Surgery Godfather-Chapter 378 - 0358: Competing for Supremacy

Chapter 378: Chapter 0358: Competing for Supremacy

The fourth round of the Golden Knife Award surgery competition entered the pelvis and acetabulate surgery phase.

Even though the competition simply requires the completion of different types of surgeries and cases within three months, most hospitals follow a progressive principle.

Start simple and then get complicated, using simpler surgeries to get into the competition state, and doing complex surgeries when at the peak state naturally forms this kind of sequence.

Pelvic and acetabulum fracture surgery is one of the more complex surgeries in trauma orthopedics. Classified generally, this type of surgery is often a fourth-tier surgery, and also the type of surgery in regional competitions that widens the gap in scores more.

Some surgeons can deftly handle simple limb fractures, lackadaisical and calm, seeming to be able to complete the surgery elegantly in accordance with standard steps.

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But when it comes to pelvic and acetabulum fractures, many become utterly disorganized. Who cares about standard procedures then, as long as the surgery is successfully completed.

The technical accumulation of a hospital requires several generations, so it is difficult for a dark horse to emerge, making the orthopedics competition very intense at present.

In the Western Division, Huaxi and Xi Jing Hospitals have always been in the lead, with other hospitals forced to follow behind them.

In the Northern Division, the orthopedic titans of Beijing, Jishuitan, 301, Beijing Third Hospital, Xiehe, and the Beijing People’s Hospital are almost in a dominant position, with the other hospitals unable to make headway.

The teams dispatched by these hospitals are locked in fierce competition with each other, almost all climbing the rankings with perfect scores. If they are the slightest bit careless and drop even a single point, it will be very hard for them to catch up.

In the Central Division, Tongji and Xiangya are battling for supremacy, in a dead heat. Compared to the other divisions, this one is the calmest.

The Eastern Division is similar to the Northern Division, and they are expected to be the two most fierce divisions.

Mo Sixth, Mo Ninth, Long March, Huashan, Ruijin and others are fighting fiercely, but due to the presence of Wen Rentao, Mo Sixth clearly has the upper hand over the other institutions.

The developed internet has made this Golden Knife Award competition incredibly exciting, with everyone ambitious.

Beijing believes that it should continue to hold its consecutive titles in this edition.

Shanghai is restless, vowing to seize the Golden Knife Award.

Huaxi is eyeing it closely, believing that the Golden Knife Award should have been theirs long ago. With their overall strength consistently ranking in the top three nationwide, they wouldn’t be afraid of Beijing, Shanghai, or Nandu.

Nandu Affiliated Hospital One is bolstering its fight forces. After several years of accumulating strength, their orthopedics department can already look afield at Beijing and Shanghai.

If one were to speak of tranquility, it would be the Central Division. When Xiangya and Tongji look around, it seems as if they have no other opponents, trading punch for kick between themselves.

These two hospitals are also long-standing powerhouses, especially Xiangya. Although it no longer ranks alongside Xiehe, no one can shake its position as the leading regional institution.

All these mighty soldiers from five paths are giving their all, vying for the Golden Knife Award.

Pelvic and Acetabulum Fractures are the surgeries in trauma orthopedics that make the score difference, and everyone can’t afford to be slack. The scores are so close, and only the top three can advance to the national competition. A small mistake could lead to a loss of multiple points, making it difficult to recover.

This tense atmosphere is also an incentive for surgeons: They cannot make mistakes. One mistake and it will be hard to turn things around.

“Sanbo Hospital is a dark horse this time, actually surpassing Fuer and the Provincial Hospital, even able to hold its own in the full-score group.” Lin Hao sat next to Su Nanchen this time, deliberately seeking to hear his brother’s opinion.

All the orthopedic physicians are watching the review of these rounds of surgery on a high-definition screen, all attending except those who can’t leave their posts because of duty.

The Southern Division includes several provinces, but Nandu Affiliated Hospitals One and Two and the Nandu Provincial People’s Hospital are the strongest.

Every time in the Southern Division’s competitions, it focuses on these hospitals.

This time, Hong Kong also sent a team to compete, performing well. But no team got full marks. Looking at the current trend, the qualifying teams seem to be the ones who can still maintain full scores.

