Hectic schedule (2)
D Rosette observation room.
Benson leaned against the back of his chair and leisurely looked at the monitor. If I could, I wanted to bring popcorn and watch Dr. Kwon’s surgery.
The sergeant in charge of carrying out the execution and the sergeant watching it.
The gap between these two worlds is as large as heaven and earth.
If the former has to struggle and bleed every moment, the latter can just watch with a peaceful mind.
Isn’t that why Chaplin said it?
Life is a tragedy when seen close up and a comedy when seen from afar.
Jiyiing.
The rosette door opened and a person entered the observation room.
It’s Miguel.
“What’s wrong with you?”
“I have some free time, so I’m planning to observe the surgery. At that time, Mr. Choi came in as a surgical assistant…”
“Mr. Choi? “I understand the cruise team is off today?”
“After returning to the hospital, I went straight to work. Besides, Mr. Choi is famous for not having any off time.”
“You are doing something that is eating away at my skin. “Do you think you are a saint?”
“That’s what I meant. “I hate to see him even walking and breathing.”
Miguel vehemently agreed with Benson.
“okay. Use that anger and destroy Team CPR. “You probably remember what I said a while ago, right?”
“Well… of course.”
“I don’t like the way you speak? “I don’t even feel the same spirit I used to have.”
“I’m having a bit of a hard time because of Mr. Choi, but I’ll show you the results by the time you mentioned.”
“cancer. That’s how it should be. “The medical world is not such a noble place.”
Benson continued, studying Parker’s expression.
“There are always two conclusions. Die or be killed. “That applies to patients as well as doctors.”
“I’ll keep that in mind. “By the way, Professor.”
“why?”
“How do you feel about surgery today?”
“I assure you. It will be a very spectacular movie. It is a June syndrome surgery performed on children under one year of age. “Dr. Kwon’s hands will definitely be wet with blood.”
“Then Mr. Choi, who assisted in the surgery, must also be responsible to some extent.”
“That’s why I’m staying here.”
A wicked smile appeared on Benson’s lips.
Choi Ki-seok was more of a thorn in the eye than Kwon Il-soo, who came in under the guise of Song Myeong-jin. So, if a problem arose during this surgery, I was planning to at least give him disciplinary action.
While I was talking with Miguel, the door opened and the staff came into the rosette.
“what?”
“That’s it?”
The two people stared at each other with startled faces.
There were only three staff members for the difficult June syndrome surgery.
* * *
D Rosette entrance.
Kwon Il-soo and Choi Ki-seok Emma are conducting the final briefing.
“…That is all.”
“I guess this is enough for you to understand, right?”
When Choi Ki-seok’s briefing was over, Kwon Il-soo looked at Emma.
“Ah yes. However, the surgical method seems truly groundbreaking. I never dreamed you would approach me this way. “I’m a little worried about the progress.”
“The path of a pioneer is long and arduous. I still have to bring in the people who are left behind. But if it can’t bear that weight, the medical field won’t progress.”
“I also agree with your opinion, professor.”
Choi Ki-seok nodded vigorously.
He was following his mentor’s lead and developing surgery for dilated cardiomyopathy.
Kwon Il-su’s words did not sound like someone else’s story.
Every single word was stuck in my heart.
Without challenge, there is no progress.
The patient suffers forever, as if spinning on a treadmill.
It is true that a pioneer is needed to break that chain.
“ruler. “Then shall we go in?”
“yes!”
“I’m ready.”
After finishing scrubbing, the three entered the rosette.
Procedures such as connection to the time-out patient monitoring device and general anesthesia proceeded smoothly.
“Mr. Choi. “We meet again.”
When I turned my head to hear the welcome voice, May’s eyes were smiling.
“Isn’t it even nicer to see you in the operating room?”
“It’s not me… I can’t show you all my beauty. By the way, who is the female doctor over there preparing for the surgery?”
“I’m in the same class as Emma.”
“Then you will always hang out with Mr. Choi?”
“Not to that extent, but he’s one of the people I run into the most.”
“Hmm…”
Hearing Choi Ki-seok’s words, May looked at Emma with a disapproving expression.
