Dr. Shin Seonhan: The Doctor Who Sees The Future [EN]: Chapter 70

#70. Is Thoracic Surgery Your First Time? (18)

“I was trying to save even the normal lung on the other side.”

I answered briefly.

Song Yu-ju glanced at us and then focused on the bronchoscopy again, saying,

“That was the right decision. Take a good look while you’re at it.”

“Yes!”

We focused on Song Yu-ju’s hands.

There wasn’t a hint of clumsiness in any of her movements as she handled the patient.

Suctioning hemoptysis [coughing up blood] through bronchoscopy.

Removing the existing tube.

And even inserting a double-lumen tube [a specialized tube with two separate channels].

If simple intubation is like addition and subtraction, then double-lumen intubation is like quadratic equations.

It means it requires a level of skill beyond the basics.

But watching Song Yu-ju do it, it looks like she’s performing a very easy procedure.

‘She’s amazing, as expected.’

Under her guidance, the patient’s oxygen levels returned to normal.

After a while,

The on-call anesthesiologist arrives, examines the patient, and says,

“The double-lumen is perfectly in place. Well, it’s Song Yu-ju, so I probably didn’t even need to come and check, right?”

As expected, Song Yu-ju!

Even though she’s still a resident, it seems she’s famous even in other departments.

Everyone in the treatment room, including us, was looking at Song Yu-ju with admiration.

Just then, a group of people who had finished surgery appeared.

“What’s the situation here?”

“What?”

“The interns did the intubation?”

The residents and fellows who arrived late were buzzing around the patient, surprised.

Song Yu-ju, not paying attention to these reactions, said to Ahn Kyung-shik,

“Hey, Glasses. Transfer him to the ICU and notify the professor. We might need to do surgery sooner.”

“Yes, Senior!”

Thus, the patient was transferred to the ICU while maintaining stable vital signs.

Song Yu-ju left the patient in Ahn Kyung-shik’s care and said to us, who were standing next to her,

“You two, follow me.”

* * *

A little later, we saw Song Yu-ju in the conference room.

Ma Dong-seop, who had followed along after finishing surgery, was also there.

“Shin Seon-in, Ryu Myeong-han.”

Huh?

The names were mixed up.

When will Song Yu-ju be able to call our names correctly?

“Shin Seon-han, Ryu Myeong-in, ma’am.”

“Yeah, whatever. Anyway, you guys. What were you going to do if I had arrived even a little later?”

Song Yu-ju demanded that we explain the entire process.

First step, extubation.

Second step, successful intubation.

And the final step, the decision to perform double-lumen intubation.

After hearing the entire process, Song Yu-ju raised her eyebrows and said,

“What a mess. The patient’s jaw is going to fall off. You should have succeeded in one go from the start.”

As expected of Song Yu-ju.

I wasn’t expecting praise in the first place.

Then Ma Dong-seop, who was next to her, said as if defending us,

“Hey, but they saved the patient. He could have gone into hypoxia [oxygen deprivation], but he held on for a long time. Aren’t you proud of them?”

“Proud? They barely did their jobs.”

“Come on, give them some praise today. Their judgment was excellent in a difficult situation.”

Ma Dong-seop praised us.

Of course, Song Yu-ju didn’t even seem to hear it, saying,

“Well, anyway, I have something to assign you from now on.”

Huh?

What is she going to make us do?

We anxiously stared at Song Yu-ju’s mouth.

“During this week’s patient report, we’ll be reviewing this patient in detail. Since you guys were the ones who saw the situation from the beginning, create a PPT [PowerPoint presentation] and send it to my email. By midnight tomorrow.”

Song Yu-ju ordered us in a cold voice.

“Are we also going to present, perhaps?”

“Why? You got a problem with that?”

“……”

I felt a sense of impending doom.

Present the situation in front of the professors?

On the other hand, Ryu Myeong-in, the attention seeker, was excited.

“Yes! Then I’ll present it…….”

“I’ll be doing the presentation, so just make sure you send it on time.”

Song Yu-ju said firmly.

Ryu Myeong-in became dejected.