“Sanbo Hospital’s knife-holders have always been the assistants. It’s strange. Why haven’t their main surgeons shown up?” Lin Hao deliberately said this, hoping to pry out some news from Su Nanchen.

Su Nanchen understood his brother’s meaning and could only tell him the truth: “Don’t belittle this assistant of theirs, he’s capable of competing for the national championship, if not surpassing us, at least he’s on the same level as us.”

Su Nanchen was very polite and conservative, in order to avoid damaging Lin Hao’s confidence.

“Not necessarily, it’s limb fractures now, and it’s hard to distinguish the level. In the next round of pelvic fractures and subsequent spinal fractures, it might not be so easy.” Chen Ge supported Lin Hao, he also thought that Sanbo wouldn’t be able to hold on for long.

Just like when high school students are doing math problems, many can get full scores in the school’s general exams, but if you place these full score students in the Olympiad, it’s fortunate if they can even pass.

They believe that the current competition is just like a general exam, where getting full marks is not surprising.

Su Nanchen couldn’t favor another hospital and damage the confidence of his own colleagues, so he had to keep silent.

But he was clear in his mind that this first assistant, is not only going to sweep the Southern Division but also predictably lead for Yang Ping in the national competition, going all the way to the halfway point of the national competition.

“In this competition, arthroscopic surgery has added shoulder and knee multiligament reconstruction.” Chen Ge reminded Lin Hao.

Lin Hao was full of confidence. For the younger generation of surgeons handling shoulder and knee multiligament reconstruction, a peer to match their skills might be hard to find across the country. This was his secret weapon in this competition.

Su Nanchen glanced at Lin Hao and Chen Ge, wanting to speak but stopping himself. It’s all about participation, so there’s no point in saying more.

Cao Qian and Su Fengyu kept quiet, hoping that a few of the full score teams would lose points and give them hope.

In the front row, Professor Huang and Professor Zou were to the left and right of Professor Su, watching the playback of videos. The ongoing display was the surgery of Sanbo.

Professor Zhou pointed to the video and spoke in a low voice, “Even a surgical assistant is so brilliant, it’s not surprising if Yang Ping wins the championship. Wen Rentao, who is highly anticipated, may not be his match. This young man is extremely formidable.”

“Sanbo Hospital is a complete dark horse this year. In the national competition, it’s best for us not to confront them too early!” Professor Huang rarely agreed with Professor Zhou.

“It’s estimated that Sanbo will take home the prize for the best surgical nurse this year.” Said Professor Zou, leaning over to share with Professor Su.

“Looking at the momentum, it’s very likely.” Professor Huang agreed.

In addition to the main prize, the Golden Knife Award also includes other sub-prizes, such as Best Surgical First Assistant, Best Surgical Nurse, and Best Anesthesiologist.

Professor Su simply smiled without saying anything, only listening to the discussions beside him. Both of his colleagues were surprisingly harmonious today, for some reason not arguing with each other as they usually did.

At this time, Magic City Sixth Hospital was also busy, with Hong Zhigang leading the team to study the surgeries of the top competitors in each group to learn from their strengths.

“Rentao, does Sanbo Hospital still have a perfect score?” Hong Zhigang was most interested in Sanbo.

“They’re maintaining the perfect score along with the three contestants from the Nandu Affiliated Hospital One.” Wen Rentao wasn’t surprised, he had expected this.

He had known long before that Sanbo Hospital was strong in trauma orthopedics, and he had confirmed that Takahashi Fumiya was not in Tokyo, but at Sanbo Hospital. It seemed that Takahashi had contributed a lot to the training of Sanbo.

“It’s amazing that a surgical assistant performed the surgery.” Hong Zhigang furrowed his brows.

“Sanbo is likely utilizing this competition to bolster its orthopedic trauma department’s reputation and consolidate their previous prestige. Their goal is not to win the Golden Knife Award, it’s hard to quickly make up for their technical shortcomings.”

Wen Rentao analyzed, trying to prevent his teacher from worrying too much, thinking to himself that it’s necessary to pay more attention to strong teams like Huaxi and Jishuitan rather than allowing his judgment to be affected by emotions.

