Hectic schedule (1)
Choi Ki-seok left the medical office laughing at Miguel.
Miguel, who was struggling to stay disciplined, was cute but pitiful at the same time.
He had a rabbit nurse.
Just dismantle Miguel’s debuffs and that’s it.
On the contrary, Miguel was accumulating an inconvenient stack of thorn debuffs.
As a result of looking through the eyes of Hippocrates, Miguel’s current debuff stacks are 7. If
he accumulates three more, he will be able to leave the hospital on his own.
Would you say that you are digging your own grave?
It tasted like sesame salt when I thought about him, who would sooner or later give up his letter of resignation.
plod along.
Ki-Seok Choi, maintaining Hippocratic eyes, went around the adult ward and then moved to the pediatric ward.
The first place I visited was Kelly’s hospital room.
Kelly suffered from June syndrome.
June syndrome is a rare disease that affects 1 in 100,000 newborns. Children with this disease do not have rib cage growth.
As a result, the heart and lungs are pressed against the ribcage and cannot grow, leading to death.
“Are you a guardian?”
Choi Ki-seok tilted his head as he looked at the old man sitting next to the bed.
“hello. His name is Marilyn’s father, Norton. “Marilyn was busy with work, so I decided to take care of Kelly.”
“ah. Nice to meet you. Mr. Norton. “My name is Kelly’s doctor, Ki-Seok Choi.”
“Your doctor? “I think it’s my first time seeing you today…”
“I was away from the hospital for a while because I had work to do.”
“I see. I thought the doctor was an elderly, middle-aged Asian man. “He took very good care of Kelly.”
“This is Professor Ilsoo-kwon, who will perform Kelly’s surgery.”
Ki-seok Choi finished speaking and looked at Norton.
Norton gave off a similar vibe to the actor who played the wizard in the movie The Emperor of the Rings.
There was an unknown power in his calm tone.
His long white hair and mustache made him look even more like a wise man.
“Today is Kelly’s surgery day, right?”
“yes. you’re right.”
While Choi Ki-seok was away, Kelly’s condition worsened.
As a result, Kwon Il-soo scheduled the surgery this afternoon.
“When I looked into it, I heard that the surgery was not easy. “The mortality rate is close to 80 percent.”
“The mortality rate can vary depending on the surgical technique.”
“yes? What does that mean?”
“I will explain that part now.”
Ki-Seok Choi began explaining the surgery by presenting the consent form for surgery that he had brought with him in advance.
Throughout the story, Norton let out exclamations and shook his head.
‘Well, I was surprised too.’
Ki-Seok Choi felt a sense of kinship as he watched Norton’s reaction.
The standard surgical procedures for June syndrome are as follows.
This is a method of tying two ribs into a pair, cutting the first rib lengthwise to the left, and cutting the second rib lengthwise to the right, then connecting the two ribs.
However, in this case, the rib incision would be extensive and organ damage could occur in the process.
It is a somewhat burdensome surgical method to use on children under one year of age.
However, Kwon Il-soo’s surgical method was different from the standard surgical method.
So much so that it is completely different from existing surgeries.
“All right. “After hearing the explanation, I felt much more at ease.”
“yes. “If you worry too much, you will get sick, so I hope you can trust and watch over me.”
Ki-seok Choi finished talking with Norton and went to the next hospital room.
This is Rahul’s hospital room waiting for a heart transplant.
For some reason, the guardians, Sanjay and his wife, were not seen.
‘Ha… to this point…’
Choi Ki-seok looked down at Rahul and placed his hand on his forehead.
During his absence, Rahul’s condition took a downward turn.
Rahul is wearing an external ventricular assist device.
A ventricular assist device is a device that improves blood circulation by inserting an assist device while leaving the heart intact.
The use of a ventricular assist device means that Rahul’s heart was damaged to the point where it could not function properly.
If the heart transplant was delayed further, there was a high possibility that Rahul would lose his life sooner or later.
Choi Ki-seok left the hospital room with regret.
“It’s been a while. “Isn’t today a day off?”
While walking down the hallway, I encountered Kwon Il-soo approaching from the opposite direction.
“Hello professor. There was a lot of work to do, so I just went to work. “If you don’t mind, can we talk for a moment?”
“There’s no reason not to.”
The two moved to the lounge at the end of the hallway.
“It seems like the patients’ conditions have worsened significantly while I was away. Same goes for Kelly and Rahul.”
“Thanks to you, I had a hard time. “Professor Benson was so upset that he didn’t want to take care of your patients.”
“I probably did it because I didn’t like it.”
“know. “Because you showed your dislike even in front of me.”
Kwon Il-soo burst into laughter.
“I understand there is a June Syndrome surgery today. “I want to become first assistant.”
“Is that okay? You must be tired because of the cruise checkup. “There were a lot of troubles there too.”
“It was enough for things to break out all over the place. Besides, I know that this surgery isn’t that difficult, but…”
“That’s right.”
“By the way, did you develop the new surgical method for June Syndrome?”
Choi Ki-seok asked the question he had been holding back.
The surgery performed on Kelly is a groundbreaking method that has never been performed in the United States.
My heart was itching to know the source from earlier.
“It’s a surgery developed by an acquaintance of mine, not me.”
“If it’s an acquaintance…”
“Yes. It’s a Korean study. A friend of mine is the head of the Department of Thoracic Surgery at Yeongpyeong University, and when I contacted him recently, he said he had developed this surgical method. “It seems like it hasn’t even been clinically tested yet because it’s a hot surgical method.”
“….”
“Why? “Are you worried because it’s an unproven surgery?”
