The year 1886 passed so quickly that John was a little caught off guard.

For the last two months of the year, he was busy with all kinds of chores, six days a week in the hospital, surgery, or school, and on weekends he had to be dragged around by his grandfather, especially the Brister family three times a month.

There is very little time that truly belongs to him......

One day in December, John arrived at the hospital in the morning when he was called into his office by Bergman. After pouring John a cup of coffee himself, the professor of surgery smiled and asked, "John, yesterday was supposed to be the last class of the semester, right?" ”

"Well, yes."

Nodding, John smiled in response.

John is still very interested in his work as an associate professor at the University of Berlin Medical School, and he devotes considerable energy to surgery in the morning and physiology in the afternoon. And after a few months of hard work, more and more American students appeared at occasional weekend gatherings......

After smiling, Bergman suddenly asked, "John, have you ever thought of sorting out your research this year and publishing a separate book?" ”

"Publish a book?"

After hearing this, John was stunned for a moment.

"yes, a book."

Nodding, Bergman smiled and said, "During this time, Munich and Heidelberg have written to ask if there are any related books, saying that they want to use them for students, so I plan to ask you if you have such plans." ”

"That's ......"

When he heard this, John frowned and pondered.

Of course, he understood what Bergman meant, and that he was talking about nothing more than the three techniques of surgical sterilization, local anesthesia, and appendectomy, which would be more than enough to write in a book if they were to be detailed. And because the previous preparation work is very sufficient, the materials and everything are ready-made. There was no need for John to spend time tidying up.

However, John was still a little hesitant to publish a book now.

First of all, the technology is still in the initial stage of promotion, and the communication conditions, transportation conditions and medical foundation of this era determine that the speed will be relatively slow, so the influence of the three technologies has not yet reached that level. Secondly, John himself was already well-known among many surgeons. But in general, compared with Liszt, Bergman and others, the gap is still quite large.

So in his opinion, it is not the right time to publish a book now.

To put it bluntly, John didn't want to wait for the book to come out and sell dozens or hundreds of copies a year, which was a difficult thing for him to accept. In any case, it is a bit embarrassing to write a book to sell so much.

But just as John bowed his head and pondered, Bergman continued: "John, think about it seriously. Now we have completed 60 cases of appendectomy, and the results are very amazing, so I think it is best if you can spread this knowledge as much as possible, and a book is definitely the best way to publish a book compared to scattered papers......"

"Sixty cases?"

After hearing this number, John was shocked!

Ever since Thomas had largely mastered appendectomy, he had scarcely cared about their work. Now unconsciously. Thomas: They've already had sixty appendectomys!

"That's so much!"

Involuntarily, John's eyes lit up with a hint of joy.

After a moment of silence. John nodded and said, "Okay professor, I will seriously consider this matter and get back to you in two days......"

……

When he came out of Professor Bergman's office, John was still seriously thinking about the question he had just asked.

The publication of a textbook on surgery was indeed quite appealing to John, and as a pioneer of local anesthesia techniques and appendectomy. As well as the brighter of surgical sterilization standards, he is now definitely the top figure in this field, and it is natural to publish a book or something.

"Perhaps...... Can you give it a try? ”

As he walked to his office, John slowly made a decision in his mind.

"John!"

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from behind him and interrupted John's train of thought.

Turn around and take a look. Robert was walking up to him with an anxious face, and said in a hurried voice, "I've been looking for you for a long time...... Thomas asked you to go to the ward, and I'm afraid that the condition of one patient is not good! “

"Oh? Come on. “

John's heart sank, and he immediately strode in the direction of the ward.

When Bergman said the number of sixty cases just now, John was surprised and a little glad in his heart, because so far, there has not been a single death of a patient in his and Thomas's hands!

It was nothing short of a miracle.

In terms of the medical level of this era, even if John raised the sterilization, appendectomy and anesthesia techniques to a very high level, the 100% success rate is still a bit exaggerated! Not to mention that the incidence of postoperative infections is incredible, just saying that the patient does not have heart disease, diabetes and other diseases is enough to make him happy.

In addition to the peculiarities of the times, luck is good enough to account for a huge proportion of them.

The incidence of postoperative infections is very low, which John believes is due to the relatively good environment, especially since before the advent of antibiotics, bacteria that had never been dealt with by humans were not as strong. As for comorbid diseases such as heart disease and diabetes, most of the hospitalizations are due to the poor, so they basically do not have much impact. Moreover, Professor Wolfgang introduced him to patients with mild conditions in the early stage, so the absolute success rate has been maintained until now.

But as Charlotte's surgical reputation grew, some patients with severe appendicitis began to come to their doors.

Just last week, Thomas admitted three patients who were already very sick, two perforated, and one who had developed diffuse peritonitis!

With these three patients, John was not sure.

Sure enough, only one of the three patients was lucky, and after three days of suffering after John's hands-on operation, he finally survived the high fever and coma after the operation, and finally came to his senses, but the words of the other two ......

Upon entering the hospital room, John immediately saw the ugly look on Thomas's face.

A white cloth was being placed over the patient's face.

"Dead?"

After seeing this scene, John was stunned for a moment.

"It's a pity."

Seeing John come in, Thomas shook his head at him and smiled bitterly, "Just half a minute ago, Mr. Hank passed away......"

There was dead silence in the room.

The other two patients in the same ward felt the same way, and at this time they were shocked and frightened, and naturally trembled and did not dare to make a sound, and although the doctors and nurses had seen a lot of life and death, this was the first patient to die after John's surgery, and everyone was quite depressed in their hearts!

After sighing softly, Thomas pulled John out of the hospital room and said in a low voice: "John, Ms. Rufus's condition is also a little not good, if it still doesn't get better today, I'm afraid ......"

"I know."

Waving his hand, John interrupted Thomas with some irritation.

Mr. Hank had diffuse peritonitis when he came in, and he was in a coma, and his death John was mentally prepared, and Ms. Rufus was also a mess in her abdomen because of the perforated appendix, and the high fever and convulsions that persisted after surgery were also extremely bad, and it was normal for her weak body to be unable to resist it.

But even so, John was still a little depressed.

After two lifetimes as a physician, John naturally did not see a patient die for the first time, and it was impossible to be disappointed because he lost a 100% success rate this time, but every time a patient died in his own ward, John was still extremely disappointed in his heart.

"What about his family?"

Sighing, John asked helplessly.

Thomas's eyebrows drooped, and he whispered, "It wasn't long before I left...... I've had someone tell you to go. ”

"Take care of the others."

Patting Thomas on the shoulder, John whispered, "We are not God, this kind of thing must be unavoidable, but I will definitely try my best to find a way to ......" (to be continued......)