Wen Rentao was also perplexed. The formidable competitor mentioned by Zeng Ran hadn’t appeared yet, and all of Sanbo Hospital’s surgeries were performed by the first assistant.

How daring is the chief surgeon to let the first assistant lead the surgery? Could they afford the risk of a mishap considering this intense competition?

Could it be that the chief surgeon still needed the first assistant to cover for them? He couldn’t understand the reasoning behind this arrangement.

Su Nanchen and Lin Hao in the southern competition area were very formidable.

“Song Zimo, the surgical assistant, trained with us at the Sixth Hospital of the Magic City.” Zeng Ran said to Wen Rentao.

“Oh?” Wen Rentao didn’t show much interest.

“It’s that tall and handsome guy. He broke our hospital’s record in microscope operations, and the record is still held by him till date.” Zeng Ran was familiar with Song Zimo.

“Rukawa Kaede?” Wen Rentao didn’t remember his name, but he did recall the nickname he was given at the time. He had some impression of him, as that guy always had an air of aloofness around him.

“Yes!” Zeng Ran thought Wen Rentao had forgotten.

“Wasn’t he a graduate of Fudan University? I heard that none of the affiliated hospitals of Fudan accepted him for surgical training because he had a stubborn habit of fainting at the sight of blood? Later, a leader from the medical school of Tongji University called and sent him to us. It sparked a little controversy, as he was leaning against the wall to work during his time at the Trauma Emergency Center?” Wen Rentao’s impression of Song Zimo suddenly became more vivid.

“Yes, teacher. You’ve finally remembered him. Things have changed a lot since then. He has overcome his phobia of blood, and he is now Yang Ping’s assistant at Sanbo Hospital.” Zeng Ran felt that his teacher and senior brother were somewhat careless.

“Indeed, the surgery was very well executed. In another ten years, he will definitely be vying for the Golden Knife Award.” Wen Rentao praised.

Zeng Ran always had an uneasy feeling. The surgery that he had personally seen had instilled a fear in him.

No matter how skilled Yang Ping and Song Zimo were in other surgeries, the capability displayed in that surgery at the Academic Conference was too formidable. It had taken root in Zeng Ran’s mind.

Maybe it was just the mental shadow that made him overestimate Sanbo’s strength whenever he made judgments, and he always felt there was something mysterious about what the teacher said about Takahashi going to Sanbo.

Perhaps he was thinking too much, and Zeng Ran tried to suppress these thoughts.

Senior brother’s analysis was very objective. They had never practiced those final surgeries like spinal scoliosis correction and cervical spine surgery, and tumor removal from the spinal pelvis. How could they possibly be skilled at them?

Wen Rentao was curious about Yang Ping. He had not shown himself, allowing his assistant to conduct the surgery.

Since the first Golden Knife Award, there has never been such a precedent.

“Rentao, we must not underestimate them. If we face Sanbo in the national competition, we must give it our all.” Hong Zhigang reminded him, looking somewhat worried).

“Do we need to eliminate a single Sanbo? I’m afraid they won’t even meet us. Huaxi and Jishuitan, any team can easily eliminate them. Not to mention anything else, a single cervical spine surgery would make their hands tremble. In my opinion, under the onslaught of the guys from Nandu Affiliated Hospital One, it’s hard for Sanbo to even qualify.” Another associate professor spoke disdainfully.

Every year in the hospital rankings, in the category of orthopedics, the Magic City Sixth Hospital has always been among the top few. Their competitors are hospitals like Jishuitan, 301 and Imperial Hospital Beijing, and even Xiehe Orthopedics is often ranked behind the Magic City Sixth Hospital.

Now they’re discussing caution with Sanbo. I don’t know what got into their heads.

“They are still maintaining a perfect score now!” Zeng Ran was still worried.

This associate professor didn’t care: “Did you see what kind of surgeries they’re doing now? They’re all limb surgeries. If you perform them, you could probably achieve a full score as well.”

“Let’s not be careless. Rentao, keep an eye on this team.” Hong Zhigang is now overly cautious.

“Understood!” Wen Rentao thought the teacher was being overly suspicious.