“I think it would be a lie to say no.”
Choi Ki-seok answered honestly and looked at Kwon Il-soo’s expression.
Even though the surgery, which had been completed only in theory, was applied to practice, Kwon Il-soo’s face remained calm.
“No need to worry. “When it comes to Jun syndrome, no matter what surgery is developed, it will be safer than existing surgical methods.”
Kwon Il-soo shrugged his shoulders and changed the topic.
“Aren’t you tired because it’s EOB period?”
“I don’t feel any discomfort. “I don’t think there will be any problems if you just do what you normally do.”
“That’s your answer. Do you know that? The EOB evaluation was completed this afternoon.”
“yes? “You mean already?”
Choi Ki-seok looked like a surprised rabbit.
I thought the EOB period would end in two weeks, that is, at the end of this month. Kwon Il-su’s words that the evaluation was already over hit my head like a hammer.
“The American Association of Thoracic Surgeons put a lot of thought into it. This year, there was a slight lag between the notified evaluation period and the actual evaluation period. “They said they received an email this afternoon saying the evaluation was over.”
“Did you get your rank? I heard that the EOB results come out at the same time as the evaluation ends…”
“It came out. “Just now.”
Kwon Il-soo nodded and continued speaking.
“What do you think MHC’s ranking will be?”
“I think it would have been at least in the top 3.”
“MHC’s ranking. “I’m ranked 4th overall.”
Choi Ki-seok showed a surprisingly calm expression at Kwon Il-soo’s words.
“professor. I know you’re playing a joke on me. Actually, I heard the results from Professor Song.”
“haha. So tired. It’s been a while since I tried to make fun of Mr. Choi. In fact, MHC took first place in this evaluation. “2nd place is Mayjo Thoracic Surgery and 3rd place is James Hopkins Thoracic Surgery.”
“As expected, it was like that.”
“You said that too?”
Kwon Il-su tilted his head in response to Choi Ki-seok’s answer.
Choi Ki-seok said that he had already heard the results from Song Myeong-jin. But it was still strange to say that.
“Are you sure…”
“It was a lie when I told the vice hospital director that I heard the results. No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t think of MHC being outside of the top 3.”
“ha ha ha. “You took a nice hit.”
Kwon Il-soo’s boisterous laughter filled the break room.
“I think I finally understand why Jang Hyuk-pil liked you. “You know how to play around with people, right?”
“I’m sorry if you felt uncomfortable.”
“no. So I like it more. Doctors who only think about patients are usually naive. “I think it would be good for us to have more mutants like you.”
“I was a mutant.”
“of course. But can we say that it is a necessary mutation for evolution?”
While the conversation was paused for a moment, Choi Ki-seok spoke first.
“professor. I went to the hospital today and Rahul was on a ventricular assist device. How much longer can Rahul endure?”
“It’s hard to say definitively. But considering the current situation, it will only last about three months. “If a donor doesn’t appear in it…”
Kwon Il-soo trailed off.
The weight left behind by unfinished words made the atmosphere heavier.
“That’s enough of the conversation. “Do a good job and I’ll see you later in the operating room.”
“yes. professor.”
After leaving the break room, Choi Ki-seok returned to the medical office.
* * *
That afternoon.
Benson was talking with Parker in the deputy hospital director’s office.
“Congratulations, Vice Hospital Director. “It’s a double ramp.”
“Isn’t this much natural?”
Parker smiled and took a sip of the coffee on the table.
“But what if something could happen? Anyway, the cruise fire incident was overcome safely and we received the highest rating in the EOB evaluation, so we will only walk on a flowery path from now on.”
“cancer. “That’s how it should be.”
“Anyway, I heard that from now on, in addition to the hospital evaluation, there will also be a staff evaluation. “What happened to that?”
“I heard that each hospital selects one of the best employees and awards the award.”
“Then at MHC…”
Benson unconsciously rubbed his hands.
He is Parker’s right-hand man, no matter what anyone says.
With Parker’s recommendation, it is not unreasonable to become the best employee.
“The best employees are drawn from there, not from us. “They told me to send Mr. Choi to the association sometime next week.”
“This is ridiculous! How does a rookie who has just started training in thoracic surgery become a top employee?”
“Even the association said it was unusual. “MHC is the only place where a resident was selected as the best employee.”
“Haa….”
Benson sighed without realizing it.
Isn’t it time to explode with anger? I feel like my rice bowl was stolen by Choi Ki-seok.
“Do you know why Mr. Choi was chosen?”
“All they said was that it was perfect in terms of CS. “I guess there was something we didn’t know about.”
Titty titty!
A notification that rings suddenly.
Benson turned off his phone notifications and scratched the back of his head.
“what?”
“I’m sorry, Deputy Hospital Director. I think the conversation should end here. “I have a place to go.”
“Where to go?”
Parker’s eyebrows twitched.
“Do you know a professor of pediatric thoracic surgery named Kwon Il-soo whom Vice Director Song Myeong-jin has chosen?”
“I know.”
“He will soon begin surgery for June Syndrome. So, I plan to see how good of a person he is.”
“It’s Jun syndrome surgery… I know it’s a surgery that our hospital avoids.”
“you’re right. “I think I set my schedule because I wanted to get noticed since I just came to MHC.”
“It would be nice to see the patient as soon as he arrived.”
“yes. “Public opinion toward Vice Director Song Myeong-jin will also worsen, so it’s like killing two birds with one stone.”
“Then go quickly.”
At a gesture from Parker, Benson left.
His steps toward the operating room were as light as if he had wings.
