Liberation (1)
Choi Ki-seok arrived at the hideout, took the Styrofoam box placed in front of the door, and went inside.
When I opened the box, there was a lamb heart and a cow heart with alive blood vessels.
One will be used to practice right away, and the other will be used during robotic surgery practice in the evening.
“I should see you soon.”
Choi Ki-seok muttered softly.
The butcher is one of the people who helped him.
He sent me fresh beef heart every day and even listened to my odd requests from time to time.
After completing the surgical setting, the lamb heart was placed on the table.
“Phew…”
I took a deep breath and composed myself.
Today’s practice task is Norwood surgery.
I memorized the entire surgical procedure from the video last night, so there were no problems with the procedure.
[Use the Dragon’s Eye skill. The surgical area is examined in detail through zoom-in mode.]
The optimal field of view was achieved through skill.
The key to pediatric heart surgery learned from Ilsu Kwon.
It is a matter of making the vision so specific that it may be a bit excessive.
‘Now that’s enough.’
Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. Chii Iik.
The side of the ascending aorta was cut with a scalpel and the flowing blood was suctioned with a suction device.
The same operation was then performed on the pulmonary artery.
It may seem like a simple incision, but problems arise if it touches other blood vessels or the vagus nerve.
Geek.
The suture needle was tightened with a needle holder and the ascending aorta and pulmonary artery were sutured.
As soon as the actual work began, time passed quickly.
Before he knew it, his face was covered in sweat.
For today, I watched the Norwood surgery video countless times.
I was confident that my suturing skills had reached a certain level, but progress was slow.
‘driving me crazy.’
Choi Ki-seok frowned and inserted a needle dipped into the pulmonary artery into the ascending aorta. Then, the end of the blood vessel was sutured using the thumb knot method.
click!
The first work was barely completed with scissors.
To take a breather, I looked at the clock and realized it was almost time to go up.
‘Haa…’
His face distorted as he looked down at his heart.
Even considering the lack of assistance, the level is poor.
Choi Ki-seok finished cleaning up, feeling that he had a long way to go. And before going to the thoracic surgery ward, I visited the pulmonology department.
“Elder. Are you awake?”
“Is the bachelor here?”
Choi Mi-soon smiled, showing her yellow teeth.
After discontinuing Elita treatment, lung cancer treatment is progressing smoothly. And today is the long-awaited discharge date.
“I was already bored because I didn’t have a friend to talk to, so I’m glad you came. As I get older, I lose sleep.”
“My grandmother said the same thing.”
Ki-Seok Choi smiled and used the eyes of Hippocrates on her. Since both the condition and progress were good, I felt like I could send Choi Mi-soon off with peace of mind.
“Anyway, you’re going through a lot of trouble because of me. Every time you come, you’re just a nuisance.”
“Don’t say that. What kind of relationship do you and I have?”
“Well, that’s okay too.”
Choi Mi-soon nodded and held his hand.
“Thank you so much. If it weren’t for the doctor, I would have died a long time ago. That was the case when those crazy bitches went on a rampage, and this was the same when I came to the hospital this time.”
“….”
“That’s not all. Miraculously, when the bachelor came and went, the pain disappeared. If it hadn’t been for that, I wouldn’t have been able to complete the treatment for Naesama.”
“No. It’s all the elder’s blessing.”
“No, I figured it all out. Doctor Bachelor is different from other doctors. Anyway, I’m so grateful.”
Choi Mi-soon sobbed and shed tears.
Tap!
The moment a teardrop fell on the back of his hand, a notification window rang. Instead of checking the notification window, Choi Ki-seok lightly hugged Choi Mi-soon.
The pain of an old man sobbing was clearly conveyed.
“Elder, you haven’t forgotten the promise you made to me, right? Live a long, healthy life. You haven’t seen your second son or grandchild yet.”
“Yes. Yes.”
“I’m sorry. I don’t think I can see you off when you leave the hospital.”
“Ah, you should look after other sick people besides me. It’s okay.”
Choi Ki-seok ended the hug, held Choi Mi-soon tightly, and left the hospital room.
It seemed like he would shed tears any longer.
* * *
That afternoon.
It’s near the end of the day.
Choi Ki-seok was handling errands in the conference room.
On the way, the call phone rang, and when I checked, I got a call from the heart clinic. A V.I.P patient
from China
is hospitalized, and the attending physician is him.
“I’ll be right there.”
Choi Ki-seok hung up the call and looked at the patient’s chart.
The patient’s name is Jang Wang-yu.
The diagnosis is primary (not metastasized to other organs) cardiac tumor.
I was curious because it was not a case I encountered often.
I checked the patient information and headed to the heart clinic.
While Ki-Seok Choi was on his way, he checked the items he got from Mi-Soon Choi in the morning.
‘It’s a unique item.’
NEW [Tears of the Soul (Unique)]
– Emotions that come from deep within the heart. New miracles are created from a sincere heart.
– When you complete soul activation, you will receive special effect super awakening.
– Soul activity (0/700): When performing a successful surgery or providing direct surgical assistance, the soul activity stack increases (simple assistance is not included) – Special effect super awakening: Temporarily increases all kill stats by 2 levels. The duration is half a day, and when the awakening effect ends, you will temporarily fall into exhaustion.
Choi Ki-seok looked at the item information and scratched the back of his head.
It was a pity that it was an item that could not be used right away.
Above all, special effects can only be used once the soul has been activated, but the conditions for soul activation are very strict.
‘Still, a two-level increase is attractive.’
I muttered to myself and quickened my pace.
When I arrived at the heart clinic, I saw patients waiting like a bean sprout soup.
The level is incomparable to the special clinics in other departments that I have seen on my way here.
