Surgeons (外科风云)

Dr. Zhuang, are you busy?

It's fine. Can I help you?

Put your work aside for now. Come with me to the ER to see a patient.

What's the situation? Is it serious?

Fever, difficulty breathing, lung abscess, blood vessel erosion

as well as a gastrointestinal infection.

The issue is, the patient is HIV positive.

Take your time.

- Director. - Director.

The patient's condition isn’t looking too optimistic.

Dr. Chen, let me take a look.

How many times has he coughed?

Twice. Once 15 minutes ago.

Municipal Infectious Diseases Hospital? This is Renhe Hospital's ER.

We have a patient who may need to be transferred.

He has already vomited once, coughed blood twice.

Blood loss has temporarily stopped, and condition is stable.

- However-- - However, I know.

Surgery must be done within 24 hours.

- Yes. - There's nothing to discuss.

It would have been fine in normal circumstances.

We already set aside an operating room just for special infections.

Now with this AIDS surgery

we're going to be stretched too thin.

Director, Infectious Diseases Hospital has called back.

They've already taken in one AIDS and 20 hepatitis patients.

They're at full capacity and can't add any more beds.

Moreover, they didn't have the ability to do this surgery to begin with.

Even in normal circumstances, they would have asked our specialists to operate.

It's as I expected.

Let's talk in the office.

We need to operate as soon as possible.

The abscess is so close to a major artery.

Massive bleeding could occur at any time.

The abscess could also cause pyemia. It's very dangerous.

According to procedure

blood samples should be sent to our city CDC unit for a definite diagnosis

and we should wait for their review before operating.

Blood samples were sent first thing

but most of the CDC unit was dispatched to the disaster area

to direct epidemic prevention measures, so they are short on staff.

I know.

Let's do this.

Send him to an isolation ward in the Infectious Diseases department.

Assign a nurse to keep watch.

We'll wait for the CDC to handle it.

I've contacted Infectious Diseases

but their isolation wards are all full and they can't fit him in.

Then what?

Put him in a normal ward in our Thoracic department?

This is an AIDS patient.

Go ask them again.

All right, I'll talk to them again.

Director Yang.

This isn't the '80s or '90s anymore.

From surgery to protection, we have fully outlined standard protocols.

An AIDS stigma is uncalled for.

I'm worried about the patients, not the doctors.

We've already exceeded capacity with disaster victims.

If we admit this kind of patient and place him with normal patients

and this gives rise to an uproar, or even causes an infection

then the blame and consequences...

This patient's treatment cannot be delayed.

He cannot wait for the CDC.

We must operate immediately.

Of course, there are risks and stresses in placing him in a normal ward.

It's possible we may even be criticized.

It's not possible; it's definite.

In normal circumstances, I would let it slide.

Patient density is so high right now.

It's practically impossible to maintain complete confidentiality.

If patients and families learn there is an AIDS patient so close to them

we'll surely be on the opposite side of public opinion.

Is treatment of patients decided by public opinion?

See? Here's one now.

Medicine is based on science.

It shouldn't be decided by a democratic vote.

Otherwise, what are we scientists for?

Yes, science.

Giordano Bruno remained committed to science.

What happened to him? He was burned to death.

It's great that you hold the spirit of sacrificing yourself for science.

but what we are discussing has nothing to do with your spirit.

Dad, what I mean is--

I don't have time to listen to what you mean.

What I want is for you to work on your statistical data and pattern analysis

and right now, mopping the floors.

Don't go poking your nose everywhere and causing more trouble.

How to handle an HIV carrier during an emergency response period

is a very meaningful topic.

Can't I listen in?

Are you done?

Can you not give me more to worry about during this time?

Director, calm down.

Zi Xuan, do me a favor, will you?

Okay, I won't listen. I'm leaving.

Zi Xuan.

You're a volunteer.

This patient's family, Wang Fang, needs to take HIV antibody tests

but she is emotionally unstable.

Can you first try to persuade her to sign the consent for the patient's surgery

and then escort her to be tested?

Okay, I'll do what I can.

Consent for surgery?

Is that appropriate?

Don't worry, he's recovering well.

Thank you, Doctor.

Dad, how come you're sweating so much?

Why don't I have a doctor take a look at you?

It's fine. Stop fussing.

I should've told your mother to stay.

Go home and rest.

It's fine. I'm not tired.

How long haven't you played?

The orchestra hasn't called you in?

Would the orchestra still rehearse when such a big disaster has happened?

We've been on break.

Did you want to hear me play?

No, no.

Take a break.

Every time I say I'll play for you, you say you don't want to listen.

So why did you make me learn it in the first place?

I like how elegant musicians are.

How graceful is a woman playing a cello?

Work is easy to find too.

Your actions belie your words.

Huan Huan.

Your hands that play the cello

are now doing the dirty work of disposing my urine and feces.

I am so sorry.

You should get this clear.

I am your daughter, not your daughter-in-law.

You make it sound like I'm not your real daughter.

Just be glad.

If you had a son, he would be strong

but he wouldn't be as attentive at taking care of you.

If you had a sassy daughter-in-law

you and Mom would have such an unpleasant time.

I know it in my heart.

I've been blessed.

Blessed...

I've examined this over and over again.

Operating on this patient immediately at Renhe

is in accordance with the Health Bureau's guidelines

for clinical handling of AIDS patients.

We just need to follow the regulations strictly

and keep this information under wraps.

It is what the hospital should be doing anyway.

The treatment methods for this patient are so unusual.

Others will raise questions when they see that.

How should we reply?

We couldn't possibly lie.

Director Fu, do you think this will stay secret?

Come in.

Professor Zhuang.

Director Yang.

I've already spoken with the OR.

Head Nurse Zhou agreed to allocate an operating room for us.

Dr. Zhuang.

Isn't it a bit early to be making this arrangement?

There were cases of thoracic surgery for AIDS patients

at my previous medical center every year.

I was also the one in charge of handling them.

I have experience in this regard.

I agree with Professor Zhuang.

If you still have any reservations

I can be Professor Zhuang's assistant.

The two of us can take charge of the patient's post-op condition.

All right then.

With you in charge, I feel more at ease.

It isn't appropriate for Director Fu to be my assistant, is it?

I am a doctor of Thoracic Surgery.

Lead surgeon or assistant, it is still my job.

I am referring to your health condition.

The convalescent hospital has approved my return to work.

That proves I have had a proper recovery.

Director Yang.

Please alert Dr. Zhang Mo Han and have him prepare for this surgery.

Zhang Mo Han has been operating for 36 straight hours.

He may not necessarily be in a better mental state than me.

I'm afraid other doctors

would be unable to assist in a surgery of this level of difficulty.

All right.

Since Director Fu wishes to do this

I think it is appropriate.

Let's settle with this then.

I appreciate your efforts, Director Fu.

Don't worry.

Our specialists have decided to operate on him.

Three years ago... It was just that one time.

It was during a business trip.

I didn't control myself.

And before?

Did it ever happen before we had our child?

Haven't I told you many times already?

I really didn't. It was just that one time.

If our child is infected, I'll kill you myself!

Ma'am, calm down.

All right, don't cry.

Young man, aren't you afraid of me?