The Returning Doctor Wanted to Live Quietly - Chapter 340



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Episode 340. Where the eyes sweat (4)

It wasn’t my intention to take advantage of Kim Joo-sung’s death.

Just letting you know the reality.

I was thinking of making a strong argument for the need for reinforcements.

Of course, it is not an easy task.

You will be showered with accusations of being a traitor.

It was obvious it would become a mess.

but.

‘There may be more patients who die without knowing it.’

I gave up the idea of ​​going slowly.

Just like Oh Ji-ho, who was startled and terrified by his own words mentioning the need for more doctors, I tried to dissuade Lee Tae-hee.

– Someone is dying right now!

– You know it’s over if you miss the golden time!

– There are more patients like Ju-seong who die without being able to do anything!

Lee Tae-hee’s anger touched my heart.

So, I decided to at least bring up the topic, even if it meant I would end up a total wreck.

As I was walking down to the auditorium with such a firm determination, my cell phone suddenly vibrated.

Click.

“Yes, this is Jinhyuk Lee. Oh, I’ll be there soon.”

Dduk.

Jinhyuk hung up the phone and changed direction and ran.

Rosette arrived in an instant.

Another target, a designated doctor, was waiting to attend the public verification.

“Are you here?”

“It’s late, Professor.”

“It was a stuck accident. I was stuck in the elevator for over 30 minutes.”

“By any chance, what is your level of consciousness… …”

“No. It’s a serious illness.”

“I guess I’ll have to be prepared for table death.”

“Why? Are you scared?”

“No. Let’s just save him first.”

“Yeah, we have to save him. Let’s save him first and see.”

A patient who might really die.

If he died from table death, there would be another round of criticism, but neither of them escaped.

Save.

Have surgery.

Save me again.

That was the surgeon.

* * *

Check the CT scan results.

Pre-op (pre-operative preparation) has begun.

The pre-op ended in an instant.

While receiving permission (consent form), I was also able to hear about the circumstances of the incident.

The brakes are worn out.

The accident was caused by damage to a component that keeps the elevator stationary.

The surgery started right away.

As soon as the timeout (identification) was over, the surgeon shouted.

“Mess!!”

* * *

Even after the difficult surgery, everyone had bright faces.

Because the child held on.

It saved a child who could have died.

After washing his hands and going out of the restricted area, the guardian ran towards Jinhyeok.

“Teacher, my child… … .”

A guardian who is afraid to hear the results and cannot speak properly.

Jinhyuk’s answer was quick.

“Our Seongsu, you’ll be fine. The surgery went well. He’s now in the recovery room. The professor is personally taking care of him.”

“Thank you, teacher. Thank you. Ah.”

The guardian who was expressing his gratitude collapsed.

A child who means everything to me.

Whether I like it or not, it was my baby that I gave birth to with great pain.

Jinhyuk, who was watching the couple crying while embracing each other, forcibly stood them up.

The hospital stay will be long.

There was no need to let up from the start.

When heading to the auditorium late.

The phone rang again.

“Operating room… … Yes, I understand.”

A call from the emergency room.

The request was to open the operating room immediately.

After hanging up the phone, Jinhyeok called the professor in the recovery room to inform him of the patient’s condition and arranged the operating room.

We had to do a public verification, but the only thing we could do right away was surgery.

* * *

Another three weeks passed and public verification was delayed each time.

Because I just didn’t have time.

Even on the days when I had my schedule cleared, I still had a fever and had to go into emergency surgery.

This was partly due to the fact that there were few doctors and many patients, but the sanctification of guardians also had an impact.

I am determined that my child should not die from surgery like Kim Joo-sung.

I couldn’t ignore their demands.

For that reason, the dispute mediation and arbitration committee, which reviewed all documents starting with the medical records, had to meet with Kim Joo-seong’s guardian separately.

I don’t think there’s a problem.

There is no problem on paper.

It was an unavoidable accident.

As time goes by, they convince their true guardians.

The reporters were still busy churning out articles.

[Public verification delayed by over 3 weeks!]

[Lee Jin-hyuk! I can’t make time because of emergency surgery!]

[Asin Hospital, Are There Any Other Doctors?]

[The reality of pediatric surgery! There is no one!]

Of course, the tone of the argument has changed a little.

Click sales are only a once or twice thing, so you can’t just pour out critical articles.

So in the end.

How many doctors specialize in pediatric surgery?

How high is the mortality rate for pediatric trauma patients.

The problem is that children are recognized as having fewer numbers than adults.

In-depth reporting has begun.

When public opinion was stirred like that.

Finally, a day came when both my attending physician and my designated physician had free time.

9 o’clock in the evening.

It was Thursday night.

* * *

A public verification that took place because Jinhyuk was so famous.

Although it was late, reporters were present and KBC even decided to broadcast the event.

A struggle to shake off the stigma of medical accidents that follows us around like a label.

There was help from Oh Ji-ho and Lee Hyun-ah.

