The Godfather of Surgery

On the International Space Station, there is a vast cosmic space outside the window, and the background of the earth looks magnificent.

Susan, I can go back, right? The only person Steven could ask for was Susan.

As for these robotic arms and doctors far away on Earth, he has no confidence at all.

These doctors had never seen him or had face-to-face communication with him. Steven had no confidence in relying on a few icy robotic arms to save his life.

Far from the loneliness and oppression brought by the earth and closed space, Steven's inner fear and despair are infinitely magnified.

Even if Steven undergoes rigorous psychological anti-stress training, anyone can collapse in the face of death.

Yes, God has not abandoned you. We invited Dr. Yang Ping, a genius surgeon, who can definitely save you.

He is the teacher of Johannesson, a professor of neurosurgery at Mayo. He has successfully performed operations that are more difficult than yours. Now there are dozens of satellites supporting our communication. Dr. Yang will definitely be able to complete your operation smoothly. Susan kept encouraging to allay Steven's fears.

He's a messenger from God, believe me, Steven, and I'll tell you a secret, when I was a doctor, I never had a patient left in my hands, once in the emergency department, a patient had stopped breathing, Rescue has been given up, but I believe, she did not die, she actually came back to life after a few hours, it was later considered to be Lazarus Syndrome, and came back to life, only 53 cases have been reported in the world, you know how lucky I am Is it? You are lucky when you meet me. Susan said in a mysterious tone.

is this real?

Of course it's true. Look how relaxed I am now. I know your surgery will be successful, so don't worry at all.

Wait a minute, all you need is local anesthesia. Dr. Yang will use a robotic arm to insert a tiny coil into your brain blood vessel, which will embolize the aneurysm and form a blood clot, so that the aneurysm will no longer receive the impact of blood flow. , naturally there is no possibility of explosion, and you are safe and sound.

So simple?

In Dr. Yang's hands, it's as simple as that. He had already left the United States by plane. We went to great lengths to get his plane to return from the North Pole. You say how lucky you are. At that time, people were worried that they could not get Dr. Yang. , but I know that I can definitely be invited.

Under Susan's intentional or unintentional psychological guidance, Steven gained a little confidence, and his inner fears were slightly relieved, and he was able to calm down and cooperate with the operation.

Steven's clothes were taken off, and the tablet restraint device was checked again, especially the fixation of the head, and there should be no sloppyness.

The skin preparation (shaving) of the perineum was omitted, and Susan covered the entire perineal and anal area with a medical protective film, and then began to sterilize with sterile gloves. Up to the navel, down to both thighs, the entire perineum is also within the scope of disinfection.

Steven's wife and daughter waited by the window sill at home, and they couldn't help anything except pray.

They alternately used astronomical telescopes to capture the space station passing overhead.

I see, I see! Linker screamed.

Steven's wife leaned over, the clear night sky, the outline of the International Space Station clearly appeared in the telescope.

On that distant spaceship, the husband will undergo a life-saving operation.

Since the first spacecraft was sent to the sky in 1971, the International Space Station has become a super giant with a width of 109 meters, a length of 73 meters, a height of 20 meters, a weight of 419 tons and an internal volume of 916 cubic meters, which is equivalent to a A seven-story gymnasium.

Not only Steven's wife and daughter, but many astronomy enthusiasts are capturing the International Space Station at this time, and they know that an astronaut is going to undergo surgery today.

The attention of the entire United States was drawn to the International Space Station, and online newspapers and television were hot on the topic.

The adhesive sterile sheet was well covered, and Susan stood aside, wearing a special disposable surgical gown and gloves. She was only responsible for the replacement of the robotic arm terminal instruments.

Interventional surgery, in simple terms, uses vascular access to puncture from a certain part of the blood vessel, and uses a catheter guide wire to enter along the vascular pipeline to deliver therapeutic drugs and instruments to a certain part of the blood vessel.

The entire vascular system of the human body is like the road transportation system on the surface. The intervention is to start from a certain station and follow the predetermined route to deliver the therapeutic drugs and equipment to the destination.

It has become one of the three major medical treatment methods alongside internal medicine and surgery. Like any treatment method, it is not a panacea and has its own limitations. Its operation uses the vascular pipeline system. Once the disease is treated, the vascular pipeline cannot be used. system to complete the treatment, intervention will not work.

The puncture of the right femoral artery is completed, the puncture is performed, the needle core is pulled out, and the guide wire is inserted.

