Dr. Shin Seonhan: The Doctor Who Sees The Future [EN]: Chapter 201

Dr. A Doctor Seeing a Fresh Future – Episode 201

#201 Eagle Eyes, Woman’s Hands, Lion’s Heart (4)

The residents couldn’t hide their bewilderment.

And for good reason.

A man not even wearing a doctor’s gown was reaching into the patient’s body.

And they were even more shocked that the person was none other than Professor Baek.

“Professor Baek, how…?”

Among them, Song Yoo-joo’s expression stood out the most.

To think that someone who always had a blank face could make such a surprised expression?

Instead of a greeting, Baek Ui-shin sharply snapped at Song Yoo-joo.

“What took you so long to get here?”

“I rushed here right after surgery. But what on earth is going on…?”

Song Yoo-joo held back the rest of her words.

There were many things she wanted to say, but now was not the time.

She could tell at a glance that the situation was unusual.

Ding-

Before we knew it, the ICU elevator had arrived, and Baek Ui-shin got on the elevator with the patient.

Just as I was about to get in.

“You guys run up the stairs. Can’t you see this elevator is too small?”

The doors closed with Song Yoo-joo, Baek Ui-shin, and the attending nurse on the elevator.

Tap-tap-

Shin Sang-mi and I immediately ran to the stairs without complaint and rushed to the 3rd floor.

Next to us, Teacher Ma Dong-seop, who was too big to ride the elevator, was also running with us.

“Oh my goodness… Is that really Professor Baek Ui-shin? What did I just see?”

Shin Sang-mi was making a fuss.

I felt the same way.

I couldn’t believe what had just happened.

“Yeah. It seems like Professor Baek is back.”

Ma Dong-seop’s short answer seemed to imply a lot.

But there was no time to ask for details.

We opened the steel door on the 3rd floor and headed to where the elevator was arriving.

The bed with the patient was being taken out of the elevator and heading towards the entrance of the operating room.

Soon, Ma Dong-seop approached and said politely.

“Professor, shall I take over? I’ll go put on gloves.”

“Can you picture what’s going on inside right now?”

“……”

Ma Dong-seop closed his mouth.

His experience with Baek Ui-shin was as an intern and in the very early stages of his first year.

It was obvious that Baek Ui-shin would see him as a clueless baby resident.

Ma Dong-seop didn’t say anything more and simply followed him.

“Who’s the surgeon? This patient is someone we absolutely have to save!”

Right now, Baek Ui-shin was like a raging volcano.

Still with his hand in the patient’s chest, the patient was moved into the operating room.

I followed Baek Ui-shin into the operating room.

Inside the operating room, the anesthesiologists were busily moving around, preparing for the surgery.

“Intubation is done, so let’s get the ventilator on right away!”

“Where are the lines?”

That’s how the surgery preparations were proceeding busily.

After a while.

Beep-

The operating room door opened.

Thoracic Surgery, Pulmonary and Esophageal Department, Professor Han Sang-gi.

Known as the Thresher because of his rough personality, he shouted in surprise as soon as he entered the operating room.

“What, who’s touching the patient’s body without even wearing a surgical gown?”

“It’s me, you little punk.”

“……?”

Professor Han Sang-gi looked like he had been hit in the back of the head.

*Did I just hear wrong?*

*There’s no one in this room who would call me that, right?*

His puzzled expression soon turned to surprise.

“Professor Baek?”

“Hurry up and get over here?”

“But… didn’t you say you were starting next week?”

“Stop talking nonsense. It looks like this patient’s pulmonary artery stump is melting due to infection. I’m holding it for now, but the surgery might not be easy.”

“Ah… I, I did pneumonectomy [surgical removal of a lung] and Eloesser [a procedure to treat chronic empyema] on this patient. I’ll take care of it.”

“There was an arrest, and CPR was done for less than 10 minutes, so he should be able to live.”

“I understand……”

“If this patient dies, it’s the surgeon’s responsibility.”

“Yes, sir!”

Wow.

I’ve never seen the Thresher Professor so flustered.

Like a mouse in front of a cat?

Probably everyone in this room is seeing the Thresher Professor like this for the first time.

“It was so urgent that I grabbed the stump with my hand, and there was no time to do it aseptically [without sterile precautions]. But it’s better than the patient dying, right?”

“O, of course.”

“Now, Dr. Han, take care of it.”

“Yes!”

As soon as the anesthesia team’s preparations were finished, Baek Ui-shin cautiously let go of his hand.

As expected, as soon as he let go, the patient’s blood pressure dropped, but the surgery could begin as the anesthesia team barely maintained the vitals.

“Starting Bleeding control op. (hemostasis surgery) [surgery to stop bleeding] on patient Jung Jae-sung.”

The surgery, led by Professor Han Sang-gi, began, and we, who had transported the patient to the operating room, all went outside.

I’m really out of it.

Too many things happened at once, and I can’t digest it.

Just as I was about to take a breather, Baek Ui-shin, who had come out earlier, glared at me.

“What the hell are you doing?”

“Yes?”

“Are you out of your mind?”

Thwack!

He threw his gloves at me.

The gloves, stained red with blood, hit my feet and fell.

For a moment, I was dumbfounded and my mind went blank.

…What did I do wrong?

“You’re a thoracic surgeon, and you’re just standing there watching CPR?”

I was stunned by Baek Ui-shin’s thunderous roar, his eyebrows raised.

He was scolding me for being late to respond in the emergency room.

Of course, it’s not like I was just standing there, but it seems that’s how it looked in Baek Ui-shin’s eyes.

In any case, it was true that I hesitated for a moment because I wasn’t sure about my judgment, so I couldn’t argue.

As everyone held their breath and watched, Song Yoo-joo intervened as if to mediate.

“Professor Baek.”

“Is that still an intern?”

“Yes, he’s about to become a first-year.”

“That’s a relief. There’s still time to back out.”

Baek Ui-shin dusted off his hands and pointed at me with his chin as he walked out into the hallway.

“Tell him not to come to TS [Thoracic Surgery] if he’s going to be so clueless. I had some expectations, but he’s a mess.”

Beep-

Baek Ui-shin left those words behind and disappeared out the door.

…This is the first time. I’ve been scolded this harshly.

I had a relatively successful internship last year.

I’ve heard professors say ‘He’s good’ and ‘He’s quite something’.

As proof of that, I was able to receive the award.

But it seems that my first impression didn’t meet Professor Baek Ui-shin’s standards at all.

“Seon-han, are you okay?”

Soon, Ma Dong-seop cautiously approached and comforted me.

“Don’t worry too much about it. Professor Baek was famous for being scary when he put on his gloves. I saw the residents being scolded a few times during my internship… Ugh, I don’t even want to think about it.”

He was worried that I might be upset.

However, my reaction was completely different from what he was worried about.

I wasn’t upset.

On the contrary.

I couldn’t hide my smile and asked.

“What Professor Baek just said, does that mean he knows me?”

“Huh?”

Professor Baek Ui-shin clearly said that just now.

He said, .