When Yang Ping rushed to the interventional operating room, Qin Xiaowei was sitting on the bench at the door, with his head buried and his hands in his hair.

Perhaps hearing the footsteps, Qin Xiaowei raised his head and saw Yang Ping, as if seeing hope, he stood up immediately: "Professor Yang, Ajun is inside to rescue."

Yang Ping pressed his shoulder: "Don't worry, I'll go in and take a look."

"Ajun had a pulmonary embolism before, but the symptoms were very mild. The doctor said at the time that he was lucky. If he was unlucky and had a fatal pulmonary embolism, the hope of successful rescue would be very small."

Tan Xiaowei was anxious and tired, and his face was covered with grease and shining.

What he said is correct. The probability of successful rescue of fatal pulmonary embolism is very low. The average time from onset to death is two hours, and it can be gone in a few minutes.

The emboli of pulmonary embolism come from veins, usually from the veins of the lower limbs. The biggest danger of emboli is to block the blood vessels. If they block the peripheral parts, they will quietly cause venous return disorder. Once the emboli fall off, they will flow back to the heart along with the venous blood.

Then it flows from the heart into the pulmonary artery, and the artery becomes thinner and thinner. At some point, the embolus cannot pass through, and it blocks the pulmonary artery or branch blood vessels.

Blood vessels become blocked and a chain reaction occurs.

In this way, the pulmonary arteries are blocked sequentially, the pulmonary artery pressure suddenly increases, and the cardiac output decreases sharply.

Cardiac blood output drops sharply, causing circulatory failure, especially acute right heart failure, leading to shock and insufficient blood supply to important organs, such as cerebral blood vessels and coronary arteries, which can lead to syncope and even death.

A large number of small emboli stimulate the blood vessels, causing vagus nerve excitement, stimulating platelets to release serotonin, thromboxane a2, etc., and nerve reflexes causing coronary artery, pulmonary artery, bronchial artery spasm, pulmonary hypertension, right heart failure, and refractory hypoxemia.
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After Yang Ping comforted Qin Xiaowei, he and Song Zimo entered the interventional operating room, while Xu Zhiliang, Gao Qiao, Robert and others stayed outside.

The interventionalist moved quickly, and the pulmonary artery angiogram already appeared on the screen.

The chief surgeon is Director Ji. Director Ji and Director Guan are the two aces of the interventional department. Director Guan is the director of the department and has profound knowledge in cardiovascular intervention. Director Ji has comprehensive skills and has performed almost all interventional surgeries and is very skilled.<

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"It developed very quickly. The main pulmonary artery was embolized. I smashed it first, then melted it with a thrombus ablation device, and then used local drug thrombolysis on the rest."

"Look, after I got through it, it started to thicken like snow. I'll pound it for a while."

"The situation is not good!"

Director Ji has collaborated with Yang Ping, so he is very familiar with Yang Ping.

"The diameter of the pulmonary artery is normal and there should be no spasm, which means the vagus nerve is not excited, so there is hope."

Yang Ping actually received a lot of interventional surgery training in the system operating room, but he didn't use it much on a daily basis.

"That's right, your doctor discovered it early, quickly, and delivered it on time, otherwise there would be no chance of getting on the operating table."

Director Ji is very satisfied with Li Guodong's performance.

Li Guodong stood nearby: "These are the basic requirements that Professor Yang usually requires of us."

At this time, he is still flattering, but it is true that Li Guodong did a good job this time. If it had been a few minutes later, it would have been a different ending.

Rescue is really a race against time. If you seize the time, you can save the life. If you miss the opportunity, you will be unable to save the life.

Director Ji said while performing the operation, crushing the large thrombus into pieces, and then using the thrombolytic device to melt the remaining thrombus. He used a catheter to inject alteplase into the thrombus, and the surgical effect was very good.

After the thrombus is eliminated in time, the coagulation function does not completely collapse, just like when the snow stops, the blood vessel wall no longer accumulates snow and can naturally remain open.

Director Ji observed for a few minutes and felt that there was no problem, so he asked the doctor in the audience:

"How is the blood oxygen?"

Director Ji asked the doctors in the audience.

"Eighty percent."

The anesthesiologist in the audience replied.

How can this work? This is still ventilator ventilation, and the oxygen injected is high flow.

High-flow oxygen ventilation should not be carried out for too long, otherwise it will cause oxygen poisoning.

"Get on ECMO, hurry up!"

The blood oxygen has been unable to rise, so ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation device) can only be used. Otherwise, in a state of low oxygen for a long time, important organs such as the brain will suffer from hypoxia and damage.

Yes, Director Ji is more experienced. As soon as he saw Li Jun's CT pictures, he knew that it was very dangerous. He contacted the ICU in advance and sent an ECMO to the operating room on standby, and it happened to be deployed now.

Without ECMO, this young man would have basically no chance.

