Chapter 733: Chapter 732: Verification

The heart transplant surgery, co-led by Deng Chunming and Zhang Shi’an, clocked in at a final time of four hours and forty-six minutes.

This left Mr. Deng extremely frustrated.

A little over half an hour later, Yan Feifan and the five titans of cardiac surgery gathered in the fifth-floor imaging review room to analyze a video replay of the dual-surgeon heart transplant.

The surgical video started playing from the moment the heart was placed into the patient’s chest cavity. After twelve minutes at triple speed, Deng Chunming reached out and pressed the pause button.

"Mr. Zhang, this is where the problem started..."

Deng Chunming slapped his thigh and said, "Because I wasn’t used to it, and it still felt a bit awkward, I found myself slowing down at the beginning."

Zhang Shi’an nodded as well. "You slowed down, so I deliberately slowed my pace to match yours."

"It wasn’t until we got to the venous sutures that I felt I’d hit my stride and no longer had to adjust to your pace."

Deng Chunming thought back for a moment, then nodded. "That’s right. That’s when I suddenly found my rhythm, too."

He slapped his thigh hard again and said regretfully, "We found our rhythm too late. We wasted at least ten minutes."

Deng Chunming then said excitedly, "Mr. Zhang, I have a strong feeling that the next time we work together, we can definitely finish within four and a half hours."

Gu Lin chuckled and taunted, "Mr. Deng, Mr. Liang and I will be the first ones to achieve that."

"You blew the chance fate gave you this time, so go ahead and stew in your regret!"

Seeing Deng Chunming about to retort, Liang Zhao Kui adopted his stern, director’s demeanor and said seriously, "That’s enough, both of you. The most important thing now is to watch this video and identify issues. Let’s focus on the task at hand."

"After work, you two can argue all you want. You can even come to blows and no one will stop you."

Deng Chunming and Gu Lin glared at each other, then went back to watching the fast-forwarded surgical video...

Both Mr. Deng and Mr. Zhang were experienced cardiac surgeons, and they had also practiced the dual-surgeon technique quite thoroughly recently.

As a result, after fast-forwarding through the entire video, they didn’t find any issues or oversights.

The biggest issue was still just a matter of getting familiar with and adapting to the new protocol, since the operation had gone from one lead surgeon to two.

After the video finished, Liang Zhao Kui glanced at the others. Seeing no one had any comments, he announced loudly, "Since no one has identified any issues, I hereby declare..."

"The Yan Feifan Technique, having been proven in a live surgery, is a practical and viable new method for heart transplantation."

"Let’s congratulate the genius doctor, Yan Feifan."

Hearing this, Yan Feifan raised his hands, about to join in and applaud for himself, when Gu Lin, who had stood up beside him, suddenly yanked him out of his seat.

Then, he was pulled into a tight hug by Dr. Gu Lin.

The congratulatory hug was so enthusiastic that Yan Feifan felt like he was suffocating. He was at a complete loss, unsure of where to even put his hands.

Fortunately, the hugs from the other four were much gentler.

Seeing Yan Feifan’s stunned expression, Liang Zhao Kui explained with a smile, "Feifan, we have an agreement among us..."

"Whoever makes a significant achievement must receive an enthusiastic, congratulatory hug from the others."

"We’ve been honoring this agreement for eleven years."

Liang Zhao Kui sighed softly. "It’s been almost a year since our last hug."

Gu Lin said cheerfully, "Yan, in our best year, we had nine of these celebratory hugs."

"I hope that with you here, we can break that record this year."

Yan Feifan replied, "Mr. Gu, I’ll do my best. But this will require all of you to put in the effort, too."

"You can’t rely on me to do all the work."

Liang Zhao Kui glanced at the other four and said, "Feifan is right. This requires a team effort."

"Don’t just rest on your laurels. With the energy, stimulation, pressure, and motivation Feifan brings, it’s time for all of you to find a new spark."