“Dr. Choi.”
“yes?”
“Don’t be fooled by big breasts. They say a woman’s charm is like her eight colors. “It would be difficult to judge someone based solely on their breasts.”
“Shh! “Don’t say anything weird.”
Choi Ki-seok finalized preparations for the surgery by keeping May at a distance from her to prevent her from making strange noises.
However, when I suddenly looked up, two uninvited guests came to the observation operating room.
The main characters are Benson and Miguel.
He must have come to watch the surgery fail.
Because performing June syndrome was so difficult that pediatric thoracic surgeons had to quit their studies.
“General anesthesia is over.”
After the anesthesiologist’s report, the three people took their seats.
‘Nothing will happen. ‘Just be patient.’
Choi Ki-seok looked down at Kelly, who was sleeping soundly, and prepared himself for the surgery.
I will never let this little life perish.
People are precious in themselves and provide hope to others.
So, when a life dies, a lot of despair comes.
Protecting hope and preventing despair.
That is the doctor’s duty.
“We are starting the June syndrome surgery now.”
Following Kwon Il-su’s words, Emma disinfected Kelly’s chest area and covered it with a cloth.
“Meth.”
Kwon Il-su, who was handed the scalpel, made an incision in the child’s intercostal area.
The child’s soft skin cracked like a piece of paper.
Soon, a U-shaped incision was created extending to the patient’s intercostal space and ribs.
The first step of the surgery, posterolateral thoracotomy, was completed.
“The surgery is already half over. “Do you think the audience who worked hard to see this will be disappointed?”
Kwon Il-soo glanced at the surgical observation room.
“Did you know Professor Benson was here?”
“He’ll be upset if you don’t notice him with his eyes wide open like that.”
“The retractor we prepared is here.”
“good. Let’s keep going.”
Ki-Seok Choi worked with Emma to insert a retractor into the incision and then widen the incision.
As the skin opened, the inside of the chest was revealed.
Should I say that it is according to the test results?
My ribs were like a tight belt, pressing down on my heart and lungs that had not yet grown. As a result, the movement of the heart and lungs was restricted each time the child took a breath.
Why the June syndrome fatality rate is over 80%.
The cause was right here.
As the lungs and heart grow, the pressure on the heart and lungs caused by the ribs increases exponentially, ultimately creating a situation where they cannot function properly.
“Braces.”
Kwon Il-soo installed the braces on the front of the patient’s chest with the help of Choi Ki-seok.
Then, braces were fixed to both ends of the ribs.
Drurr. Click.
The metal sound of the braces was cheerful.
Twenty minutes later, the two men finished inserting and fixing the braces on the ribs.
“Today is the first day, so let’s increase it by just 1 millimeter and gradually increase it starting tomorrow. “It’s an important patient, so don’t have an intern do it. Teacher Choi will do it himself.”
“of course.”
After removing the screws, Choi Ki-seok pulled the fixing bar and stretched both ribs to the left and right.
This concludes the June syndrome surgery.
After approximately three months of correction, Kelly’s ribcage will return to normal.
“Will Teacher Choi finish it? “I have some business to run.”
“yes. There is no problem with skin suturing.”
Kwon Il-soo handed over the position of the surgeon and walked away from the operating table.
When I suddenly looked up into the observation room, I saw Benson with a shocked expression on his face, as if he had encountered a ghost.
‘Are you crazy? ‘Are you out of your mind?’
His face seemed to say that.
‘If you think about it now, even if you die, you won’t understand.’
Kwon Il-soo waved his hand at Benson, hiding his true feelings.
That appearance resembles Uncle Babson saying, ‘Drawing is so easy.’
* * *
Yasada’s office that afternoon.
Yasada and Choi Ki-seok and Kwon Il-soo gathered together for a long time.
“I heard earlier that I completed surgery for June Syndrome. But isn’t the time at home too short?”
Yasada asked, tilting his head.
As far as he knows, June Syndrome is a difficult surgery that takes as little as three to five hours.
