Chapter 43 Section 43

"It's okay here." Sayama said in a calm voice.He spoke after confirming the anesthesia machine and vital signs monitor. "There is no problem here." Clinical engineer Tamura also said while operating the artificial heart-lung device. An atmosphere of peace of mind spread in the operating room.Xi Ji also let out a breath, and turned her gaze back to the operating table. Shimabara's heart was exposed, the sternum had been cut lengthwise by a chainsaw, the ribs had been greatly stretched, and the pericardium covering the heart had also been cut open. The tubes that deliver blood from the artificial heart-lung device are inserted into the arteries of the right thigh and the right subclavian artery. Conversely, the tubes that send blood from all parts of the body back to the heart to the artificial heart-lung device are inserted in the right atrium.In other words, Shimabara's blood circulation has been completely handed over to the artificial heart-lung device.

Her body temperature had dropped to 25 degrees Celsius, and her heart was in ventricular fibrillation. The ascending aorta and aortic arch bulge, the size of a child's fist.These two parts should have been only two centimeters, if left untreated, they would rupture sooner or later.Although the pre-operative examination had already known it, Xi Ji was still very surprised by the abnormality when he actually saw it with his own eyes. The purpose of this operation is to replace these protruding blood vessels with artificial blood vessels. There are three branches of blood vessels from the aortic arch to the brain and other places. If one of them is injured, Shimabara will immediately face life-threatening.Pay attention not only to what you can see, but also to the inside of your heart.

Xi Ji thought of her father. Just as Xiyuan was about to cut the knife, something strange happened, and the indoor lighting flickered. Tamura was the first to say that there was a power outage. In fact, within a few seconds, several electronic devices stopped functioning, but none of them were critical to the operation. Soon, other nurses came in to explain the situation, explaining that due to an accident at the power receiving facility, it is unable to receive external power, but it has switched to self-provided power generation, so the main equipment should be able to operate smoothly.In fact, electronic devices that had stopped working for a while can now be used again.

Tamura explained that the reason why the artificial heart-lung device and the anesthesia machine have never stopped is because they are connected to an uninterrupted power supply.The uninterruptible power supply unit fills the gap before the self-contained power generation unit is turned on. Tamura said that the lighting of the shadowless lamp is also supplied by an uninterruptible power supply, but the voltage will change subtly when switching, which may be the reason for the flicker.It seems that he also encountered a power outage for the first time. Xiyuan ordered them to check for a while, so Tamura and Sayama each confirmed the equipment they were responsible for.

There is no problem with their judgment. Nishizono, who was holding an electronic scalpel, silently cast his gaze at Yuan Gong, the nurse, and Yuki, in order to confirm their intentions. Everyone indicated with their eyes, so the operation decided to proceed. However, Yuki felt uneasy.What happened to the power receiving facility accident?Nanao's words resounded in his mind again.An accident occurred during Shimabara Soichiro's surgery—is it a coincidence?Or is it by design after all? But she must not speak out the doubts in her heart at this time, because it will definitely make everyone uneasy.Now that you have decided to continue with the operation, you should not be distracted by other things.Not to mention disturbing the mind of the doctor holding the knife, such a speech is absolutely unacceptable.

Xiyuan's hand gradually approached his heart.