Towards the goal (5)
The time for the symposium has arrived.
The main auditorium was crowded with hospital staff and invited doctors.
plod along.
Jang Hyuk-pil, dressed in a suit, stood in the moderator’s chair and tapped on the microphone.
“Hello. My name is Hyukpil Jang, and I am an assistant professor at the Department of Thoracic Surgery at Uijin University. Thank you all for attending the first lung cancer symposium held at our hospital.”
The audience became quiet as Jang Hyuk-pil spoke.
“We will begin the symposium with an opening speech by the president of the Korean Thoracic Surgery Association.”
After speaking, a man with white hair stood on the podium.
This is Nam Sung-cheol, president of the Korean Thoracic Surgery Association.
Starting with Nam Sung-cheol’s opening speech, congratulatory speeches from external figures followed.
“The first session is a presentation by Professor Jihye Yoon on the latest trends in lung cancer surgery using robots.”
When Jang Hyuk-pil made a gesture, Yoon Ji-hye came up to the podium.
match. match. match. match.
The audience applauded.
“Hello. I’m Ji-hye Yoon, a member of the cardiothoracic surgery department at Uijin University. What I’m going to present today is…”
Ji-hye Yoon carried out the presentation calmly.
Since I have always been strong at presentations, I did not feel pressured to give presentations in front of external people. There was no summary material in hand, only a pointer.
The 15-minute presentation finally ended.
Jihye Yoon swallowed dry saliva without realizing it.
In fact, the war starts now.
“This concludes my presentation. If you have any questions, please raise your hand.”
“Here you go.”
No sooner had he finished speaking than a woman raised her hand.
Lee Mi-ra, a member of the staff at Baekjin University Thoracic Surgery, where Ji-hye Yoon worked in the past, was also her enemy.
“Yes. Teacher Lee Mi-ra.”
“I listened carefully to the presentation. Thanks to you, I was well informed about the latest trends in robotic surgery.”
“….”
“Can you tell me what the future outlook is, other than the trends in robotic surgery?”
Lee Mi-ra looked at Yoon Ji-hye and smiled in remorse.
It is a question that is related to the topic but at the same time subtly deviates from it. From Yoon Ji-hye’s perspective, it can only be seen that she prepared the question to tease Lee Mi-ra.
“I heard your question well. It will depend on the speed of technology development, but I think remote surgery will probably be possible through a 3D screen within the next 15 years. If both hospitals have the equipment, a doctor in Seoul can operate on a patient in Daejeon. So, it exists.”
“….”
“In addition, experts are expecting that technology will be developed that will allow doctors to even feel the sense of touch.”
Jihye Yoon finished her answer with a smile.
On the other hand, Lee Mi-ra sat down and crossed her arms as if she was annoyed.
A 20-minute question and answer session followed.
Jihye Yoon clearly answered questions from outsiders.
The basis for this was the material prepared by Choi Ki-seok.
The material he handed over contained a large amount of information and was organized in an attractive manner. Like a tweezers note, it even included questions for external lecturers to ask after listening to the presentation.
Even Lee Mi-ra’s question was one of Choi Ki-seok’s preliminary questions.
Thanks to this, I was able to answer without any hesitation.
match. match. match. match.
When Jihye Yoon’s session ended, there was applause.
“Well done Professor Yoon. You seemed much smarter than usual, right?”
“thank you.”
Ji-hye Yoon sat down while listening to Jo Ji-hwan’s praise.
The second session is Yongil Park’s session.
Park Yong-il presented on non-invasive (non-invasive) lung cancer surgery.
As Jihye Yoon covered robotic surgery, she explained Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) in detail.
Differences between VATS surgery and conventional thoracotomy, range of patient groups that can be operated on, patient survival rate, etc.
It was a presentation worthy of an expert in the lung field.
After a while, lunch time passed and the audience gathered again in the main auditorium.
Now there are two remaining steps.
The highlight of the day is the live demonstration and Cho Ji-hwan’s final session presentation.
As soon as the audience was finished taking their seats, an image of the operating room appeared on the monitor in the main auditorium.
“Professor Park. Are you ready?”
“Yes. I’m ready.”
