International Space Station, outside the window is the vast universe, and the background of the earth looks magnificent.
"Susan, I can go back, right?" The only person Steven can turn to is Susan.
As for these robotic arms and the doctors far away on Earth, he has no confidence at all.
These doctors had never seen him or had face-to-face communication with him. They had to rely on a few cold mechanical arms to save his life. Steven had no confidence.
The loneliness and oppression brought about by being far away from the earth and the closed space infinitely amplified Steven's inner fear and despair.
Even though Steven has undergone strict psychological stress training, anyone may collapse in the face of death.
"Yes, God has not abandoned you. We have invited Dr. Yang Ping, a genius surgeon, who can definitely save you."
"He is the teacher of Mayo Professor of Neurosurgery Johnathan. He has successfully completed more difficult surgeries than yours. Now there are dozens of satellites supporting our communications. Dr. Yang will definitely be able to successfully complete your surgery."
Susan provided constant encouragement to allay Steven's fears.
"He is a messenger sent by God. Believe me, Steven, and I will tell you a secret. When I was a doctor, I never left a patient in my hands. Once in the emergency department, a patient had stopped breathing.
Rescue has been given up, but I believe that she did not die. A few hours later, she actually came back to life. It was later considered to be Lazarus Syndrome. She came back from the dead. There are only 53 cases reported in the world. Do you know how lucky I am?
You are lucky if you meet me." Susan said in a mysterious tone.
"Is this true?"
"Of course it's true. Look how relaxed I am now. I know your operation will be successful, so there's no need to worry at all."
"With only local anesthesia, Dr. Yang will use a robotic arm to insert a tiny spring coil into your cerebral blood vessel. It will embolize the aneurysm and form a blood clot. In this way, the aneurysm will no longer receive the impact of blood flow.
, naturally there is no possibility of bursting, and you are safe and sound."
"So simple?"
"In the hands of Dr. Yang, it was as simple as that. He had already left the United States by plane. We spent a lot of effort to get his plane back from the North Pole. You say how lucky you are. At that time, people were worried that they would not be able to hire Dr. Yang.
, but I know that I can definitely invite you."
With Susan's intentional or unintentional psychological counseling, Steven gained a little confidence, his inner fear and anxiety were slightly relieved, and he was able to calm down and cooperate with the operation.
Steven's clothes were taken off, and the flat restraint device was checked again, especially the head fixation, which could not be sloppy.
The skin preparation (shaving) of the perineum was omitted. Susan used a medical protective film to cover and isolate the entire perineum and anus area, and then began to disinfect with sterile gloves. From the navel to both thighs, the entire perineum was covered and isolated.
The vagina is also within the scope of disinfection.
Steven's wife and their daughter were waiting by the window sill at home. They could not do anything except pray.
They alternately use astronomical telescopes to capture the space station flying above.
"I saw it, I saw it!" Lin Keer screamed.
Steven's wife leaned over, and in the clear night sky, the outline of the International Space Station appeared clearly in the telescope.
On that distant spaceship, the husband will undergo a life-saving operation.
Since the first spacecraft was sent into space in 1971, to now, the International Space Station has become a super giant with a width of 109 meters, a length of 73 meters, a height of 20 meters, a weight of 419 tons, and an internal volume of 916 cubic meters, which is equivalent to a
A seven-story small gymnasium.
Not only Steven's wife and daughter, but also many astronomy enthusiasts are capturing the International Space Station at this time. They know that an astronaut on it will undergo surgery today.
The entire United States' attention has been drawn to the International Space Station, and online newspapers and television are discussing this topic.
The sticky sterile drape was covered, and Susan stood aside, wearing a special disposable surgical gown and gloves. She was only responsible for replacing the terminal instruments of the robotic arm.
Interventional surgery, to put it simply, uses vascular access to puncture a certain part of the blood vessel, uses a catheter guidewire to enter along the vascular pipeline, and delivers therapeutic drugs and equipment to a certain part of the blood vessel.
The entire vascular system of the human body is like the road transportation system on the surface. Intervention means starting from a certain station and delivering therapeutic drugs and equipment to the destination along a predetermined route.
It has become one of the three major medical treatment methods alongside internal medicine and surgery. Like any treatment method, it is not omnipotent and has its own limitations. Its operation uses the vascular pipeline system. Once the disease cannot be treated, the vascular pipeline cannot be used.
If the system is used to complete the treatment, intervention will not be able to work.
The right femoral artery puncture is completed, puncture, remove the needle core, and insert the guide wire.
The instrument on the robotic arm is as if it is in Yang Ping's own hands, without any sluggishness or unfamiliarity.