Jo Ji-hwan’s strategy really worked.
As it became known that the hospital was successful in Saber and Norwood surgeries, patients became impatient because they could not find a heart clinic.
I heard that medical appointments are already booked for several weeks.
“Hello Teacher.”
“Yes, hello. Where is the
V.I.P
patient?”
“Over there.”
The station nurse pointed to a seat by the window.
A middle-aged man in somewhat casual clothes is talking to a woman in a suit.
I thought the woman next to me was an interpreter.
As Choi Ki-seok approached and cleared his throat, the interpretation coordinator stared at him.
“Doctor, you are here.”
“Oh yeah.”
The coordinator interpreted Jang Wang-yu’s words.
“My name is Jang Wang-yu.”
“This is your doctor, Choi Ki-seok. Please take care of me.”
Choi Ki-seok headed to the VIP lounge on the top floor with the two people.
From the security guards guarding the entrance to the dazzling interior, it’s a place you’ll never get used to.
“You will be living here from now on.”
“It’s not that bad.”
Jang Wang-yu glanced around the hospital room and nodded.
“But am I really okay? It’s not lung cancer or stomach cancer, it’s a tumor on the heart…” “You
don’t have to worry too much. The tumor on the heart is benign and is located in a good place for surgery.”
“Then that’s good, but…”
Jang Wang-yu paused before continuing.
“Who is performing the surgery? I want to get it from a doctor who has successfully performed Norwood surgery.”
“He specializes in pediatric heart surgery. The patient’s surgeon will be Professor Jang Hyuk-pil, who successfully performed the Saber surgery.”
“All right.”
“Rest in peace. I’ll see you later.”
Choi Ki-seok left the VIP room and returned to the thoracic surgery ward. Then, while drinking coffee in the break room, I started searching the Internet on my cell phone.
[Yangcheon Pharmaceutical Elita incident grows out of control.]
[Elita Jeong. The Minister of Food and Drug Safety personally comes forward and apologizes.]
I smiled as I read the article.
A week ago, Park Kwang-soo’s comment about the side effects of Elita caused a big stir.
In addition, after the commentary, cases of Elita side effects that were discussed in each hospital were revealed.
With the addition of National Assembly member Park Sang-hyun, it was revealed that the main side effects of Elita were skin redness and acute myocardial infarction, that the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety had complacently approved the clinical trial, and that some hospitals had concealed the deaths of patients due to Elita.
If the current trend continues, Elita will soon disappear from the market.
‘If you want to sell medicine, you have to sell the right medicine.’
Choi Ki-seok chuckled and leaned back on the sofa. But then the door suddenly opened and Jang Hyuk-pil came in.
It looks like he went straight to the lounge after finishing his outpatient treatment.
“Are you resting?”
“Yes, Professor.”
Choi Ki-seok sat down and stared at Jang Hyuk-pil.
“You look very tired.”
“Of course I’m tired. There are so many patients at the heart clinic.”
Jang Hyuk-pil sat down and Choi Ki-seok pulled out a cup of coffee and handed it to him.
“I’ll drink it well.”
“no.”
“By the way, Professor Song called me during the day today?”
Hyukpil Jang took a sip of coffee and continued speaking.
“He told me to prepare quickly.”
“Prepare for what?”
“Man. It’s you. You. I think I’ll be calling for you sooner or later, so get someone to help me.”
Jang Hyuk-pil continued speaking with a bitter smile.
“I heard that you had an aortic dissection surgery in front of Professor Song, is that correct?”
“…yes.”
“I’m crazy. Really. So that means I’ve been hiding my skills all this time. I had an aortic dissection surgery in my first year as a resident…”
Choi Ki-seok’s actions were beyond common sense.
Ki-Seok Choi is a resident who has barely completed his 100 days on duty. It’s amazing that a guy who doesn’t have any hair was able to successfully undergo such a difficult surgery.
“I tried to get past coronary artery bypass surgery, but the aortic dissection was too much.”
“….”
“I know that Professor Song is not the kind of person to talk nonsense, but I still can’t believe it.”
“I don’t know what Professor Jang will think, but if I get the chance to perform the surgery, I am confident I will do well.”
“…Okay. I lost, I lost.”
Hyukpil Jang playfully raised his hands.
“By the way, are you really planning to go to Meijo? What I said at the company dinner… you don’t think about it?”
“I thought about it a lot after hearing what you said, but I want to go to Meijo.”
Choi Ki-seok calmly expressed his opinion.
In fact, the choice to remain in the Department of Thoracic Surgery at Uijin University also has merit.
First of all, there is no need to have a hard time adjusting to life in a foreign country.
If you continue your current training, your skills will naturally improve. But Choi Ki-seok wanted to shorten that time.
According to what I heard from Song Myeong-jin, I heard that Mayjo is quite favorable to resident surgeons. In other words, at Meijo, I was able to have more opportunities to perform surgeries earlier.
“Looking into your eyes, you’ve already decided. There’s nothing you can do about it.”
“sorry.”
“There’s nothing to be sorry about. I knew you were going to fall in the middle anyway. I’m just embarrassed because it happened earlier than expected.”
Hyukpil Jang shrugged his shoulders and continued.
“For your information, I had a Saber surgery patient at the outpatient clinic today. I tried to ignore it as much as possible, but the manager made such a fuss. If this fails, you’re completely screwed.”
“Is the patient’s condition very bad?”
“The condition is bad, and if it fails, I received a patient who will be featured on the news.”
“Who is the patient?…” ”
That’s it. ”
Jang Hyuk-pil’s brow furrowed.
“This is Olympic track and field gold medalist Hwang Ki-jeong.”