Park Yong-il nodded at Jang Hyuk-pil’s words.
“The patient to be operated on today is a 40-year-old female patient who was diagnosed with stage 1 lung cancer through a health checkup. Since the area of degeneration is small and there is no invasion into other organs or lymph nodes, we decided on video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.”
“….”
“The surgery will begin now.”
The staff took their seats at Park Yong-il’s nod.
‘I do not like it.’
Jo Ji-hwan frowned as he looked at the screen.
What made him uncomfortable were the surgical staff.
Park Yong-il was using first-year student Seo Ji-hoon as his second assistant for the live demonstration. I don’t know if Choi Ki-seok, whose skills have been proven, will be able to look at him at least.
But the target is Seo Ji-hoon.
A man who had just been discharged from the military was entrusted with this important responsibility.
I was angry because it was behavior that was not typical of Park Yong-il.
However, despite his discomfort, the surgery went smoothly.
Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.
Seo Ji-hoon punctured the chest cavity without hesitation and installed a camera port at the puncture site.
Afterwards, the first assistant made an incision in the front and back of the fifth intercostal space to create a surgical port and an assist port.
This created three holes in the patient’s side.
One hole is a camera port to check the surgical site.
The remaining one is a surgical hole used by the surgeon, and the other is an assist hole used by the first assistant.
A moment later the screen split in half.
The scenery of the operating room and the surgical site seen through the camera port appeared simultaneously.
“Hmm…”
“As expected, the surgical field of view is narrow.”
The audience groaned while looking at the screen.
Meanwhile, Park Yong-il started the surgery with a friendly explanation. Although the surgical field of view was narrow, the degenerative area was cut out with the help of the first assistant.
Empty!
Severed lung tissue fell on the granite.
“This is the degenerative tissue in the right lower lobe. After examining it with a camera, there are no additional degenerative areas, so we will complete the surgery by hemostasis and additional sutures.”
Park Yong-il accelerated the remaining treatment.
Eventually, the live demonstration of video thoracoscopic surgery ended successfully.
At the same time, the audience burst into applause.
‘It makes my liver sleepy.’
Only then did Jo Ji-hwan show a stern expression.
Originally, Uijin University Thoracic Surgery Department did not perform video thoracoscopic surgery. This is because video thoracoscopic surgery has only recently been introduced, so its effectiveness is uncertain.
Purchase of new surgical tools and training in new surgical techniques.
This is because these two burdens were the factors.
However, Cho Ji-hwan pecked at Park Yong-il for the symposium.
Fortunately, the result was a success.
After a short break, Cho Ji-hwan appeared as the final speaker.
The topic of Jo Ji-hwan’s presentation was life-sustaining treatment needed for patients with terminal lung cancer.
There were no questions after the presentation because only the basics were discussed.
“I will give a general review at the end of the symposium.”
Moderator Jang Hyuk-pil summarized the contents of the symposium.
With the closing remarks, the Uijin University Thoracic Surgery Lung Cancer Symposium ended successfully.
* * *
“Whoa…”
Choi Ki-seok sighed and left the rosette.
I just finished assisting in surgery.
The surgery itself only took two hours, but since I was an emergency patient, I was anxious the entire time.
To take a breather, I went down to the cafe on the first floor.
People in suits were walking outside as if the symposium had ended.
“Kiseok.”
When I heard a familiar voice, I turned around and saw Jang Hyuk-pil and Yoon Ji-hye approaching.
“Hello, Professor. Aren’t you attending the after-party?”
“Do we need to go? The main characters today are the manager and Professor Kwon.”
Hyukpil Jang shrugged his shoulders.
“How was the symposium?”
“It ended well. Since the staff members were divided, it is natural that it would end well. We will settle down first, so let’s order ours as well.”
“I’ll order a cafe mocha and cappuccino.”
“It’s Dr. Cheokcheok.”
Choi Ki-seok received a card from Jang Hyuk-pil, paid, and sat down.
“Kiseok. Thank you.”
“Huh? Why did you suddenly say that…”
“You did a good job researching the data. Thanks to you, I finished the presentation well.”
Jihye Yoon smiled brightly.
“I’m glad it helped.”
“Did Jihye ask you to research the data? The sun will rise in the west. Let me see.”
