Chapter 1418: Chapter 1418

Chapter 1418: 【1418】Trust classmates

Her medical thought process was already well-established, akin to that of an experienced doctor.

“What do you think?” Director Zheng urged, time was of the essence.

If draining pus was the goal, a well-founded strategy needed to be articulated quickly to decide whether to proceed.

Pan Shihua reorganized his thoughts, gazed at the drainage bag connected to the patient’s drainage tube, and said, “Using a drainage bag instead of a vacuum bottle indicates that vacuum suction was ineffective if not counterproductive. Using vacuum suction irresponsibly and with high risk for problems like occlusion due to kinks or unknown issues.”

Student Pan’s idea aligned with hers but was not derived from observing her. Xie Wanying knew this well, indicating that her classmate was actually quite talented, just needed some guidance.

“You said it’s likely a twist. They could try to rotate and push the tube to resolve the issue; did previous doctors not do this, or couldn’t they?” Director Zheng continued to question.

If the drainage tube was kinked inside, it could be manually rotated, pushed, or even slightly pulled out—a common technique for clinical surgeons dealing with drainage tube issues. The same question posed by Director Zheng—why hadn’t previous surgical doctors done this? Read full story at 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⚫𝙣𝙚𝙩

Director Zheng’s question was difficult to answer.

The group of people standing there delved deep into the crux of the problem.

Pan Shihua feared Director Zheng might turn to hold Student Xie accountable, so he immediately spoke up again, “I know.” No matter what, he wouldn’t let Student Xie take the fall for this responsibility.

Director Zheng had to turn back and ask, “Do you really know?”

Doctor Jiang quietly looked at Xie Wanying: Aren’t you going to say something for him?

Teacher Jiang seemed aware that Student Pan’s capability might end here but seriously underestimated his determination. Xie Wanying decided not to speak, choosing to trust that Student Pan wanted to save their friend with the same golden heart she had.

“I know,” Pan Shihua said, “The length of the drainage tube inside the abdominal cavity should be kept as short as possible, choosing the shortest path. The patient’s abscess might be quite deep, leading to a deeper placement of the tube. At this point, the omentum should be used to separate the tube from other organs, preventing it from pressing against the intestines and blood vessels.”

“What you said are basic principles; they don’t explain why it should be done this way and why the other party didn’t do it.”

“There might be only one reason, based on the patient’s previous CT scans, the previous attending doctor suspected the tube couldn’t be pulled out.”

The crowd gasped at this response, mouths agape as they looked at Student Pan.

Doctor Jiang swiped his hand across his forehead like he was wiping sweat: Student Pan wasn’t Student Xie. If he had Xie’s brain, he would’ve become famous long ago.

Yue Wentong, the class monitor, seemed to frown worriedly, pondering how to protect his classmate’s reputation.

Huang Zhilei remained calm, standing to the side, occasionally adjusting his glasses, glancing at the subtle expressions between the little junior sister and her classmate: Hmm, these expressions are somewhat intriguing, like they’re hiding a secret, better not rush.

“Ahem, ahem,” Director Zheng cleared his throat twice, reminding the medical students to be mindful of avoiding contradictions in their statements.

Everyone was surprised by his words. Pan Shihua could only sigh internally: It’s understandable that they trust Student Xie more than him, but the point is that his words stemmed from Student Xie’s thought process.

Earlier this morning, Student Xie had mentioned that unpredictable factors could have arisen during the patient’s surgical process, causing the possibility of drainage tube or abscess displacement.