"However, if I turn out to be right. you owe me" I said
"I owe you nothing," He scoffed
"If I helped save the baby, I expect something in return. after all, no shit is for free" I said
Doctor Kai living comfortably and working in Town Hospital, kno...
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"Okay this heart surgery is the main aim to repair the coarctation of the aorta. We need to do it in the span of forty five minutes. We don't want him to slip away being under anaesthesia for too long" Doctor Min explained
{aorta: is the largest blood vessel of the body and carries blood from the heart to the circulatory system}
{coarctation of the aorta: is a birth defect in which a part of the aorta is narrower than usual. If the narrowing is severe enough and if it is not diagnosed, the baby may have serious problems and may need surgery or other procedures soon after birth}
"We will have the infant on his side, with his heart facing towards us. What we will do is the resection with end-to-end anastomosis method. This method involves removing the narrowed area of the aorta, and then connecting the two healthy parts of the aorta." Doctor Min explained
"First we will have Doctor Kai help me until we reach the heart and remove the coarctation then you will step in. Just follow my lead and we will be done in no time" Doctor Min said and I nodded.
"We mainly need you when it comes to removing the aorta. We will block blood flow with forceps on both sides to stop blood spilling. You need to stitch the ends aorta together after we remove the coarctation. But you need to do it quickly, like I said it will stop blood flow to his arms and legs and now that he has a high possibility of bleeding to death you need to do it in under a minute or so." Doctor Min said "Can you do that?"
I mean there is no turning back now
"I will try my best" I said, but I instantly felt a heavy weight on my shoulders. I looked down at the small figure of a three week old infant sitting up with the support from Doctor Min.
"Okay start, Doctor Nam" Doctor Min said to the doctor who was standing where the heart monitor was. Who nodded and placed an anaesthesia mask over the infant's face. Who at first was awake but slowly started feeling drowsy. We laid him down and put him on his side, with both of his arms raised up,
"Anaesthesia administered. Ready for surgery" Doctor Nam said
"Scalpel" Doctor Min said and my mom handed her one. Doctor Min grabbed the scalpel and started to create a left posterolateral thoracotomy which is a cut through the rib space on the back of the infant.
"Suction" Kai said and my mom handed him one. He used it to suction out the blood that was created from the cut. I noticed that the infant was bleeding a lot and quickly, especially for a small cut for now
"Bovie" Doctor Min said and my mom handed her one. Kai held the skin apart as she started to gently burn the flesh to open up the flesh more
"Chest entrance through the fourth intercostal space" Doctor Min said
{fourth intercostal space: which is the space between the ribs, leading directly to the heart}
"Retractor" Kai said and my mom danded him one which he held the skin open with so that Doctor Min used the bovie to cut open between the ribs. Exposing the sac that the heart is in
