In the August issue of the German Medical Journal, Johann Huntelaar published two more papers, which quickly attracted the attention of many people!

The strange word appendicitis began to enter the eyes of doctors.

In fact, there has been a long debate in the medical community about the cause of right lower quadrant pain, such as appendicitis, pericecalitis and other arguments once dominated, and there is still a broad market today. However, because there has been no strong evidence, these theories have not been widely recognized.

This time John's thesis, in fact, is the same.

If only the anatomical, pathological, and diagnostic criteria for acute appendicitis were presented, John's paper would probably be recognized for some time, at least not until the two papers published in the September issue. After all, this is just a theory, and the verification still depends on the specific diagnosis and treatment results. But if the editors of the German Medical Journal give a preview after the article that Dr. Huntelaar has performed several surgical treatments for acute appendicitis with amazing results, it would be a different story entirely!

In this day and age, few people doubt the discipline of German Medicine.

And most people think that the name John Huntelaar is very familiar after reading these two papers, and when they look back at the medical journals they have read, they are shocked to find that this name has appeared several times in two magazines in just one year!

At this moment, the surgeons were not calm.

So on Wednesday morning, John had just come out of the operating room, Bergman called him to his office, and asked with a wry smile: "John, today's surgery was also performed by Thomas, right?" ”

"Uh...... Yes. ”

Smiling a little awkwardly, John nodded.

Speaking of which. John was genuinely embarrassed. Bergmann was the head of surgery and a professor of surgery at the University of Berlin, and he was the first to do this new procedure, and the second was handed over to his descendant, Thomas, which was really not very authentic......

But just as John was about to explain, Bergman waved his hand and smiled, "Okay." I'll get on when Thomas is fully acquainted with it...... John, it's another thing to have you here today. ”

"What's the matter?"

Secretly relieved, John hurriedly asked.

"Hehe, take a look."

Bergman didn't say anything directly, but took out a stack of letters from the drawer and placed them on the table, winking at John.

"Letter?"

John was slightly stunned, a little puzzled in his heart.

The stack of letters did seem exaggerated, twenty or thirty of them, but John wondered what Professor Bergman's letters had to do with himself.

"You won't forget, will you?"

Looking at John's puzzled expression. Bergman's face turned dark and he said angrily: "Since your four papers were published, I have received so many letters in the past two or three months, wanting to come to us to learn aseptic techniques and local anesthesia techniques, but because of your opposition, they have been suppressed......

"Ah, that's what happened!"

Hearing Bergman say this, John suddenly realized!

Indeed, after the publication of his four papers in June, John himself received a number of letters or discussions with him. Or he offered to come to Berlin for exchanges, but John politely refused. The only exception is Liszt in England. Out of respect for the idol, John did not refuse to send someone over to learn the new disinfection technique.

Although this is a very glorious thing, John also knows what is the most important thing for him at the moment, so he will suppress all the requests, and think about holding a meeting in October.

Thinking of this, John asked with some confusion, "Professor Bergman." Haven't we already decided to hold an academic conference in mid-October......"

"The problem is that it can only be a simple communication, and it is not enough!"

Shaking his head, Professor Bergmann picked out a few letters from the pile and threw them at Johan: "Look at Heidelberg, Munich, Göttingen, etc. Professors of surgery at several German universities have already sent letters, and in the past two days, they have even called to ask for someone to come to study, or simply invite you to come over to give lectures and exchanges...... John, I can't refuse their request! ”

Hearing Bergman say this, John immediately understood.

These top universities are also very closely linked to each other, which has a lot to do with the current university education system in Germany. Professors often move frequently between universities, students are free to transfer schools, and professors get together for a meeting every year......

With such an eager invitation, Bergman was indeed a little overwhelmed.

In the final analysis, it is because of the two articles just published in German Medicine, others see that John has begun to apply the new aseptic technique and local anesthetic technique to abdominal surgery, and has achieved several successful cases, where can he still sit still? The academic conference is just a mouthful, and the effect is definitely much worse.

