Crossing The Line

The patient was brought to the emergency ward. There was a series of preparation and documentation before they could start the surgery.

Although an emergency case dictated simpler protocols, everything took around 30 minutes before the patient was wheeled into the operating room.

When the patient was lifted onto the operating table, his systolic pressure was at 90 mmHg.

The decreasing blood pressure suggested that the patient's condition was not as simple as the diagnosis given.

After the anesthesia, Su Yun repositioned the patient's body and placed the first layer of surgical drapes. After that, he went to scrub in. Zheng Ren, who was already gowned, entered and started to set up the second layer of drapes.

The surgery was starting.

A pair of hemostatic clamps and some iodoform gauze were placed into Zheng Ren's open hand.