The equipment was on the robotic arm, as if it was in Yang Ping's own hands, without a trace of lag or unfamiliarity.

Femoral artery, external iliac artery, aorta, brachiocephalic trunk, subclavian artery, vertebral artery, basilar artery, guide wire all the way.

Each time a bifurcation point is encountered, the guidewire slows down, and then passes over the bifurcation with one precision and enters the next target vessel.

The robotic arm is an extension of Yang Ping's hand, which is the real integration of man and machine.

Every action can be accurately performed with the robotic arm. This kind of proficiency, no one can do except Yang Ping. where the foundation lies.

As long as the communication does not fail and there are not too many delays and interruptions, he can successfully complete the operation.

The guide wire continues to advance, and the blood vessels are getting thinner and thinner. The tip of the guide wire seems to be able to accept Yang Ping's mind control and move forward dexterously. The further forward, the thinner the blood vessels, the higher the risk, and the lower the fault tolerance rate. It can puncture blood vessels and cause death.

After the guide wire enters the brain, it is explored in the complex and tortuous blood vessels. The angiography is distributed in a network. Every area is a complex world. Every super-selection cannot be wrong, especially when it enters the brainstem area.

The blood vessels are getting thinner and thinner, and the space for the guide wire to move is getting smaller and smaller.

This is why Massimo believes that the operation cannot be done with existing equipment. He suggested that new equipment should be sent, but it is too late.

In the lobby of the control center, the experts of the medical team stared at the screen. The guide wire was carefully advancing in the blood vessel, faster than expected. The most terrible thing was that he could cope with the occasional slight freeze.

Every time it freezes, it will stop immediately and keep it in the center of the blood vessel, which is the safest. After the freeze, the guide wire will continue to move forward.

How's the weather monitoring? Jim Bassa asked Richard.

Rain, especially torrential rain, can seriously affect the transmission of satellite radio signals.

Everything is fine, don't worry, if there is a sign of rain, they will use artificial rain-repelling technology. It's just that our communication always receives some kind of unknown attack, and Symantec said it can handle it. Richard is in charge All physical technical guarantees.

It's amazing how his guide wire can be so flexible and precise.

This is a remote surgery with a robotic arm. Before this, Yang Ping was not familiar with this remote surgery equipment.

Massimo's face was flushed, and he muttered to himself in amazement.

Yeah, amazing! Incredible!

Johanneson had come out of the safe house and sat beside Massimo.

If these devices weren't on Johanneson's list, he would have thought the guidewire was a robot made with nanotechnology, with a tip that was able to navigate itself with the help of artificial intelligence.

I am going to enter the innominate artery network and check the equipment. This process takes at least 30 minutes, and there must be no interference in the whole process.

If he used matching instruments, Yang Ping would be able to operate faster, but now the size of this instrument is too large, which is very reluctant. If it enters the final target blood vessel, it may have just been accommodated by the blood vessel, and there is no room for error.

The space station moves!

Richard exclaimed that at almost the same time, Yang Ping manipulated the robotic arm and controlled the guide wire to change its state as it moved, so as to defuse the risks brought about by the movement.

The guide wire actively moved in the direction of the sudden change, and began to withdraw from the inside, and the guide wire was successfully withdrawn without damage.

He can do whatever he wants with the guide wire. Massimo saw the operation in theory.

Dr Yang started out as an orthopaedic surgeon, his field of expertise was surgery, and intervention was just his hobby, Johanneson told Massimo.

Killed by his amateur skills!

The intervention genius Massimo felt inexplicable shame and could not accept the truth.

However, in Yang Ping's hands, the guide wire seems to have a soul, just like Yang Ping's pet, letting him command.

Any instrument is Dr. Yang's pet, and once it's in his hands, it's just--I don't know how to describe it, Massimo, you haven't seen his last surgery, chordoma of the upper cervical spine and medulla oblongata. , I have seen it with my own eyes, and it is exciting to force the impossible operation to succeed.

The range of movement became larger and larger, but the guide wire returned to the original path ahead of schedule, crossed numerous bifurcations, and withdrawn from the blood vessel, avoiding accidents.

Waiting for the next opportunity is the best way and the only way.

The operation was aborted, and Susan pressed to stop the bleeding.

Find the reason, quickly! Richard saw the video returned by the external camera, which was someone turning on the space station's thrusters.

Based on the direction of movement, Richard immediately judged that there was a problem with the Japanese cabin.

Pig's head! Richard cursed.

Check the Japanese cabin, what are they doing? Richard roared.