645. Chapter 645 Two operations performed at the same time
An exclamation spread the uneasiness to every corner of the operating room.
Medically, brain death for more than ten minutes is defined as true death. Once the state of brain death occurs, it means that the patient's life has entered a countdown.
"Adjust the blood transfusion volume to the maximum, zeo, you will be the surgeon, prepare for thoracotomy and introduce extracorporeal circulation."
Qi Mingye's eyes did not leave the retractor for half an inch, and he carefully continued the artery repair surgery on his hand. He slightly pulled his lips and spat out an astonishing instruction from his mouth.
"Master, master, thoracotomy?!"
As soon as zeo finished speaking, he realized that his voice was trembling.
Everyone in the operating room understands that the fastest way to end the brain-dead state is to restore the patient's heartbeat and thereby stimulate the nerve center.
Only by performing a thoracotomy and introducing electric shock into the heart through a fingertip retractor can the most direct stimulation of the heart resume its natural beating.
However, the patient is already undergoing a craniotomy. If the chest is opened at this time, the probability of failure of both operations due to insufficient blood supply is as high as 99%!
No one would ever choose to undergo a thoracotomy at such a moment. The fastest possible outcome would be to wait for Qi Mingye’s craniotomy to be completed.
But after Qi Mingye's artery repair surgery, the patient must have been brain dead for more than ten minutes...
"yes."
Zeo only hesitated for a second and quickly entered the state.
In the operating room, no one can question the DQ's instructions. He is God in everyone's mind, and what he says is the imperial edict.
"Prepare a 0.3 scalpel, a thoracotomy, and a sternum separation frame..."
The voice that sounded this time was that of the chief surgeon, Zeo.
Being able to perform surgery at the same time as DQ was a great affirmation for him. Zeo concentrated on the work at hand and quickly opened the patient's chest according to Qi Mingye's instructions.
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"Is DQ crazy? If the chest is opened at this time, the patient will definitely die faster due to insufficient blood supply!" Mark exclaimed.
The fastest external blood transfusion can kill a person, but the amount of blood loss caused by a major surgery is unpredictable. A craniotomy is already extremely dangerous. Opening the chest at this time is simply daring!
Yin Shu's reaction was much calmer than Mark's.
Yin Shu's eyes stayed on the monitoring screen in the operating room, his eyes dimmed, "He is betting, at this time, besides opening the chest, do you have a better way?"
"But we can't seek death. We all know how dangerous it is to open a chest at this time for a patient who is already brain-dead. He is obviously doing a useless job."
Mark's hand habitually adjusted the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, with a look of disbelief on his face.
When Yin Shu heard his words, his eyes became more understanding, "Before today, I thought it was useless..."
Yin Shu said something cryptic and ignored the startled Mark. He concentrated on the situation on the operating table, fearing that he might miss anything.
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"Master, everything is ready. I need you to stop the operation for three minutes. I will now introduce the current into the heart."
Zeo's voice was still respectful, but it carried the confidence and determination of an excellent doctor.
Qi Mingye didn't raise his head, his eyes were still fixed on the tractor, but all movements of his hands stopped, temporarily cooperating with zeo.
"It's time to start."
As Qi Mingye finished speaking, Zeo immediately moved the fingertip retractor on his hand to both ends of the patient's heart, slowly approaching...