Then Ma Dong-seop, smiling, added praise.

“Anyway, you guys did really well! It seems like securing the airway wouldn’t have been easy for that patient? You guys suffered because I left the ward empty.”

“It’s nothing.”

“Yu-ju, you worked hard too. You went straight up after doing surgery without even having dinner, right?”

“Ah, so damn tiring.”

Song Yu-ju fluttered the chest area of her sweat-soaked surgical gown.

Then Ryu Myeong-in’s face turned red as he watched her.

……Is he simping again?

Anyway, they say there’s no hope once a person falls into unrequited love, and Ryu Myeong-in is exactly like that right now.

“Hey, do you have any candy?”

“Yes?”

Suddenly, Song Yu-ju looked at Ryu Myeong-in and said.

That tone…….

For a moment, I thought she was a delinquent asking for a cigarette.

It felt like I had heard it a lot in high school.

Ryu Myeong-in, with wide eyes, rummaged through his pockets and carefully took out a lollipop.

“I kept it in my pocket because you said you didn’t want it last time…….”

“Give it here. My sugar levels are dropping.”

Tak.

Song Yu-ju unwrapped the lollipop and put it in her mouth.

And she put her arm around Ma Dong-seop’s shoulders and left the conference room.

I don’t know if I should call that putting her arm around his shoulders, or just hanging onto him.

“Hey, Dong. Buy me food.”

“What do you want to eat?”

“What else is open at this hour besides a convenience store?”

“Let’s go.”

The two of them left the conference room.

I glanced at Ryu Myeong-in.

His expression…….

I can’t bear to look at it because it’s so pathetic.

He muttered with a face full of joy.

“Song Yu-ju accepted my candy……!”

Are you that happy?

* * *

In conclusion, the patient was safe.

Thanks to our quick intubation, the oxygen supply wasn’t delayed.

So the brain damage I saw in the future didn’t happen.

There were many trials and errors and difficult situations, but we changed the future once again.

The patient was able to have the damaged part of his lung resected [surgically removed] the next day, and he recovered quickly after the surgery.

And during the conference, Song Yu-ju reported all of this to the professor.

“……So the interns prepared the double-lumen, and we were able to recover the patient without delay. That’s all.”

Silence―

When the presentation ended, there was a moment of silence.

The residents and fellows who filled the conference room were staring at us with blank expressions.

I glanced up to check the professors’ expressions.

[Professors’ Expected Reactions]

―Gasp!

―Is that really true?!

―Kuh-heok…… How could interns do such a thing?!

―Truly amazing. You are the future of Yeon-guk University Hospital!

……If only it were like that.

Of course, the reaction wasn’t that extreme.

However, they were looking at us with very, very pleased expressions.

As if they were looking at tempting fruit.

“The interns had a very flashy thoracic surgery initiation ceremony.”

“That’s right.”

“If they handled it to that extent, it’s the best. The patient also recovered well after the surgery without sequelae [lasting effects].”

The thoracic surgery pulmonary and esophageal professors nodded in agreement.

“Wouldn’t they do very well as residents too?”

“Well, you can only tell if interns who do well also do well when they come into the operating room. We don’t know yet.”

What is this……?

It’s as if they’re talking as if we’re going to enter thoracic surgery.

Among them, the Threshing Machine Professor said,

“It seems like this month’s interns are quite special. So have the residents pay special attention and teach them this and that. Whether it’s intubation or chest tube insertion.”

I feel a bit burdened.

I wonder if it’s the professors’ thoracic surgery recruitment operation.

Well, it doesn’t matter.

From my point of view, it’s good to learn anything quickly.

“Yes. I’ll teach them more thoroughly.”

Song Yu-ju nodded.

Her answer is meaningful.

Is it just my imagination that it sounds like she’s going to start a full-fledged Spartan education?

“Ohohoho…….”

Of course, Ryu Myeong-in couldn’t hide the laughter that was leaking out next to me.

His cheeks were even flushed like a pervert.

Are you happy?

Well, I guess you would be.

He’s going to receive special training from the resident he has a crush on.