Hyukpil Jang joined the conversation.
He looked through the symposium materials on Jihye Yoon’s cell phone with an eagle eye.
The expression became increasingly serious.
“Hey. If it’s at this level, is it possible to eat it raw from the symposium?”
Jang Hyuk-pil burst out in admiration.
The data research was almost perfect.
The vastness of the data and the level of neat organization were comparable to those of the fellows.
I knew that Choi Ki-seok’s surgical skills were good, but I didn’t know that he would excel to the level of examining data.
“I think so too. I won’t forget today, so if you have anything to ask of me, please do it anytime.”
“yes.”
Jiiiing.
The vibrating bell rang.
Choi Ki-seok took the coffee and returned to his seat.
“By the way, I heard you had plastic surgery yesterday with the help of the plastic surgery director?”
“Yes. It was a good experience.”
Choi Ki-seok answered without hesitation.
Noh Ki-hyung’s delicate touch of stitching nerves and blood vessels while looking at a microscope was a very good stimulus.
As I became familiar with various suturing techniques, I felt a little proud, but after yesterday, my pride was completely gone.
Oh my god, 10-0 sutures…
I still feel dizzy when I think back to the surgery.
“The director really likes you, right? He told me blatantly that he wanted to get you out of the thoracic surgery department.”
“I don’t think it goes to that extent.”
“Pretending to be humble…”
Jang Hyuk-pil chuckled and took a sip of coffee.
“What about saber case patients?”
“I don’t think I’ve given up on the Killaren treatment yet.”
“I’m tired. I have a patient but I can’t perform the surgery…”
“But the decision will be made by tomorrow.”
“Finish?”
“The patient bit the last bait I threw. I think there is a high probability that he will undergo surgery.”
“Shall we take a listen?”
Choi Ki-seok explained in detail what he had said and what bait he had thrown at the patient during his meetings.
While Hyukpil Jang was listening to the story, there was no confrontation.
“Actually, I was thinking that too. It’s pretty good, isn’t it?”
“thank you.”
“After a long time, patients came rolling in, and we can’t give up. If we just need to operate on this patient and two more patients, the remodeling will be roughly complete. The Saber team starts from then.”
“yes!”
Ki-seok Choi left the cafe after talking with Hyuk-pil Jang and Ji-hye Yoon.
The first place I visited was the gastrointestinal surgery ward.
Drurr.
When I opened the door and entered, I saw Son Yang-hee and Kim Jeong-hyuk.
“Mr. Choi.”
“brother!”
The two people greeted him warmly.
“Boss. It’s been a while. How have you been?”
“I had a great time.”
Choi Ki-seok stroked Kim Jeong-hyuk’s hair and gazed at Son Yang-hee.
“Director. How are you feeling?”
“My lower abdomen hurts a little, but I’m okay
.” Yanghee Son paused before continuing.
“I’m indebted to Teacher Choi again this time. If it wasn’t for Teacher Choi, I would…”
“Jeonghyuk did better than me. Surprisingly, Jeonghyeok told me that the director was sick.”
“Thank you, Jeonghyeok too.”
“No. I didn’t do anything.”
Kim Jeong-hyeok waved his hand.
“If you haven’t eaten dinner, will you buy me chicken?”
“Yes!”
“I need to see you for a moment, right? When that’s over, I’ll take delivery and bring it to you.”
Choi Ki-seok left the gastrointestinal surgery ward after ordering the chicken to be delivered to the thoracic surgery ward. He
eventually arrived at the cardiology ward.
“Whoa…”
He took a deep breath and entered the room where Moon Min-kyung was. .
She shouted loudly in front of Jang Hyuk-pil, but in reality, it is unclear what choice Moon Min-kyung will make. Even
if she knows ten ways, she does not know the inside of a person.
“Hello.”
“Hello, teacher.”
Moon Min-kyung smiled brightly at Choi Ki-seok’s greeting.
“ “How are you today?”
“Today is just like that. But, sir, I have made up my mind.”
“If it is my decision…”
“I will get surgery on Saber. Please do the surgery.”
Choi Ki-seok grinned at Moon Min-kyung’s answer.
I took the bait.
