Hearing this, Zhu Yanyi recalled her brother-in-law from her past life, who had also died after falling from a great height.
At that time, her entire family had collapsed. Even her parents had broken down. Hearing the woman’s words now, she felt a surge of compassion.
She took out her phone and called the director of the Second Hospital. "Director Zhu, how is the patient, Liu Jun, who suffered from a high-altitude fall?"
Director Zhu hadn’t expected Zhu Yanyi to actually call. She hurriedly replied, "I examined this patient personally. The scans show massive blood clots in her brain. However, her breathing is very weak. If we operate, she might die on the operating table."
"Have Dr. Liu from the Traditional Chinese Medicine department use silver needles to prick her temples and Tianmen acupoint, three centimeters deep. Then, put her on an oxygen mask and transfer her to the Capital Hospital immediately. I will take over the case," Zhu Yanyi instructed directly.
"Understood. I will arrange it right away." Since it was a matter of life and death, Director Zhu did not hesitate.
Zhu Yanyi then ordered the nurse nearby, "Prepare the operating room on the fourth floor. As soon as Liu Jun arrives, take her straight in. I will perform the surgery myself."
"Yes, ma'am." The nurse hurried off to make preparations.
"Thank you, Little Divine Doctor. Thank you, Little Divine Doctor." The woman kowtowed to Zhu Yanyi again.
Zhu Yanyi smiled comfortingly at the woman. "Comrade, what you need to do now is stay calm. When your husband arrives, you handle the admission procedures first. Leave the rest to me."
"Ah." The woman nodded, her eyes full of gratitude.
Since a surgery was required, many preparations needed to be made. Zhu Yanyi went to check the necessary medicines.
The Second Hospital acted quickly. In about twenty minutes, they transferred the patient. Following Zhu Yanyi’s instructions, the patient was sent directly to the operating room on the fourth floor upon arrival.
Zhu Yanyi changed into her surgical gown and entered the operating room.
Her assistant for this surgery was Luoyang Jun. Luoyang Jun had recently been transferred to the Capital Hospital and had become an associate chief physician in the Traditional Chinese Medicine department. He was considered a young doctor.
Zhu Yanyi chose Luoyang Jun so that she could clearly see the necessity of Traditional Chinese Medicine surgery.
Zhu Yanyi first took the patient Liu Jun’s pulse to determine the severity of her injuries.
As Director Zhu had said, there were massive blood clots in Liu Jun’s skull. If the clots were not dispersed, he would be in grave danger. In Western medicine, dispersing blood clots usually meant opening the skull. However, the brain is the most important and mysterious part of the human body. Once opened, complications were likely.
Zhu Yanyi prepared golden needles and a scalpel. She then asked the nurse to shave Liu Jun’s head.
"Are you going to open the skull?" Luoyang Jun asked.
Zhu Yanyi shook her head slightly, then nodded. "I am opening the skull, but not in the same way Western medicine does." She did not explain further. Instead, she infused her internal energy into the scalpel. First, she anesthetized Liu Jun, then made a single incision with the scalpel.
The human skull is quite hard, but Zhu Yanyi’s hand seemed to encounter no resistance. She then asked someone to bring an empty basin. After making the incision, she set the scalpel aside and picked up a golden needle, inserting it into the skull.
Black blood began to flow out from the incision made by the scalpel.
Luoyang Jun understood. This was the blood clot inside the patient’s skull. Zhu Yanyi was using golden needles to drain the clots from her brain.
Zhu Yanyi did not stop. She continued to apply needles. Her technique was incredibly fast, like a gust of wind. Soon, the shaved head was covered in golden needles, shimmering under the lights.
Zhu Yanyi closely monitored the flow of the blood. The clots could not be drained all at once. Due to the intracranial injury, new clots might form after the initial drainage. Therefore, Zhu Yanyi needed to minimize the chance of new clots forming.
The human brain is extremely complex. Although Zhu Yanyi had great ability, she still needed to be exceptionally careful.
As Zhu Yanyi inserted needle after needle, the black blood gradually stopped flowing. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief and begin using the golden needles to treat the intracranial injuries.
The fall had damaged the skull. Draining the clots was just the beginning. Now, the real surgery started. This was the true craniotomy.
However, Zhu Yanyi’s scalpel was sharper than specialized craniotomy tools. Moreover, she did not open the entire skull, only the injured part.
The people nearby clearly saw Zhu Yanyi open the damaged part of the skull, clean out the broken bone fragments, and then piece the skull back together. At this moment, Zhu Yanyi used a Medicine Array.
The Medicine Array was the best method. Otherwise, since this was the brain, other medicines would not work fast enough. Without the Medicine Array, the patient might suffer from后遗症 (sequelae) after waking up, such as slow movements or unclear speech.
Watching her quickly piece the skull back together, suture the incision, apply golden wound medicine, and finally bandage it, Luoyang Jun watched in awe.
After bandaging, Zhu Yanyi said to Luoyang Jun, "Check the patient’s pulse."
Luoyang Jun nodded and began to take the pulse. A minute later, he said, "Sixty-eight beats per minute. His pulse is slowly recovering." It was worth noting that when he first arrived, his pulse was less than thirty beats per minute.
Zhu Yanyi nodded slightly. "Move her to the high-level medical ward for twenty-four hours of observation." After all, it was brain surgery, so she could not enter a regular ward yet.
"Understood." Luoyang Jun instructed the nurses to record the details. Everyone began to clean up and pushed the patient out to the high-level medical ward for twenty-four-hour observation.
Zhu Yanyi performed the surgery very carefully. It took a full six hours.
When she came out, Liu Jun’s wife, the woman who had begged for help, Lu Bing, hurried over. Zhu Yanyi did not hide anything. She said directly, "The surgery was successful. However, she needs to be observed in the high-level medical ward for twenty-four hours. If there are no complications within twenty-four hours, the patient will be out of danger and can be moved to a regular ward."
"Thank you, Little Divine Doctor." Lu Bing’s eyes were full of gratitude. Without the Little Divine Doctor, her family would have been destroyed.
Zhu Yanyi said, "I will be at the hospital for these twenty-four hours. If anything happens, I will come immediately. So, do not worry too much."
"Thank you, Little Divine Doctor." Besides these five words, Lu Bing did not know what else to say.
Zhu Yanyi smiled and nodded, then returned to her practice chamber to summarize the surgery. Luoyang Jun naturally followed her. She came both to discuss the summary and to ask, "Little Pig Sister, how can a regular scalpel be sharper than a specialized craniotomy tool?"