‘I’m looking forward to it too.’

I smiled slightly inside.

I gained a lot through this incident.

Most of all, I saved a patient.

I also gained some recognition in thoracic surgery.

And I was able to have confidence that I was growing in the intern process.

A talent revealing itself.

There’s a saying, ‘A needle in a pocket’ [meaning talent will eventually reveal itself].

Right now, I’m just one of many interns…….

But from this point on, my experience began to accumulate and my talent began to sprout.

No longer a fledgling, but as a doctor.

#Breath (1)

A concert hall.

The idol group ’ live performance is in full swing.

The enthusiasm was great as it was their first solo concert since their debut.

Among them, the popularity of the charismatic rapper Ban Jin-ho, the leader, was soaring.

His fiery charismatic rap exploded through the microphone.

“We are the barbarians!”

“Kyaaaa!”

The fans screamed loud enough to fill the concert hall.

Debut song .

It’s an ambitious title track about becoming a barbarian who plunders your heart.

When it first came out, everyone laughed, saying what kind of nonsensical lyrics were these, but soon it was a hit song that addicted the entire nation.

“Are you having fun, fans?”

“Yes!”

“I’m also happy to meet you all~!”

“Kyaaaa!”

The youngest member, with a lisping voice, acts cute, and the fans cheer.

The five members take turns expressing their gratitude to the fans who came to the concert hall.

Soon, Ban Jin-ho finally took the microphone.

“Uh…….”

“Kyaaaaa!”

Just opening his mouth caused the girls to scream.

That’s how much of a top trending idol Ban Jin-ho was in Korea.

“Thank you so much for coming today.”

“Kyaaaa!”

“You know that I’m living thanks to you Straws, right?”

“Yes!”

Straw was the official fan club name of the Carbonated Boys group.

There were many complaints at first about the fan club name being Straw.

Of course, now even that has become familiar to the fans.

Ban Jin-ho looked at the audience with a wistful expression and said.

“This year…… I actually had a lot of hard times. For the past few months, strange rumors have been circulating about me…… sob…….”

Ban Jin-ho choked up while speaking.

The fans also choked up and screamed.

Don’t cry! Don’t cry!

Ban Jin-ho suffered from malicious rumors earlier this year.

It was rumored that he had become impotent due to a medical accident.

Even now, if you type ‘Ban Jin-ho’ in the search bar, ‘Ban Jin-ho impotent’ comes up as a related search term.

Ban Jin-ho felt wronged.

Of course, it was true that he went to the emergency room at Yeon-guk University Hospital because of urethral stricture [narrowing of the urethra] and an embarrassing situation occurred…….

But that doesn’t mean he became impotent!

Rather, the problem was that he was too healthy!

“I can’t exactly take it out and show you…… Fans, you believe me, right? That I’m not like that?”

No! No!

Our oppa [term for older brother/male friend used by females] is healthy!

The fans’ cheers mixed with tears continued.

Ban Jin-ho wiped his eyes and regained his energy, saying,

“Thank you. The next song is my own composition. The title is .”

“Kyaaaa!!”

* * *

“Ah, our oppa is really the best…… He turned the stage upside down again today.”

A girl muttered as if dreaming.

One hour after the concert ended.

The girl was walking to the subway station, immersed in the afterglow of happiness.

.

A high school senior with a somewhat unique name and a round hairstyle.

Thump, thump―

On the way back by subway.

Song-i carefully organized her fan club hoodie and cheering tools and put them in her bag.

Of course, if she took them home like this, her parents would definitely find out, so she planned to leave them with a friend for a while.

‘Haa…… I still can’t come to my senses. How can he be so cool?’

It was said that enjoying a concert starts after the performance ends.

Just like a cow ruminating, you have to chew, tear, taste, and enjoy the afterglow for a long time.

I want to share this feeling with someone right now!

Song-i turned on her smartphone screen and accessed the community.

While she was looking at her smartphone for a while.

Throb―

Song-i felt a sudden discomfort.

‘But it’s strange…… Why does my chest feel so stuffy today?’