Surgery Godfather-Chapter 424 - 0392 Five Million US Dollars

Chapter 424: Chapter 0392: Five Million US Dollars

Chapter 424: Chapter 0392: Five Million US Dollars

After much preparation, the final round of the Golden Knife Award had finally begun.

Robot surgery was a new field and everyone was very interested in it.

Doctors from all over the country made arrangements to watch Yang Ping’s robot surgery live.

At Sanbo Hospital, apart from the outpatient and emergency doctors and those currently performing emergency surgeries, almost all surgeons had rescheduled their elective surgeries to watch Yang Ping’s surgery in the hospital’s large conference room.

Some doctors from internal medicine and auxiliary departments also wanted to join in the excitement and came to watch the surgery.

All the hospital leaders had arrived, seated in the first row. Dean Xia was high-spirited, constantly asking, “Why hasn’t it started yet?”

Everyone wanted to witness this historical moment where Sanbo Hospital was about to win the championship.

“The last surgery by Academician Feng, the tumor spread from the upper cervical spinal cord to the medulla oblongata. Isn’t this a surgery that requires both orthopedics and neurosurgery? Did Xiao Yang do it all by himself? He could even handle brainstem tumors?” Dean Xia asked the Director Han sitting next to him.

He had purposely seated Director Han next to him so that he could help interpret the surgery; after all, he was not an expert in orthopedics.

“Not just any brainstem tumor, it was one that intruded on the brain’s life center with less than a one percent success rate. The Sixth Hospital had invited several Americans for consultation, including the Head of Neurosurgery from the Mayo Clinic. All of them dared not operate. When I showed the scan to Xiao Yang, he said he was eighty percent confident. I thought I had misheard. But he actually did it. You didn’t see it. During the consultation meeting at the Sixth Hospital, when he was introducing his surgical plan, several Americans were surrounding him like students.”, Director Han gloated.

“This guy, when I asked him about his confidence in winning the championship, he also said eighty percent.” laughed Dean Xia.

Director Han explained: “That means he’s pretty confident.”

“Have you heard any rumors? I heard that the First Affiliated Hospital is planning to poach him. That’s my biggest concern.” What Dean Xia was most worried about was this.

“Don’t worry, they can’t poach him. Old Su’s daughter is here, how can he poach him?” Director Han was certain.

“I heard Xiehe Hospital is going to send people to learn Xiao Yang’s surgery?” Dean Xia was quite concerned.

“Yes, Academician Liang has called me several times to send several groups of people to learn in shifts. 301 is also sending people.”, Director Han answered.

“Sanbo has gained face this time. As dean, I find meaning in my work. Old Han, you need to be careful and not let them poach our staff. Xiehe and 301 are the best platforms in the country, and they are quite crafty, not hesitant to poach staff.”

“Xiehe is still quite gentle, but 301 is scary. They might poach the whole team, direct enrollment, giving military ranks, that would be troublesome.”

As he thought more, Dean Xia became more worried.

Director Han was not worried: “Xiao Yang doesn’t care about these things. What he cares about most is being able to work freely. We should think about how to help Xiao Yang get his promotion against the rules.” He proposed to Dean Xia.

Dean Xia said: “I’m also considering this matter.”

After thinking for a while, Director Han said: “Old Xia, I’m thinking, in Xiao Yang’s case, should we help him establish a surgical research institute so that he can carry out cross-departmental patient research? This is how I see it. For such a talent, conventional methods might limit him. We need to break the shackles and let him fully unleash his potential. We should not just limit him to orthopedics, let him work on tumors, heart, skull, anything difficult, let him do it.”

This idea was exactly what Dean Xia was contemplating: “Old Han, I was just thinking about discussing this with you. Such a move has never been made in the country, and it’s rarely seen in the world. Precisely because of this, other hospitals cannot offer these conditions, but we can, we must decisively establish this institute, launching it on the basis of your comprehensive orthopedics department. Also, regarding the research funds, our hospital should set up a dedicated fund for him. The funds obtained from winning the projects are too little, useless. We should establish a fund that can accept donations from society. I’ll handle this.”

The two of them discussed in low voices, with Dean Xia jotted down notes from time to time. He said to Director Han, “Good memory is not as efficient as bad pen. Not until I have accomplished one thing will I tick it off. No empty promises.”

As they were discussing, the surgery had begun.

A few hospitals, leading in the number of robot surgeries nationwide, were very aggrieved. They felt that robot surgery was put at the very end, which limited the full play of their strength. If robot surgeries were placed ahead, they definitely could have eliminated many competitors, including Yang Ping.

Zheng Huahua was one of them. He felt that his elimination was too rough and it did not reflect his actual competence. Now, he was also waiting for the start of Yang Ping’s surgery.

The first patient was a 45-year-old male with severe congenital malformation of the atlas and basilar invagination.

This patient had been to several hospitals, but no one wanted to operate on him.

Yang Ping, through CT scan images, looked for the screw path and found that there was no route on the right side, no place for screws at all.