Gu Lin, Ni Leixing, Deng Chunming, and Zhang Shi’an exchanged glances, a new fire in their eyes.

Seeing that his words had the intended effect, Liang Zhao Kui felt even more pleased.

He then added, "Feifan, you can go ahead and publish the paper. Don’t forget to state the R&D project name."

Yan Feifan hummed in agreement. "Speaking of the R&D project, about the 1.8 million in research funding..."

Before he could finish, Gu Lin cut him off. "We’ve already discussed the money. It’s all yours to manage."

"Besides, it’s not that much money. If we split it up, we’d each only get a reimbursement budget of one or two hundred thousand. You can’t really do anything with that."

"It’s much better if you use it all for one purpose."

Yan Feifan chuckled, cupping his hands and bowing slightly. "In that case, I must thank you all for your generosity."

"Once the funding comes through, I’ll be sure to show my appreciation..."

Liang Zhao Kui shook his head and smiled. "Feifan, you really don’t need to do that. Just keep producing great results, and everything else will follow."

He glanced at the time. "It’s past closing time. Everyone should go home and get some rest."

Liang Zhao Kui then pointed at Gu Lin and Deng Chunming. "You two can stay. Argue or fight, do as you please..."

Yan Feifan didn’t go straight home. Instead, he first went to the neurosurgery department to see Dr. Qiu Ge.

"Mr. Yan, these are the six carefully selected patients in deep comas. All of them have brainstem injuries."

Qiu Ge handed several thick files to Yan Feifan and continued, "Aside from the patient recommended by Mr. Liu, who has been in a coma for over six months, the other five have been comatose for less than three months."

"All six patients have now been moved to the tenth floor of the Little Red House to facilitate medical management and subsequent observation."

Yan Feifan hummed in acknowledgment, casually flipped through the files, and handed them to Feng Jian beside him.

"I’ll take these home and look at them tonight."

"Dr. Qiu, when can their detailed full-body and brain examinations be completed?"

A comprehensive and meticulous examination was essential to rule out the influence of other physical factors on the experimental therapy, and particularly to ensure no other parts of the brain were damaged.

Qiu Ge considered for a moment. "I’ll do my best to complete the relevant examinations by Thursday and get all the results back that day."

She added excitedly, "Mr. Yan, on Thursday, the high-precision infrasound resonance instrument that we commissioned from Baining Medical Technology for over two million is scheduled to arrive."

Yan Feifan thought for a moment. "Dr. Qiu, there’s no need to rush. We can officially begin the experimental therapy on Saturday."

"Besides, we still need to calibrate and familiarize ourselves with the infrasound resonance equipment."

Qiu Ge nodded with a smile. "That works out perfectly. It’ll keep us from making careless mistakes in our haste."

"The Ethics Committee also specifically reminded us that, given the cautionary tale of Xu Jiande, we must be extremely cautious and only proceed with the trial when we’re confident of success."

She then added, gloating a little, "Mr. Yan, I heard a rumor that he’s considering resigning and plans to go work in Japan."

"So he can’t make it in the country anymore?" Yan Feifan asked curiously.

Qiu Ge gave a slight smile. "He’s been criticized by the Ministry of Health on several occasions, and rumor has it that because of him, several official and unofficial medical administration and research departments in Jingcheng are going to be restructured."

"His reputation is shot, and he can forget about becoming an academician. For him, going abroad to develop his career is probably a better option now..."

Yan Feifan felt not a shred of sympathy for Xu Jiande’s predicament.

As they say, you reap what you sow. It was all just desserts for his own misconduct.

When Yan Feifan left the neurosurgery department, he also took with him the latest set of experimental data on high-frequency hypnosis.

On his way home, he received a call from Yu Youyi.

"Mr. Yan, I just finished a macroglossia correction surgery and tested out the optimized surgical procedure you designed."

"It really shaved a full thirty-five minutes off my usual operating time..."

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