Xiang Heping carefully pulled out the catheter, but was stunned to find that the catheter was broken.
What the hell! MLGBD!!
On the green grassland in Director Xiang's heart, countless alpacas galloped past, trampling how much green grass they had.
I've had thousands of epidural anesthesias in my life, so why did I rush into an accident with my old man? !
impossible!
Director Xiang took the catheter and carefully observed the broken end, trying to deny his previous thoughts.
But the facts prove that there is no dazzling, and there is no mistake. If it is broken, it is broken. Xiang Heping has been an anesthesiologist for 20 or 30 years, so he can never be wrong about this.
The assistant was also confused. What is going on? Could it be a new technology that Director Xiang learned when he went to the Imperial Capital? But it doesn’t look like the director’s condition.
Just now, he subconsciously wanted to shoot a rainbow fart, but he still swallowed the words knowingly.
Because, he saw Director Xiang's hands shaking, shaking badly.
"Look for Director Zhang!" Director Xiang said immediately.
"Oh, okay." The assistant immediately picked up the phone and called Director Zhang of the Department of Orthopedics.
The hospital is not big, but the orthopedics department is one of the largest departments. Because trauma and car accidents all involve some simple fracture fixation surgeries, orthopedics is one of the surgeries with the most operations.
There are several Director Zhangs, but the Director Zhang we are looking for at this time can only be the one from the Department of Orthopedics.
Because it was already off work, Director Zhang drove home and then turned back, which took nearly half an hour.
After seeing the situation clearly, he and Director Li from the General Surgery Department changed positions together, applied local anesthesia, and made an incision to see what happened.
A 3cm section of skin was incised along the neck and level of the puncture point, and tissue forceps were used to bluntly separate the subcutaneous tissue in order to look for the stump of the epidural catheter.
However, the result was disappointing. Although great care was taken not to touch the stump, there was no epidural catheter stump remaining in the skin or subcutaneous tissue.
Originally, Xiang Heping was still taking a chance. If there was a trace of the severed end of the epidural catheter left outside, he might be able to pinch it out with pliers.
But the truth told him that it was all a dream, and all the catheters fell into the epidural space.
Xiang Heping's face was pale, and he sat on the chair behind him in despair. It's not that he doesn't want to stand, but his legs are a little weak.
"Director Xiang." Director Zhang from the Department of Orthopedics stood up and shook his head slightly.
No one else in the operating room dared to speak at this time, and everyone remained silent in tacit agreement.
"Peace." A voice with a strong local accent that was familiar to my bones shouted.
"Ah, Dad, what's wrong?"
"Why haven't you done the surgery yet? I'm tired from lying down." The old man asked.
"It's a small matter, please lie down for a while."
After hearing what the old man said, the head nurse immediately stepped forward and comforted her with gentle words. She was very discerning and had already found a sterile drape to cover the old man to prevent the temperature from dropping too quickly.
I really didn't know what to do at this time, so the head nurse added another sterile drape to the old man.
"Director Xiang." Director Zhang from the Orthopedics Department winked and motioned to go out.
Although the patient is Xiang Heping's father, some words are not good to say in the operating room. Once a patient becomes nervous and suffers a myocardial infarction at such an old age, wouldn't that make matters worse
Xiang Heping nodded, tried to control his emotions, and walked out of the operating room with weak and weak legs. At this moment, he felt as if there was a foreign body pressing on his spinal epidural, causing walking to become a problem.
Coming to the corridor, Director Zhang of the Department of Orthopedics asked: "Lao Xiang, are you sure the catheter fell in?"
"Yeah." Director Xiang nodded.
"How much did it fall off?"
"More than 6cm, something like this..." Director Xiang almost cried.
"That's it." Director Zhang said, "You know better than me that the epidural space does not lead to the brain, and our aseptic operations always pass. We are not afraid of foreign bodies, and the possibility of compressing nerves and causing secondary infection is not high. Normally, there is no need for surgical treatment, just conservative observation.”
Conservative... Xiang Heping was a little confused. The 6cm-long catheter was inside the epidural, so he just left it alone
Although he would make this choice if he had a clear mind, how could he stay calm now? The thought of a foreign object made him feel uncomfortable all over.
"Lao Xiang." Director of the Department of General Surgery Ou said, "I asked some classmates who have encountered this situation."
"What happened next?!" Xiang Heping asked quickly.
"Because the patient had no symptoms, I was prepared to fool him like this. As a result... I had no luck later. I explained the situation to my family, but they refused to say anything and just let it go. The surgery was taken out, but there was something wrong with the operation... "
This is typical of adding insult to injury. But think about it from another perspective, who wants to leave a medical residue in the spinal canal
Saying this can only increase psychological panic. Director Ou of the General Surgery Department found it particularly boring and stopped talking.
In fact, he felt a little undeserved happy in his heart. This was the old man of Xiang Heping's family. What if he met other patients he didn't know? Although the surgery has not been done yet and it has no direct relationship with me, there is always an indirect relationship.
The smell of shit is inevitable.
"Alas." Director Ou sighed and stopped talking. He is a general surgeon and has never seen an epidural catheter left in the body, let alone what complications may occur.
It's better not to talk. The more you talk, the more mistakes you make. Anyway, I don't know how to deal with it.
"Old Zhang, do you think my dad will be paralyzed?" Xiang Heping asked with a sad face.
"Theoretically, it's not possible." Director Zhang from the Department of Orthopedics began to analyze, "Looking at the location, there may be superficial hypoaesthesia below the bilateral anterior superior iliac spines. It's just hypoaesthesia, so it should be fine."
"..." Xiang Heping's mind was already spinning.
"This is the most optimistic analysis. If it is more serious, there may be movement and damage to the spinal nerves or conduit fibrous connective tissue wrapping and compressing the corresponding segmental nerves and the aggravation of previous underlying diseases, leading to..." Director Zhang said.
He talked a lot, but Xiang Heping's mind was almost blank. No amount of clinical experience is of any use. Whether there is a problem or not is just a matter of probability.
Damn it, why did you have to blame it on yourself! Director Xiang kept thinking this sentence in his heart.
Director Zhang found that Xiang Heping was not listening to him, so he simply said a few words and shut up. This kind of thing still depends on the choice of the patient's family. And the person in front of me is both the patient's family member and the first person responsible. How should we choose
"Director Zhang, Director Ou, please give me some advice." After a long silence, Director Xiang said pleadingly.
"Suggestion..." The two looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
Can you give me any suggestions