21st Century Necromancer

"How's the patient now?" Yu Chen and Hiromi Jounouchi rushed to the ward, where Murata Kouta, the patient who had undergone surgery, was struggling in agony on the hospital bed. A nurse beside him was continuously trying to soothe him. Seeing Yu Chen and Hiromi Jounouchi arrive, she quickly explained to them, "The patient's temperature won't come down, and he's also experiencing pain in the area of his right kidney."

"The right kidney?" Yu Chen was surprised for a moment, and immediately remembered during the surgery when Professor Shiye, a vascular surgeon, was performing the anastomosis of the right renal vein and the artificial blood vessel, his assistant Ra had torn the blood vessel.

But hadn't he managed to rectify it at the time? Could it be that there was still a problem?

The thought flashed through Yu Chen's mind, but he didn't linger on it. Instead, he immediately put on his stethoscope and began to examine the patient on the bed.

Meanwhile, Hiromi Jounouchi hurriedly instructed the nurse to prepare medication, hoping to bring down the patient's temperature first.

However, neither of them was overly anxious. Postoperative fever is not an uncommon occurrence after all, as surgery inevitably causes damage to normal cells, leading to cell necrosis. These necrotic cells need to be absorbed and cleared by the body's immune system, which then leads to fever and other autonomic responses.

Yet it was the pain in the region of the right kidney that both Yu Chen and Hiromi Jounouchi were somewhat concerned about, which was also the reason why they had rushed to the ward so hastily.

"Mr. Chen Yu, how's it looking?" Hiromi Jounouchi watched Yu Chen perform the examination and promptly asked him.

"The patient's heartbeat is very rapid, accompanied by slight shortness of breath, resembling inflammatory fever, but we need further examination to determine the specific cause," Yu Chen removed the stethoscope from his ears and explained to Hiromi Jounouchi.

The patient's external signs were indeed quite evident. However, the specific cause was not something that these indicators alone could reveal. To determine precisely what kind of inflammation was causing the fever, more in-depth examinations were necessary.

"Have you done any physical cooling?" Hiromi Jounouchi turned to the nurse beside them and asked.

The nurse quickly shook her head, "We haven't done physical cooling yet. As soon as the patient started running a high fever and feeling pain, I called for you doctors."

"Start with physical cooling first. Wipe the forehead, armpits, both sides of the neck, and the groin with alcohol to bring down the patient's temperature," Yu Chen instructed the nurse while looking at Hiromi Jounouchi, "As for medication, Hiromi, you have more experience than me, so I'll leave it to you."

"I've already sent the nurse to prepare the anti-inflammatory drugs," Hiromi Jounouchi nodded. She didn't need reminding from Yu Chen; as an experienced anesthesiologist, she knew how to handle the situation.

Hearing that Hiromi Jounouchi had already sent for the anti-inflammatory drugs, Yu Chen also felt relieved. Nevertheless, he looked at the patient on the bed again, a flicker of purple flashing through his eyes.

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"Professor Chen, I heard that the patient from the previous surgery has developed postoperative complications. What's the situation now?" Professor Shiye, who had been called by Yu Chen, walked into Yu Chen's office and immediately asked with concern. According to the information he received, the patient was experiencing pain in the right kidney area, which naturally made him think of the accident during the surgery.

Upon seeing Professor Shiye enter, Chen Yu also stood up from behind the desk and, after greeting Professor Shiye and inviting him to sit on the sofa, he explained, "The patient is currently experiencing quite severe inflammation. I had the nurses perform physical cooling earlier, but the results weren't very evident. Hiromi is currently addressing the patient's condition.

From the current situation, it doesn't seem like the typical postoperative inflammatory fever, as such inflammation would typically manifest shortly after surgery, but this has been five days already. Moreover, the patient has been experiencing pain in the right kidney area, which initially leads us to suspect there may have been a problem with the previous surgery."

"A problem with the surgery? Could it be due to that error?" Upon hearing Chen Yu's remarks, Professor Shiye naturally made the same connection.

Chen Yu nodded slightly but then shook his head, "It's not necessarily due to that error. After all, I remedied the situation at the time by suturing the bleeding point, and theoretically, there shouldn't be any complications. We can only wait for further examination results."

In fact, Chen Yu had just examined the patient's condition, confirming that the patient's symptoms of inflammatory fever were due to bleeding in the right kidney, which led to inflammation and localized necrosis of the kidney.

However, this should not be a complication caused by the previous surgical error, since it has already been five days. If it were a complication related to the surgery, it would have been discovered much earlier, not just manifesting now.

"Is that so? Then what does Professor Chen plan to do?" Professor Shiye looked at Chen Yu, his eyebrows furrowed. Even if the patient's condition wasn't related to the last assistant's error, the surgery on the patient's kidney was his own work, and he would obviously have a responsibility if reoperation was necessary.

Faced with Professor Shiye's question, Chen Yu thought for a moment and then said, "It's still not certain whether reoperation is needed. It could just be a normal postoperative complication. The last surgery was so difficult, and it was also the first of its kind in Japan, so who knows what complications may arise after it."

Listening to Chen Yu's explanation, Professor Shiye's furrowed brows also relaxed, and he felt considerably relieved.

"However..." Just as he relaxed, Chen Yu added, "If the patient's condition turns out to be serious, there might be a need for another surgery. If such a situation arises, we might need Professor Shiye's help again."

"If help is needed, I will certainly take responsibility." Professor Shiye promptly agreed.

While they were talking, Hiromi Jounouchi entered through the door.

"Doctor Jounouchi, how is the patient doing?" Seeing Hiromi Jounouchi come in, Professor Shiye promptly stood up and inquired.

"The patient's condition has been stabilized for now, but the high fever persists. I've had the nurses use physical cooling to lower the patient's body temperature. We've arranged further examinations for the patient to find the exact cause," Hiromi Jounouchi said, although a little surprised by Professor Shiye's presence, she still explained to him and Chen Yu about the current state of the patient.

Hearing Hiromi Jounouchi say that the patient's high fever was not subsiding, Professor Shiye's face instantly fell.

"Persistent high fever; this situation is rather serious," Chen Yu said, upon hearing Hiromichi Jounouchi's report, he couldn't help but frown as well.

Hiromi Jounouchi nodded affirmatively and answered, "That's why I've used antibiotics on the patient, hoping to suppress the inflammation."