Chapter 251: Only the head is not changed
On August 3, in the operating room of the modern medicine laboratory, Shen Li determined the surgical plan and officially began to operate on Tian Zhiyuan, who is one of the best surgeons in the laboratory.
The procedure is very complex, but it is one of the simplest in the whole process.
It is only necessary to connect the nerves and blood vessels through bioadhesives, and this step is not difficult in today's spine can be perfectly repaired. After that, the bones and muscles are connected.
The most difficult thing is the creation of the entire body, which is not a single artificial organ, but an artificially created normal body that can be the same as the human body.
Using Tian Zhiyuan's own DNA, not the public version of DNA, the body manufacturing is simpler, but there are still some complex problems to overcome.
Wang Xiaoxiao led the scientific research team to be stuck in this step for a long time, and they repeatedly verified it through quantum computers before finally completing a barely qualified human headless body, but no one knows whether the operation can be completed in the end.
Shen Li, one of the chief surgeons of the modern medical laboratory, as the person in charge of Tian Zhiyuan's surgery, led the entire surgical process.
She stared at the physical signs of the device Ueda Zhiyuan and looked at the anesthesiologist.
Shen Li saw the anesthesiologist nodding at her, and immediately ordered, "Open the knife."
They began to cut Tian Zhiyuan's neck, first to establish blood circulation outside Tian Zhiyuan's body, to ensure that Tian Zhiyuan's brain was in a state of anesthesia, and could not be harmed by lack of oxygen in the brain.
In this process, the newly created body and Tian Zhiyuan's brain began to be connected.
The extracorporeal heart-lung machine only needs to connect the aorta and the main vein of Tian Zhiyuan's brain, and below the connection between the blood vessel and the extracorporeal catheter, it begins to connect the blood vessels of the brain and the artificial body.
Only two blood vessels are connected to the outside through a catheter, which eases the difficulty of surgery for doctors.
Eleven hours have passed since the operation, and Tian Zhiyuan's head and new body have been successfully connected.
Shen Li wiped the sweat on her head with her sleeve, and ordered with a serious expression: "Start cardiopulmonary resuscitation to see if Tian Zhiyuan's autonomic nervous system is working properly."
At this step, the blood in Tian Zhiyuan's body was still not connected to his head, and he relied on the heart-lung machine outside the body to supply blood.
Tian Zhiyuan's nerves have been connected to his body through the new spine.
Signals from the nerves of the brain can be received normally by the body.
This step is to verify that the new body can receive signals from the original brain if the brain's autonomic nervous system is unable to direct the body.
Let some functions that the human body cannot control voluntarily such as cardiopulmonary function work normally, and the operation can be directly declared a failure.
Shen Li took the defibrillator and began to give Tian Zhiyuan cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
The ventilator also began to help Tian Zhiyuan with assisted breathing.
As the defibrillator's current stimulated the heart, Tian Zhiyuan's monitoring device began to show his electrocardiogram.
The doctor next to him was pleasantly surprised: "The electrocardiogram has stabilized, the heartbeat is 76 beats per minute, the breathing is relatively even, and the cardiopulmonary system has returned to normal."
Shen Li's expression relaxed, she knew that Tian Zhiyuan had passed the first major difficulty, and the autonomic nervous system was functioning normally.
The next step is the biggest hurdle that Tian Zhiyuan needs to get through, to restore his sense of autonomy.
"It is possible to connect the blood vessels of the body and the brain, suture the wound, and complete the anesthesia after the operation."
The doctors knew that the surgery was in its final stages, and they quickly put the finishing touches on it.
Tian Zhiyuan was pushed out of the operating room and entered the intensive care unit next to him.
Zhou Yu saw the door of the operating room open, and the chief surgeon, Shen Li, walked out of the operating room.
He hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Doctor Shen, how is Tian Zhiyuan's condition?"
Shen Li took off her mask and said: "We have done our best, Tian Zhiyuan is now running well in the autonomic nervous system, and there is no problem with various physiological indicators."
But whether he will be able to wake up from anesthesia, I am not sure, all this can only be determined by providence. ”
"Doctor Shen, you have gone through such a long operation, go back and rest for a while. Tian Zhiyuan's state really depends on the will of God. ”
Zhou Yu looked at Tian Zhiyuan, who was pushed out of the operating room, and the skin on his neck was distinct.
Wang Xiaoxiao also sighed beside him: "The upper and lower limits of technology, if you don't put your heart into developing it, you really can't touch it."
Through this study of the entire body, we have gained a deep understanding of artificial organs.
The relationship between organs and tissues is far from being as simple as we think, and there are several complex systems in the human body that interact with each other.
We just solved the endocrine system, and we did 3.8 billion calculations to find the most appropriate set of data.
Now let's make artificial bodies again, and our success rate is as high as 8 percent. ”
Doctors and nurses in the intensive care unit have been monitoring Tian Zhiyuan's condition.
On the morning of August 5, his biomagnetic field activity suddenly intensified, which immediately attracted the attention of doctors.
Shen Li led the medical team to Tian Zhiyuan's ward.
"It's moved, Tian Zhiyuan's fingers have moved, and his consciousness has gradually recovered." A careful doctor said suddenly.
The doctor's guess was correct, and soon Tian Zhiyuan began to regain consciousness, and he slowly opened his eyes.
Shen Li immediately stepped forward and said, "Mr. Tian, do you know your name?" Can you still remember the old days? ”
Tian Zhiyuan shook his head, a confused look appeared in his eyes, and he soon showed a solemn look, and struggled: "Something happened in the laboratory, and the experimental materials have undergone unimaginable abnormal changes, go to the laboratory to rescue."
He then calmed down and observed his surroundings.
"I'm in the hospital, it's really fateful, and I can actually pick up a life in such a dangerous situation.
Doctor, tell me if I'm dying or if I'm mutilated. ”
Tian Zhiyuan knew the extent of the crisis at that time, in that kind of radioactive environment, even if he was wearing protective clothing, he was already very lucky to pick up a life, it was basically impossible to be physically intact, and he had this kind of psychological preparation the moment he rushed out.
His arm suddenly stretched out in front of his eyes, and he said with some shock: "This is not my arm, I have had third-degree burns before, who am I?"
After observation and testing, Shen Li found that Tian Zhiyuan's brain was running very well and there were no problems.
immediately told Tian Zhiyuan that he had changed into a new body.
"Sure enough, it's exactly what I expected, am I still me?" Tian Zhiyuan's eyes were a little confused, and he asked this philosophical question.
Shen Li comforted: "Mr. Tian, you don't need to worry about this, this body of yours is produced according to your own DNA, and all the genetic material and functions are exactly the same as your previous organs."
It is not a public organ, because it adapts to most human bodies and needs to modify some functions. ”
The news of Tian Zhiyuan's awakening immediately spread, Zhou Yu came to visit Tian Zhiyuan on behalf of Xinghuo Technology, so that he could recuperate with peace of mind, he made such a significant contribution to the company, he is a hero of the company, and the company will definitely not treat him badly.
His boss Yu Zhenfeng also came to the hospital to encourage him, believing that Tian Zhiyuan's ability was enough to take on more important work, and told him that after he recovered, he could take charge of a laboratory on his own.