.”
“If you understand, please leave.”
Choi Ki-seok received the medical certificate presented by Eom Jae-woong and left the hospital.
Although he doesn’t have any skills, he doesn’t seem to have any sense of humor.
Next destination is Gangpo Hospital.
This is the hospital where Kim Jeong-hyuk received treatment after being transferred.
Since the distance was close, I walked to get some fresh air.
Just as I arrived at the hospital, a hospital ambulance stopped in front of the emergency room with its siren blaring.
However, the hospital ambulance is not the Kangpo Hospital ambulance, but the Kangcheol Hospital ambulance.
This is the hospital where Kim Jeong-hyeok, whose medical records had just been issued by Choi Ki-seok, received treatment for the first time.
What is the relationship between the two hospitals?
Choi Ki-seok entered the hospital and spoke to the staff at the hospital reception desk.
“I wanted to ask you something.”
“Yes. Please tell me.”
“What is the relationship between Cheol Hospital and Kangpo Hospital?”
“Ah. The two hospitals are cooperative hospitals. The two hospital directors are classmates in medical school, so we are very close.”
“thank you.”
Choi Ki-seok discovered the connection between the two and nodded slightly.
Soon, all medical records and test results were obtained from Cheol Hospital.
The pieces of the puzzle have come together to some extent.
From now on, we have to put the pieces together one by one to reach the truth.
Choi Ki-seok went home and started looking through the medical records at Gangpo Hospital.
The first thing I looked at was the medical certificate.
The diagnosis at Kangpo Hospital is generalized peritonitis, perforation of the sigmoid colon, sepsis, abdominal wall defect, etc.
There were many diagnoses.
‘Jeonghyuk…’
Choi Ki-seok bit his lip.
How much must Kim Jeong-hyuk have suffered in the hospital?
Why is this big, beefy guy so skinny?
I understood it now.
I briefly glanced at the medical certificate and looked at the surgery records that I was most curious about.
My eyebrows became more and more distorted, and my hand holding the record became tense.
“Fuck you bastards!”
bang!
Choi Ki-seok hit the desk with his fist.
According to Gangpo Hospital’s surgical report, Kim Jeong-hyuk’s appendix was not removed.
At Steel Hospital, the sigmoid colon (a part of the large intestine called the sigmoid colon) was cut out instead of the appendix.
Afterwards, the sutures at the surgical site burst, causing perforation and infection, and Kim Jeong-hyuk had to be hospitalized.
“Whew…”
Choi Ki-seok took a deep breath and gathered his emotions.
Your heart should be hot, but your head should be cool. Otherwise, we cannot win this fight.
Ride, ride, ride.
I typed on the keyboard and searched for information.
Although he was not a general surgeon, it was hard to believe that the surgeon had mistaken the appendix and sigmoid colon.
Ki-Seok Choi discovered the cause of the illusion late.
Usually, the location of the appendix is in the abdominal cavity of the right lower abdomen, and the sigmoid colon is located on the opposite side, the left side of the large intestine leading to the rectum.
However, the sigmoid colon is not fixed in position and is mobile.
In other words, in Kim Jeong-hyeok’s case, the sigmoid colon moved toward the appendix, and the surgeon mistook it for the appendix and performed the surgery.
Choi Ki-seok immediately called Son Yang-hee.
“Teacher. This is Kiseok. Is it okay to talk to you?”
[yes. Please tell me.]
“I have a question. Jeonghyeok received an appendectomy at Kangcheol Hospital and emergency surgery again at Kangpo Hospital.”
[That’s right.]
“What did you hear at Kangpo Hospital after the surgery?”
[I heard that the appendectomy went well, but an infection occurred in a nearby area.]
“······I understand. Thank you.”
Choi Ki-seok hung up the phone and looked up at the ceiling.
Kangpo Hospital surrounded Kangcheol Hospital.
They intentionally did not inform the daycare center that the surgical site was wrong.
Considering the relationship between the two hospitals, this is quite possible.
After clearing his mind, Choi Ki-seok sat down again and looked at the nursing records at Gangpo Hospital.
“Look at these?”
Choi Ki-seok’s brow furrowed again.