There was only one passageway on the left side, which was very close to the vertebral artery and spinal cord. The screw path of this passageway was only 4 millimeters wide.

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Ordinarily, the precision required for this surgery far exceeded human capabilities.

No wonder others refused to take it up. With such a unique screw placement pathway, even a slight error would result in either death or disability.

If Yang Ping were to use traditional methods, he could still achieve the same outcome. However, with such advanced tools like robots, the process becomes much easier. Additionally, the cost of operating the robot is free during the competition, creating no additional financial burden for the patient. So why not use a better tool?

The robot is positioned, Song Zimo sterilizes the operating room and lays the sterile drapes. With the assistance of the circulating nurse, a protective film is attached to the robotic arm. Then an antenna—the tracker—is installed in the operating area. The tracker pairs with the robot’s tracker. Yang Ping scrubs in and the surgery begins.

The C-arm performs a three-dimensional scan of the patient, and the image is transmitted synchronously to the orthopedic surgery robot system and displayed on the screen.

On the navigation system screen, Yang Ping designs the screw trajectory, a guiding line marks the center of the channel, and then the entry point, direction, and length are calculated.

The robotic arm precisely positions the surgical instrument to its location, and the sleeve is directed towards the penetration point of the intended screw path.

Along the sleeve, a guide wire is drilled in and inserted into the patient’s vertebrae. Once the position is confirmed correct, a hollow screw with a diameter of 4 mm is inserted through the guide wire, screwed into place, and then the guide wire is removed.

Next, Yang Ping scans the patient again to confirm that the screw’s position matches the initial plan.

The 4 mm screw is inserted into the unique 4 mm screw path with no error.

The entire operation is clean and smooth, like a precision bombing guided by a missile. Aimed, launched, guided, and hit—the process is seamless and highly precise. The entire process is completed in less than ten minutes.

Although robotic surgery has many disadvantages, Yang Ping believes that it is the trend of the future.

There will come a day when all intracranial tumors can be removed without craniotomy. Only a small hole needs to be drilled, or access via the nasal cavity, to extend several tiny robotic arms into the skull and completely remove the tumor. The tumor will then be bagged, isolated, crushed, and finally suctioned out while still in the bag.

Perhaps in the future, all surgeries can be performed by doctors controlling robots, especially battlefield first aid. Doctors can perform remote surgeries on frontline patients from the rear.

Moreover, this type of surgery drains very little of a doctor’s physical energy. Even in extreme emergencies, a skilled doctor can perform several surgeries at the same time.

Subsequently, there were surgeries for cervical vertebra fracture, thoracic vertebra fracture, lumbar vertebra fracture arch root screw fixation, sacroiliac joint separation sacroiliac screw insertion.

The robotic arm’s joints quickly maneuver, carrying out precise operations with its end-effector. The limit of the machine is thoroughly exploited. Five surgeries were sequentially completed.

This level of mastery in controlling the robot is mind-boggling. The robotic arm has far surpassed the significance of a tool—it has truly become an extension of the doctor’s hands, achieving a state of unity between man and machine.

Watching Yang Ping’s robotic surgery is a pleasure full of artistic charm.

Zheng Huahua’s last bit of resentment dissolves, realizing that his elimination process was too crude compared to Yang Ping’s skill level.

Just like in a ping pong game, when the skill gap between the two players is too large, the losing party always feels they didn’t perform at their best.

If the first round had been robotic surgery, no matter who was against Yang Ping, they would have been eliminated just the same.

Su Nanchen naturally lost to Yang Ping, earning the runner-up position. But he was still very satisfied.

This Golden Knife Award ceremony comes to an end, with Yang Ping winning the championship, followed by Su Nanchen. Wen Rentao defeats Zheng Huahua, earning the third place.

John Ansen, being clever, obtained an account for the Golden Knife Award website from a Chinese doctor studying at Mayo, and repeatedly studied Yang Ping’s surgery.

Even though he is mainly focused on neurosurgery, he still was extremely interested in Yang Ping’s spine surgery and robotic surgery. After watching the video of Yang Ping’s robotic surgery, he thought— this is the true unity of man and machine.

At the time, John Ansen invited the Chinese doctor from Mayo to dinner. The doctor was flattered and surprised that all John wanted was an account.

Moreover, this professor even solemnly signed a promise stating that the account would only be used for watching surgeries and would not be used for illegal activities.

The video of the Da Vinci dance and Tianji’s painting quickly spread on WeChat moments.

The doctor from China who worked at Mayo got this video and sent it to John Ansen.

In the Da Vinci Dance, John Ansen could not figure out how the four robotic arms managed to cross and wind around each other in a narrow bottle without collision.

If he were to use four mechanical arms to operate on a grape, there would be collisions—the space is too narrow, not to mention the speed is so fast. This is already the limit speed of the machine.

No matter what technique, it can be pushed to the limit in Dr. Yang’s hands simply.

“For this video, the visual company should pay Dr. Yang at least 5 million US dollars!” John Ansen thought.