After being connected to ECMO, Li Jun's blood oxygen began to rise, rising to 100%.

The extracorporeal membrane oxygenation device replaced both of Li Jun's lungs and provided artificial pulmonary circulation.

"Send to ICU!"

Director Ji handed over the finishing work to his doctors and took off his gloves and surgical gowns.

"Let's go and explain to his family together."

Director Ji invited Yang Ping to communicate with the family members.

When the two came out of the interventional operating room, Qin Xiaowei immediately stood up and asked anxiously: "Professor Yang, how are you?"

Yang Ping said calmly: "I was rescued temporarily, but it may be due to pulmonary infarction and refractory hypoxemia. A special machine is needed to replace the function of the lungs to survive the dangerous period."

When Qin Xiaowei heard that there was still hope, he did not hesitate: "Professor Yang, I agree and I sign!"

Before the operation, Li Jun wrote a power of attorney to Qin Xiaowei, entrusting Qin Xiaowei with full authority to sign the medical decisions he made while he was hospitalized in Sanbo Hospital.

"The cost is very expensive. It is not covered by medical insurance. It costs 50,000 yuan to start the machine and at least 20,000 yuan a day for follow-up. Including other treatment fees in the ICU, the follow-up treatment fee will be more than 50,000 yuan a day. How long will it last? I don't know now whether it will be possible in the end.

There is no guarantee of resuscitation."

Yang Ping must make it clear to Tan Xiaowei.

"That is to say, the cost is high, and it is very likely that both people and money will be depleted by then. Are you willing to do this?"

Director Ji added straightforwardly.

For many things, feelings are on one side, but reality is on the other side. Doctors must tell the family members about the current situation and let the family members make their own choices.

Sometimes when faced with this situation, huge financial resources are invested, but in the end the person is still not saved. Some families have to weigh the pros and cons and decide whether to continue or give up.

If you give up, you will not be able to survive psychologically; but if you continue to persevere, the whole family will be involved, and the rest of your life will be spent paying off the debt.

"There is very little hope!"

Director Ji's heavy tone.

"I understand. Help Ajun get on this machine. No matter what, try your best to rescue him. I will raise money, please!" Tan Xiaowei did not hesitate at all.

He knelt on the ground with a plop.

"Save him, I must save him. No matter how much it costs, I can find a way to raise the money, Professor Yang!" Tan Xiaowei's voice was hoarse and his face was covered with sweat.

Unexpectedly, Arjun was so serious. The previous doctors did not scare him. Fatal pulmonary embolism was almost impossible to save.

Now Arjun still has a glimmer of hope, and he will never give up.

"Don't be like this, get up and talk." Yang Ping helped him up.

With trembling hands, Qin Xiaowei opened his pocket and took out a thick stack of money: "I'm going to pay it now."

Then he took out the folded document and opened it: "Look, this is a contract. As long as I sign it, I will get an advance payment of one million. Look, you can call and ask this company. This is true."

Yang Ping grabbed his hand and said, "Xiao Wei, don't get excited. We have already installed the machine on Jun and we will do our best."

Tan Xiaowei nodded: "Thank you, please, please save Ajun."

Li Jun was pushed out from the operating room and was already in a coma. Qin Xiaowei rushed up and grabbed Li Jun's hand. With tears still on his face, he sobbed and said: "Jun, don't be afraid. I'm here. Don't be afraid. You must

It’s okay---”

Li Jun seemed to understand what Tan Xiaowei said, and tears welled up in the corners of his eyes.

The trolley pushed Li Jun all the way to the ICU, but Qin Xiaowei was blocked from outside. He sat on a chair in the waiting area for family members. He was very tired, but he forced himself to cheer up.

He searched in his mind for various ways to raise money. He just had a little money on hand, thinking he could handle a kidney transplant.

But God’s calculations are not as good as those of humans, and these tens of thousands of dollars are just a drop in the bucket.

Borrow money from friends?

But he quickly gave up this idea. He had a good relationship and understood the economic situation. This problem could not be solved with tens of thousands of dollars, but it would definitely be impossible to raise hundreds of thousands.

Other people's questions are in vain. When it comes to borrowing money, even if they are humble, they will not lend it.

Tan Xiaowei held a contract in his hand and held it tightly. He opened it carefully, read it again, and then put it in his pocket.

At this time, the ICU doctor came out and called Li Jun's family members.

In the interview room, several informed consent forms were placed in front of him. The doctor introduced Li Jun's current condition in detail. Tan Xiaowei had no intention of listening, so he just signed.

"Is there anything else you don't understand?" the doctor asked.

Tan Xiaowei was a little confused: "How is Jun? Can I go in and see him?"

The doctor shook his head: "With the support of the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation device, the vital signs are currently stable. We cannot visit you now. I will inform you if we can visit you."

After saying that, the doctor stood up to leave.

Qin Xiaowei thought of something again: "Doctor!"
To be continued...