Since the operation involves touching the ribs and lungs of a child under one year of age, the surgery time is bound to increase dramatically…
But Kwon Il-soo completed the surgery in twenty minutes.
It couldn’t be anything but a mystery.
“Because it was not performed using a typical surgical method. “Using a new surgery discovered in Korea, even residents can perform the surgery.”
“Do you want the resident to have surgery for Jun Syndrome?”
“yes. “I can do it now.”
Ki-Seok Choi helped Il-Soo Kwon.
Posterolateral thoracotomy and retractor insertion.
These two are the essence of June syndrome surgery.
This was less difficult than the nurse bar surgery he performed not long ago.
“What method do you use that reduces the difficulty level and time to complete the housework so much?”
“It’s a change of thinking.”
Kwon Il-soo smiled and continued speaking.
“June syndrome is a disease in which the ribcage is restricted due to a breastbone that does not grow. So, we generally choose to cut the breastbone, stretch it, and sew it back together.”
“I know that too, but…”
“But is there really a need to cut, stretch, and sew the breastbone? “Wouldn’t it be okay to enlarge the breastbone somehow?”
“….”
“So what I chose was to insert a retractor instead of surgery. If you insert a retractor and pull the breastbone every day, you can secure enough space in the ribcage. “The risk of organ damage from surgery also disappears.”
“Hmm….”
Yasada nodded slightly in response to Choi Ki-seok’s support fire.
“It’s literally a change of thinking. Surgeons usually try to win with a scalpel… but you did it with a retractor… Anyway, you did a great job.”
“what. I’m more grateful to my friend than to me. “Actually, this surgical method was developed by a friend of mine.”
“You have a good friend. “Please introduce me to what has already happened.”
Yasada’s joke warmed up the atmosphere in the office.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
A knocking sound heard during a conversation.
When Yasada asked him to come in, Benson greeted him and sat down on the sofa.
He didn’t say anything, but he had a look of displeasure on his face.
“Benson. “What’s going on?”
“I’m sorry Head Chief. I came here because I had something to say to Dr. Kwon, not the Head Chief. “Can I talk to you for a moment?”
“…As you wish.”
“thank you.”
After receiving permission, Benson opened his eyes and stared at Kwon Il-soo.
“Dr. Kwon. What do you know about June syndrome surgery? “Is surgery a kid’s joke?”
“….”
“How on earth are you going to take care of the patient?”
Kwon Il-soo smiled coldly at Benson’s big distance.
“What do you want to do now? Kelly is my patient. It is my heart and my responsibility to cook and stir-fry. “It’s none of your concern.”
“no. Anyway, isn’t this a surgery that goes against morality? The surgery was completed with only a retractor inserted. “If doctors at other hospitals see it, they’ll turn a blind eye to it.”
“That’s stupid!”
Kwon Il-soo lashed out.
“Think about the purpose of existing Jun syndrome surgery. “Why shouldn’t I use a retractor?”
“Even if Dr. Kwon is stubborn, it doesn’t change the fact that this is a problematic surgery. And MHC is not a place that recognizes pseudo-surgical methods.”
As the two people sharply clashed, the atmosphere in the office became cold.
Yasada, who seemed to be about to intervene, was instead observing the two with interest.
“Excuse me, but let me say something.”
Choi Ki-seok cleared his throat and continued speaking.
“I don’t think there is any point in arguing about a surgery that has already been completed. Therefore, I think it is better to judge the suitability of surgery after examining the patient’s progress. Do you both agree?”
“of course.”
“joy! “That’s what I was hoping for. There’s no way things will turn out well using something like a retractor.”
The two people finally reached a consensus.
“And since your feelings have been hurt a lot, I think it would be a good idea to add a small event here…”
“Tell me.”
At Yasada’s urging, Choi Ki-seok continued speaking.
“In this case, if the patient’s progress is good, Professor Kwon is right. If the opposite is true, Professor Benson is right.”
“….”
“So, what if the loser imitates Rambo during the morning meeting?”
“Puhahahaha!”
Choi Ki-seok makes a strange suggestion in a serious tone.
Yasada burst into laughter upon seeing him.