Amidst the large crowd of medical staff, reporters, and government officials watching, a doctor from the committee asked:

“Patient Kim Joo-seong, you had a CT scan right after you arrived at the emergency room. Five hours later, you were diagnosed with intussusception. You were transferred to the pediatric surgery department. Is that correct?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“But why didn’t you perform an airway intubation? You should have known that intussusception is an emergency.”

There are non-surgical methods, so why not do them?

Jinhyuk answered the question for the onlookers.

“Air reduction is mainly performed when there is no pathological lead (PLP, structural abnormality), but there was a polyp.”

“I have a polyp. This is a very rare case. Did you know that?”

“Yes, it is occasionally confirmed only when the colon overlaps. I have heard that this does not happen very often.”

“You’re not letting your guard down because you’re not in pain, are you?”

“No. When the colon overlaps with the colon, it is a non-specific symptom. So, pain… … .”

Jinhyuk’s answer continued for a long time.

There was a non-surgical method called air constriction, which involves pushing air into the intestines to straighten the twisted intestines, but the failure rate was said to be high, at 5% to 20%.

He answered that even if the twisted intestines are straightened by the air conquest technique, the probability of perforation occurring could be over 5%.

hereto.

“Then why didn’t you have surgery right away? If you had surgery, you could have survived.”

“First, I will upload the prepared materials.”

The screen immediately changed.

Surgery schedule.

It was the kind of material you would see at a pediatric surgery conference.

“The surgery schedule was jam-packed. The week before that, the week before that. The week after that fatality. There was no free time.”

“It must be common to do this at night.”

“If you zoom in, you can see that the surgery was performed even at night.”

As the operator zoomed in on the schedule, the screen was filled with surgeries that had been scheduled until midnight.

“120 hours, 110 hours, 118 hours, 125 hours. These are the average weekly working hours for medical staff working in pediatric surgery.”

“So you’re saying it was physically impossible?”

“Yes. But that doesn’t mean I did nothing wrong.”

“Did I do something wrong?”

“Yes, there are many mistakes. This is the reality. There are many patients. There are few doctors. It is wrong to leave this alone.”

Actually, it was the adults’ fault.

The child should have been a good country to grow up in, but they were constantly forcing competition.

There was no thought of building a stable infrastructure.

It is entirely the fault of the adults who only force competition, and more competition.

After finishing his long speech, Jinhyuk looked around the audience.

“I think it’s time to correct the mistake. So that there are no more cases of Joo Sung dying together. Adults need to step forward.”

“That thing right now… … . Big, big.”

The surgeon from Seo Woon-dae who had asked the question from Jin-hyeok’s side stuttered for the first time.

Because the implications were clear.

As he spoke, a doctor from Samseon Hospital who had been invited as a member of the committee asked.

“Are you saying he died because there was no doctor to perform the surgery?”

“Yes. He is clearly a talented person. So I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to you, Mom and Dad. I am truly sorry.”

Jinhyuk suddenly stood up and bowed. Then he looked around the room again.

Journalists, civil servants of the Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Commission.

And many of my fellow doctors were present.

Jinhyuk took a deep breath and raised his voice.

“This is all because there are no doctors. This is because there are not enough doctors. This is because of the people who say that there should not be more doctors. So I apologize. I apologize, and I apologize again.”

* * *

A bombshell statement.

There should have been chaos right away, but the crowd was silent.

A doctor shouting that reinforcements are needed.

It was an unprecedented case.

But soon.

“Dr. Lee Jin-hyeok! Did you just say that there is a shortage of doctors?”

“I heard you mean that we need to increase our troops. Is that right?”

“Is this the official opinion of Asin Hospital?”

The reporters rose up like a swarm of bees.

Even the agent’s dissuasion was of no use.

Everyone was busy shouting hysterically.

Jinhyuk looked straight at the camera with the red light on.

“Pediatric surgery? Yes, there are no people. No one volunteers. So there was no doctor to operate.”

“Why not? Because it’s hard. Cancer patients? It’s different from life-prolonging surgery for cancer patients. Life-prolonging surgery focuses on living comfortably for a few years after surgery. But what about surgery for children?”

It means that you have to consider everything so that you can live your life without any side effects.

Other departments were divided into specialized areas such as gastrointestinal, breast, colorectal, and hand surgery.

Pediatric surgery is something that must be performed by a pediatric surgery specialist from head to toe.

So there are no people.

It’s so difficult and hard work that no one applies.

Although the number of required departments has increased, pediatric surgery is receiving lower fees than adults because the department is a child.

It’s more of a problem because there are relatively comfortable openings.

“So, in small and medium-sized hospitals, doctors who operate on adults also operate on children. Is this normal?”

“Someone says that you have to work with a sense of mission. That’s true. But doctors are people too. When a patient dies, it makes me sad. I feel depressed for a long time. Why is that? Because they are children. They still have a long life ahead of them.”

This means that the problem cannot be solved simply by increasing the number.