The femoral artery, external iliac artery, aorta, brachiocephalic trunk, subclavian artery, vertebral artery, basilar artery, and the guide wire are running all the way.
Every time it encounters a bifurcation point, the guidewire slows down, then accurately crosses the bifurcation at one time and enters the next target blood vessel.
The robotic arm is an extension of Yang Ping's hand, which is a true integration of man and machine.
Every action can be accurately performed with a robotic arm without compromise. No one except Yang Ping can achieve this level of proficiency. This is because he dares to use a remote surgery system to complete such a difficult and high-risk interventional surgery.
The confidence lies.
As long as there are no communication failures and no major delays or interruptions, he can successfully complete the operation.
The guide wire continues to advance, and the blood vessels become thinner and thinner. The tip of the guide wire seems to be controlled by Yang Ping's thoughts and moves forward dexterously. The further forward, the thinner the blood vessels, the higher the risk, and the lower the error tolerance rate. If you are not careful, you will be injured.
It can puncture blood vessels and cause death.
After the guidewire enters the brain, it explores the complex and tortuous blood vessels. The angiogram is distributed in a network. Every area is a complex world. Every super-selection cannot make mistakes, especially when entering the brainstem area.
Blood vessels are getting thinner and thinner, and the space for the guide wire to maneuver is getting smaller and smaller.
This is why Massimo believes that the operation cannot be completed with existing instruments. He suggested that new instruments be sent up, but it was too late.
In the lobby of the control center, the expert from the medical team stared at the screen. The guide wire advanced cautiously in the blood vessel, faster than expected. The most terrible thing was that he could handle the occasional slight lag.
Every time there is a jam, it will stop immediately and stay at the center of the blood vessel, which is the safest. After the jam, the guide wire will continue to move forward.
"How's the weather monitoring?" Jim Bartha asked Richard.
Rain, especially heavy rain, will seriously affect the transmission of satellite radio signals.
"Everything is fine. Don't worry. If there is a sign of rain, they will use artificial rain driving technology. It's just that our communications always receive some kind of unknown attack. Symantec said it can handle it." Richard was in charge.
All physical and technical support.
"It's amazing how his guidewire can be so flexible and precise."
This is a remote-controlled surgery using a robotic arm. Before this, Yang Ping was not familiar with this remote surgical equipment.
Massimo's face was red and he was amazed to himself.
"Yeah, it's great! Incredible!"
Johanathan has come out of the "safe house" and is sitting next to Massimo.
If these devices were not the list drawn up by Johannessen, he would definitely think that the guide wire is a robot made of nanotechnology, with the tip capable of self-navigation with the support of artificial intelligence.
"I am going to enter the unknown artery network and check the instruments and equipment. This process will take at least 30 minutes. There should be no interference in the whole process."
If matching instruments are used, Yang Ping can operate faster, but the size of the current set of instruments is too large and very reluctant. If it enters the final target blood vessel, it may just be accommodated by the blood vessel, leaving no room for error.
"The space station is moving!"
Richard shouted, and almost at the same time, Yang Ping controlled the robotic arm to control the guide wire to change state as it moved to eliminate the risks caused by movement.
The guide wire actively followed the sudden change in direction and began to retreat from the inside, successfully exiting the guide wire without any damage.
"He can micromanipulate the guide wire as he pleases." Massimo saw the operation in theory.
Johannesson told Massimo: "Dr. Yang was originally an orthopedic surgeon, and his specialty is surgery, and intervention is just his amateur field."
Killed instantly by his amateur skills!
The intervention genius Massimo felt inexplicable shame and could not accept the facts.
However, in Yang Ping's hands, the guidewire seems to have a soul, like Yang Ping's pet, at his command.
"Any instrument is Dr. Yang's pet. Once it is in his hands, it is simply - I don't know how to describe it, Massimo, you haven't seen his last operation, the chordoma of the upper cervical spine and medulla oblongata. It was so extraordinary."
, I saw it with my own eyes, and it was exciting to force an impossible operation to happen."
The movement became larger and larger, but the guide wire returned to its original path in advance, crossed numerous bifurcations, and evacuated the blood vessels, thus avoiding accidents.
Waiting for the next opportunity is the best and only way.
The operation was aborted and Susan applied pressure to stop the bleeding.
"Find the cause, quickly!" Richard saw the video returned by the external camera. This was someone turning on the thruster of the space station.
Based on the direction of movement, Richard immediately judged that something was wrong with the Japanese cabin.
"Pig head!" Richard cursed.
"Check the Japanese cabin, what are they doing?" Richard shouted.
