My Medical Skills Give Me Experience Points

At the same time, he felt that his anatomical skills had greatly improved.

Upon checking, he discovered that his Incision Skill had successfully advanced to a medium-level attending physician's expertise.

This level roughly corresponds to the capacity of a senior attending surgeon.

"Wow, this is the first time I've ever seen such a large lipoma!"

Seeing Zhou Can successfully excise the lipoma, Wu Ziyu immediately used tissue forceps to lift it out and placed it in a basin.

Lipomas typically present as lobulated and irregular in shape.

The shape of this lipoma was irregular, but not lobulated.

However, Zhou Can was not very joyful, as his sense of crisis felt more pressing.

From the moment he cut off the lipoma, he felt an inexplicable unease.

Carefully examining inside the incision, the base of the tumor was cut clean, without any residue. There was no major bleeding or damage to important nerves.

This surgery should be considered very well done.

After checking several times and not finding any hidden risks, Zhou Can looked up at Elder Liu.

"Elder Liu, do you think we can suture now?"

"Go ahead and suture! The surgery was done very nicely!"

Elder Liu rarely praises people.

If he says it's good, then it truly is.

Zhou Can hesitated no longer, immediately suturing the patient's wound and performing some flap repairs.

Because it involves suturing on the head and face area, the requirements for suture skills are very high, needing to avoid ugly and fierce facial scars postoperatively.

Having Zhou Can personally suture this patient was indeed a blessing for the patient.

Suturing skin is something Director Level surgeons usually don't handle themselves. At most, they leave it to attending physicians under them to suture.

Probably no attending physician's suturing skills could match Zhou Can's.

Except for doctors like Dr. Xu, who are specially promoted from director physicians.

After suturing the patient, the patient's vital signs remained stable, with no accidents occurring.

Zhou Can's hanging heart finally fell to ease, temporarily.

It's really strange; advancing the Anesthesia Technique to Level 3 is supposed to be good news, but why does it bring such an inexplicable sense of danger?

It caused Zhou Can to be unnecessarily tense for several hours.

"Xiao Zhou, the surgery was done very well! Why do you seem a bit off today? You look like you have a lot on your mind."

Elder Liu noticed the subtle changes in Zhou Can's expressions.

He couldn't help but inquire about the reason.

"I can't quite pinpoint it; when I was operating on this patient just now, I had an inexplicable sense of danger."

Zhou Can voiced his doubts.

"Hey, I've experienced that too. During any major surgery, everyone's nerves are on edge. Feeling tense and worrying about mishaps is perfectly normal. Now that the surgery is all done and everything went smoothly, you don't need to worry about it anymore! Relax and continue with the next surgery. There are many more surgeries waiting for you!"

Elder Liu did not want to see a valuable player like Zhou Can encounter any issues.

He immediately provided Zhou Can with some counsel.

Comforting him.

"Alright! Maybe I'm just overthinking it!"

Zhou Can collected himself and prepared for the next surgery.

The anesthesiologist, Doctor Feng, had already packed up his things. Before leaving, he said to Zhou Can, "If your intuition isn't wrong, your sense of crisis might stem from potential postoperative complications in the patient. Close monitoring of the patient's recovery is necessary."

After saying this, Doctor Feng left.

Postoperative complications?

Zhou Can was startled but also had a slight realization.

No wonder he was persistently uneasy; the risks of surgery not only stem from during the procedure but can also occur postoperatively.

He had overlooked that point.

"Inform the Resident Doctor to closely monitor this surgical patient."

Zhou Can told the nurse.

"Okay, got it!"

The circulating nurse responded, pushing the patient to the recovery room to wake from anesthesia.

Zhou Can's implicit status in the department is quite high, not to mention Resident Doctors and attending physicians; even Director and Associate Director physicians are very polite to Zhou Can.

As long as someone's head isn't kicked by a donkey, the doctor in charge will take this matter seriously.

What Zhou Can instructed was no different from if Elder Liu had given the orders himself.

After sending the patient away, the next surgical patient was brought in by an intern.

Interns involved in surgery are responsible for inserting catheters, prepping skin, helping patients prepare for various pre-surgical procedures, and routine checks on blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature.

Once everything is prepared, upon receiving the notification from the operating room department, they promptly transport the surgical patient there.

Sometimes, the surgeon might focus only on the surgery, and not necessarily verify patient information. For interns involved in surgery, it's their duty to ensure that the correct patient is brought to the operation. If the surgeon ends up operating on the wrong patient, that intern is done for.

And the surgeon would face serious trouble too.

Having surgical privileges suspended is the least severe punishment.

Although such incidents are highly unlikely, the possibility still exists.

From these perspectives, the seemingly insignificant interns actually carry quite significant responsibilities.