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Chapter 227 3.1% Failure Rate
"The healthcare system? Why would you ask that?" Lin Xingyun couldn't help but feel a little strange when he heard this.
Jiang Chengcheng asked this out of politeness. As a leader of the Chinese military, even if Lin Xingyun was not in the medical field, the relevant leaders would definitely know him.
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“I have a friend’s sister here. She was paralyzed from the neck down in a car accident and it will be very difficult for her to stand up again. This girl used to be an internationally famous dancer. After she woke up, she couldn’t accept the psychological gap because of her paralysis and attempted suicide several times. Later, my friend felt sorry for his sister and asked me to develop a mechanical exoskeleton so that his sister could stand up again. Although the device was successfully developed, it requires surgical transplantation and there are no successful cases. Therefore, the hospital is reluctant to perform the transplantation surgery for safety reasons. I wonder if Uncle Lin could help us?” Jiang Chengcheng briefly described the situation.
The hospital staff, who had been watching Jiang Chengcheng with righteous indignation, gradually became suspicious after hearing what Jiang Chengcheng said on the phone.
This person... knows the leaders in the healthcare system?
"Oh, this matter? What are the chances of your mechanical exoskeleton being successfully developed? This thing concerns lives, so we'd better think it over carefully." After understanding the general situation, Lin Xingyun tentatively offered his advice after a moment of contemplation.
Although he had great faith in Jiang Chengcheng's abilities, the human body is a very mysterious thing. If something went wrong along the way, Jiang Chengcheng, as the developer, would definitely be the first to be blamed.
“…It’s not that I don’t want to, Uncle Lin, but by the time this thing is successfully developed and tested, her legs and tendons will have almost fully recovered. Let’s not even talk about whether we can find those intricate tendons after the injury. Even if we can find them, do we really want her to suffer through the pain again?” Jiang Chengcheng paused for a moment and voiced her concerns. Of course, she wasn’t ungrateful and knew that Lin Xingyun’s reluctance was largely due to his desire to protect her.
What exactly does the concept of a mechanical exoskeleton involve in the medical field? And what does medicine emphasize? Early detection and early treatment.
While it's possible to successfully replace Zhong Liqiao's calf with a mechanical skeleton after it has atrophied, it's not as good as doing it now. Although Jiang Chengcheng mentioned there's a chance of failure, it's less than 5%, which is medically similar to a regular surgery and certainly not worse than paralysis.
"...What is the probability of failure?" Hearing Jiang Chengcheng put it this way, Li Zhongguo couldn't help but ask again.
"...The chance of failure is 3.1 percent." Jiang Chengcheng didn't expect that Commander-in-Chief Li Zhongguo was also there, but after thinking about it, she didn't bring it up and replied after a moment's pause.
When Jiang Chengcheng said this, not only were Li Zhongguo and Lin Xingyun on the phone in disbelief, but even Wu Anshun and the others standing next to her were stunned!
No way? Are all young people these days so prone to exaggeration?! Does she even know what a 3.1% failure rate means?
This is comparable to the mortality rate of appendectomy!
"...Don't worry about it, I'll cover for you if anything goes wrong. Just give me the name of the hospital, and I'll have someone call them."
After a moment of silence on the phone, Chief Li's voice came through. Lin Xingyun didn't raise any further objections, since his superior had already spoken.
"Okay, thank you, and thank you Uncle Lin too. My friend is at the Beijing Central Hospital; her name is Zhong Liqiao." Jiang Chengcheng couldn't help but feel touched by Li Zhongguo's assurance, since it involved her personal matters and he had no obligation to help her.
"Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll hang up now. I need to call the hospital administration to let them know." Lin Xingyun took the phone, and after a few more polite words, they hung up.
Here.
Not long after Jiang Chengcheng hung up the phone, Wu Anshun and the others were still looking at her with suspicion, unsure whether what she said on the phone was true.
About five minutes later, just as Wu Anshun and the others were about to lose patience and think that Jiang Chengcheng was fooling them, the door behind them opened again.
"I'm sorry I'm late. I don't know which one of you is Miss Jiang?" A middle-aged man, around fifty years old, hurriedly walked in and then looked at Vice Dean Wu Anshun with a questioning gaze.
However, Wu Anshun had only been there a short time and had no idea of Jiang Chengcheng's name.
"Hello, that's me." Jiang Chengcheng could tell from the way Wu Anshun and the others looked at her that the person in front of her was definitely not a simple person.
"Hello, hello! I am Liu Xiaofeng, the president of Beijing Central Hospital. Minister Liang just called to tell me the whole story and asked me to tell you that he will be here soon. As for the surgery, don't worry! As long as the family members voluntarily sign the commitment letter, we can start the surgery immediately!" Upon hearing Jiang Chengcheng's words, Liu Xiaofeng quickly stepped forward and made his assurance.
Liu Xiaofeng's humble and subservient demeanor completely astonished Wu Anshun and the others standing to the side. At this point, what else could they not believe?
Who is Liu Xiaofeng?
The president of Beijing Central Hospital, who usually looks down on everyone, is now treating the girl in front of him with utmost respect. This clearly shows that her identity is anything but ordinary!
"Then I'll have to trouble you. The sooner the surgery is done, the better." Jiang Chengcheng smiled and nodded to Liu Xiaofeng to express her gratitude, thinking to herself that power is indeed the most useful thing in this world.
“No problem! Minister Liang has given instructions, I will follow your arrangements!” Liu Xiaofeng thought of the instructions given by Minister Liang of the medical management department on the phone, and waved to the person behind him, who then handed him the surgical consent form and pen.
"I wonder who this patient's family member is?" Liu Xiaofeng glanced at Zhong Lisheng, thinking that this person was most likely Zhong Liqiao's family member, but for safety reasons, he still confirmed it.
"I am her brother." Upon hearing this, Zhong Lisheng quickly stepped forward and looked at Liu Xiaofeng with hopeful eyes.
Since he could sign the surgical consent form, it meant that his sister could have the transplant surgery. Although he didn't understand what had happened, Zhong Lisheng finally felt relieved.
"Um...aren't your parents here?" Liu Xiaofeng asked after a moment's hesitation.
It's best to have the patient's parents sign the consent form for this kind of surgery, otherwise disputes may easily arise later. Although this patient was personally assigned by Minister Liang, Liu Xiaofeng felt that the procedure should be followed according to the hospital's standard procedures.
“My parents were also in a car accident, but my father’s injuries are quite serious, so he is still in the ICU for observation, and my mother has to stay there to take care of him.” Zhong Lisheng’s expression inevitably turned somewhat melancholy when he heard about his father.