After thinking for a moment, John shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Professor Bergman, what do you mean......"

"I mean, you should promise them."

After a slight groan, Bergman nodded solemnly and said: "John, you have invented a new aseptic technique, created a new era of local anesthesia technology, and even created a new era of abdominal surgery, I am sure that it will not take long for you to become a world-famous surgeon, but there is one thing I must solemnly tell you, a good surgeon is definitely not just a good surgeon can do the surgery himself......

"Isn't this nonsense?"

Before Bergman's words fell, John couldn't help but roll his eyes.

The second half of the 19th century was a period when science began to gather explosive power, and the last two decades began to advance by leaps and bounds, and so did medicine. It's just that in this era, whether it is engaged in basic medicine or clinical practice, everyone is still accustomed to fighting alone, more of a strongman with a group of assistants, and the opportunities for mutual communication are not only papers, letters, and a few meetings a year, but also rely on learning and exchanges similar to those of later generations.

Lectures by "experts" are also one of the important forms.

Like Liszt, he was invited to the American continent a few years ago to promote his aseptic disinfection technology, but in that country he received far more cold reception than welcome, and finally had to return to Europe disappointed, and continue to fight against the surgeons who opposed and ridiculed surgical sterilization......

In general, the doctors of this era had a strong purpose in communicating with each other, for example, Americans came to Europe to study medicine, went to Germany to learn the latest medical techniques and concepts, and then went to England to get an easily obtained diploma to go home; For example, Liszt traveled around the world to promote his concept of disinfection; Another example is that people go to large-scale academic conferences, on the one hand, to learn about the latest research concepts, and on the other hand, to meet more peers and friends, so as to improve their prestige......

Everyone knows how important fame is in this era!

How much money can an ordinary doctor earn if he just treats others? Even at top universities like Edinburgh Medical School, students have to run for a living after graduation, and even run to work as doctors on ocean-going ships to earn more money, and some even run to serve in plague-ridden colonies!

But if there is enough prestige, a qiē is different.

For example, an American physician earns a few hundred dollars a year, barely supporting his own life, and if he is in the countryside, he is even more miserable, but if he is a well-known doctor, in addition to seeing a doctor, he can take an apprentice for a hundred dollars a year, and he will be a professor in a medical school for a year, and he will earn a lot of money from various training and lectures, and the income can even be tens of thousands of dollars a year!

Of course, these people are a very small minority in this day and age, and John is meant to be such a very minority, and a very small minority of the very few!

It is inevitable to increase prestige and expand contacts.

That's why John stayed in Berlin after he got his Ph.D., because this is the center of medicine, and even if he does well when he returns to the United States, how many people will notice him? And almost the best doctors are now in Europe, and not much will change in the next few decades, he must find enough partners for himself to be well prepared to dominate the medical profession in the future......

So after a long silence, John finally smiled bitterly at Professor Bergman: "Professor, you also know that Thomas just had two surgeries, and if I leave...... And whether it is local anesthetic or aseptic technique, it has to rely on our real room and operating room, how to show it if you go to them? ”

"How about inviting them in?"

Without waiting for John to finish speaking, Professor Bergman raised his eyebrows and smiled: "I think you guys are basically on the right track now, and it shouldn't be too much of an impact to come and learn from a few people, right?" I don't think those two in Britain are doing well now? ”

Speaking of Liszt's two surgeons, Professor Bergman's expression was smiling, and his tone became strange.

"This ...... All right! ”

Now that the professors have said so, what else does John have to say?

Although in John's opinion, the final is to wait until the end of the year, after Thomas really masters the appendectomy, and then recruit the so-called trainee doctors, but it is not realistic at present, so after thinking about it, John also said simply: "Then let's do it, before the end of the year, we can accept up to three trainee doctors at a time, and each of them can come to study for two months, what do you think?" ”

"I think it can!"

Seeing that John finally agreed, Bergman suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and at the same time secretly pondered: "It seems that the surgical transformation plan must be accelerated and ......" (to be continued......