A psychological center for medical staff also had to be established, and national support was also needed.

Shouldn’t there be at least one pediatric trauma center in each region?

Even if it was a society that threw away things like birth rate and only forced endless competition, what had to be done had to be done.

“Pediatric surgeons. There are only thirty-six of them in the entire country. Eighty percent are first-generation specialists. Now, just four years. Just four years left. When they retire, more children will die than now.”

The first generation who entered when medical school was just being established.

Their retirement age was approaching. Many of them had already retired.

So the second generation of specialists had to take over, but since there were no people, it was obvious that everything that had been passed down through the apprenticeship system would be lost.

Because everyone was avoiding it.

And this is true not only for pediatric surgery, but also for other surgical fields.

Jinhyuk, who had been shouting about the harsh reality for a long time, drove the wedge in once again.

“Thoracic surgery, neurosurgery, general surgery. It’s all the same. So I think we need to increase the number of doctors right now!”

“We can’t leave it like this! We can’t hold out like this forever! If the water overflows, the dam will collapse!!”

Words full of sincerity.

The room quickly became quiet.

And Jinhyuk looked after them.

Han Dong-soo and the CS doctors who came to cheer him on.

He had his eyes wide open, his tired expression evident.

That’s not all.

Medical staff from various departments, including general surgery, were also seated.

For a moment, I thought it was fortunate that Oh Ji-ho went on a business trip to the Gangneung branch.

Someone shouted.

“The medical association will immediately oppose it! Have you ever discussed it?”

“no.”

“Is this the hospital’s official position?”

“no.”

“Then is this just Mr. Lee Jin-hyeok’s thoughts?”

“yes.”

“Are you saying there was no discussion at all?”

“Yes, it’s all my opinion. So, fellow doctors, I would like you to direct all the blame at me. The finger pointing at me as a traitor. I will accept it.”

The moment Jinhyuk gave a long answer.

Lee Tae-hee, who was sitting in the audience, suddenly stood up.

“No, I also think we need reinforcements! I agree with Mr. Lee Jin-hyeok’s opinion! This kind of thing! It must never happen again!”

A camera that rotates in an instant.

And the shutter sound and flash.

At that moment, Han Dong-soo also stood up.

“I should have woken up first. Ugh. Hmm, hmm. What are you doing! Why isn’t anyone waking up!”

“Oh, really. I’m being rude to the youngest.”

“That’s right. We’re workaholics.”

“Hey. The youngest. He’s embarrassing to his seniors.”

“We agree too!”

Thoracic surgeons standing in a row.

They immediately responded with the same voice.

“I really can’t do this anymore!”

“We are people too!”

“I want to date and have a junior!”

A word to the reporters, or rather, to the citizens watching the broadcast.

They were saying the same thing too.

It can’t go on like this.

There is a limit to how much you can endure.

They said we need to increase the number of patients, if only for their sake.

How can you die because there is no doctor to perform the surgery?

In the midst of such a growing commotion.

Choi Jae-seong, a general surgeon, also stood up late. Of course, Jang Hyuk-jun was also next to him.

“Chan,,seong,hap,nida!”

“I agree too!!”

They weren’t the only ones.

Other surgeons also stood up one by one.

Half of them are not even married.

Most of them lived without knowing the joy of having children or the pleasure of eating with their parents.

An old professor who boasts of white hair because he doesn’t have time to dye it.

An associate professor who drinks and smokes, claiming he is stressed.

Everyone stood up and shouted.

The surgical field is going to fail anyway.

We can’t just leave Lee Jin-hyeok to be lynched by a mob while he’s shouting alone.

So let’s all shout together.

Jinhyuk’s eyes turned red at the sight.

That makes sense.

They were really stupid.

One sense of mission.

Those who applied to the surgical field because they like saving patients.

Even when the doctors drove around in foreign cars, bragged about wine, and boasted about being given three keys, they were the so-called ‘double-heads’ who just worked silently.

But they were moving.

Just leave him to carry it alone.

Don’t carry the heavy burden alone.

We’re in the same surgical department.

Since we’re both going down the drain, let’s change things.

They were shouting that the medical field was fragmented into private practice, internist, surgeon, general hospital, and small and medium-sized hospitals.

When the commotion gets that big.

Of all things, the broadcast rang.

“Code Blue for General Surgery Ward 27 and Thoracic Surgery Ward 49! Code Blue!”

“Code Blue for General Surgery Ward 27 and Thoracic Surgery Ward 49! Code Blue!”

Code Blue, which indicates that a patient has entered cardiac arrest.

The thoracic and general surgery doctors started running, and Jinhyeok was the same.

Because the rule was that when the broadcast sounded, everyone had to gather before the professional CPR team arrived.

When you run like that.

Han Dong-soo’s voice rang out loud.

“What are you doing! Don’t run fast! Save me! Today too, grab me by the collar and save me! Hey!!”

Even today, those who only know the patient are running.