This operation not only affected Kawei's surgical team and exhausted the reporters who were glued to the news of the operation, it also made some people go crazy.
News of the surgery had already appeared in major newspapers on the second day of the consultation, and all Viennese citizens only had to pay a few Hellers to read these reports [1]. People will discuss surgery, but Kawei's surgery has long been out of the scope of what they can watch, and now only discussion is left.
The real craziness is hidden in those dark corners, and this craziness gradually reached its peak after reports of the postponement of the surgery on November 1.
Just like when Britain first introduced the Anatomy Act, Austria's management of corpses is not strict.
As the process of industrialization unfolded rapidly in the 19th century, the dark corners of capitalism were filled with crushed dregs, and doctors, medical school teachers, and scientists could obtain voluntary or unclaimed bodies through legal and compliant means.
The claiming procedures have slowly shifted from individual applications more than ten years ago to the units to which they belong, but the procedures themselves have not become less cumbersome.
The dissection and research of cadavers itself requires freshness, and the preservation costs, processes, and transportation will cause a lot of trouble, which greatly increases the difficulty of applying cadavers.
Vienna is now in a period of high demand for corpses. When formal channels cannot meet the demand, the originally illegal industrial chain will avoid the sun and sink underground to continue to shine for the great cause of surgery.
There are many people dying of exhaustion and starvation in Vienna every day. For those who can't live anymore but are still alive, they find this job, robbing corpses.
If you can't find a corpse in any corner, you go to the cemetery to look for it. They will stay in the cemetery during the day to see where the newly buried corpses are, and they will sneak over and dig up the corpse at night. Some teams of corpse-robbers colluded with tomb-keepers, and an industry chain was created in which the corpse-robbers stayed at the tomb-robbery site at night and sold on the black market the next day.
In order to prevent corpses from being stolen, people have also gone to great lengths.
Wealthy families will form a defense team, while poorer families will hire at least one gravekeeper to guard the cemetery for several weeks. Cemeteries also sell special cages, zombie cages. 【2】
Although it is named a zombie cage, it does not prevent corpses from escaping, but it prevents people from getting in. After the body decomposes, the cage will be dismantled by the cemetery management office, installed on the next grave that needs to be prevented from being stolen, and reused.
Compared with such passive defensive measures, there are also "coffin torpedoes" that are more offensive. 【3】
They are cleverly placed under the lid of the coffin. Once someone tries to open the lid, the mechanism will be triggered to shoot out small lead bullets. Although it is not as powerful as rifle bullets on the battlefield and has limited penetration, one shot at close range can be fatal.
But it doesn't matter, the corpse thief who fell in front of his companion is also a qualified corpse, with mixed advantages and disadvantages.
This business has existed for hundreds of years, and the reason for repeated bans is not only the huge profits that can be earned by digging for half an hour and two months' wages, but also the weak punishment. As for why the punishment is neither painful nor itchy, there are all kinds of games and compromises involved.
The corpse thieves who dig up the corpses of the people at the bottom are also at the bottom. They don't care about this. The most important thing is to survive.
After seeing the news that Kawei was practicing crazy surgery, orders from the black market also came unexpectedly. It is difficult not to think of the relationship between the two. 【4】
But for Kawei, who is training crazily in his own hospital, such "groundless speculations" from the media cannot enter his sight at all. What he wants is a corpse. The dean was well aware of the importance of this operation. Even leaving aside Edem's identity, the ticket sales alone had already made him a fortune.
"A few days ago, I had people search for the source of the body." After the dean heard about the postponement of the operation, he knew that Kawei would definitely come to him. "According to their reputation, the first batch of corpses should be sent tonight." Bo corpses are enough for you to use for two days."
"Is it still that black market?"
"Yes, it's Philidinin who sold that ogre for a sky-high price. He's truly a talent." The dean was moved by his business acumen. "Who would have thought that Meadows and Waterman would meet with the Museum of Natural History that day? Chang Qi went crazy and bid so neatly. If I had known they were going to spend a lot of money, I should have stepped in to raise the price and feel the atmosphere!"
"Fernand" Kavi thought of the open-air surgery more than four months ago. "Did he end up being sent to the history museum?"
"The thing belongs to the museum, but it seems that Waterman and Meadows have reached an agreement with each other to display it for a period of time in the School of Medicine and the School of Surgery. After they have completed their research, it will be handed over to the museum for collection."
Kawei was not very interested in Fernan's death, but being able to keep the body and make it into a specimen could be regarded as a contribution to the development of surgery.
"It should be in the Joseph Pavilion now [5], and it should be placed with those wax figures. The operation was so successful, but in the end he died, so it is meaningless to talk about it now." The dean was chatting and remembering the previous experience. , "I haven't been there for a long time. Let's go and see it together when we have time."
Kawei nodded, and finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the source of the corpse was behind: "I will pay for the corpse these days."
"No, how much can a corpse cost?"
The director is not stupid. The economic benefits brought by Kawei have already exceeded the sum of other surgeons in the hospital. No matter how much money he spends, he can make enough profits: "Originally, the hospital will prepare three corpses for you at any time. But you went to the front line, and the bodies were left there and distributed to others. Who knew you would suddenly come back now, and I didn’t even have time to prepare."
Since it is a black market, it is not convenient for Kawei to ask questions in depth. In an era when things are difficult to balance, turning a blind eye can at least reduce some guilt.
Through the credibility brought by the auction of Fernand, Feilidining Underground Auction House seems to have a posture of contracting the sale of corpses. Facts have also proved how efficient it is. The original order of 10 corpses was delivered in less than three days.
After Kawei joined Mosier, the training was very effective, and the level of Herman and Damirgaon also fit the work of the second and third assistants.
On November 3, the previous sign was put up again in the operating theater of the Municipal General Hospital.
On November 5th, Edem finally ushered in the most important moment in his life. Of course, he himself still has reservations about this statement. The most important moment in his mind is undoubtedly the encounter that night more than 20 years ago.
"Mr. Edem, how do you feel now?"
"I feel pretty good. Fasting, water and enemas made my whole body relaxed." Edem got off the carriage, and under the protection of the guards, walked through the crowd of reporters and walked towards the gate of the Municipal General Hospital, "As for anything else? , I just hope the operation goes smoothly."
"I heard that you asked not to use anesthesia before?"
"Originally we decided not to use it, but the operation took too long, and Dr. Kavey said it had to be used."
"So what do you think about the gap in medical standards between Paris and Vienna?"
"I don't know much about medicine, so..."
"You came all the way from Paris to Vienna, and you specifically called back Dr. Carvey who was on the front line. Have you admitted that Austria's surgical capabilities have surpassed France's?"
"I just followed Giustina's advice and wanted to come here and give it a try, who knows."
"Are you completely convinced of Dr. Carvey's abilities?"
"of course."
"In your opinion, Dr. Carvey's strength should have surpassed that of most Parisian doctors, right?"
"this"
There were more and more people around, and similar questions came flooding in one after another. Edem could only answer while pushing forward. If it weren't for the effective security of the embassy around me, the journey to the theater would have been a struggle.
In the end, the dean who went out to greet him took control of the situation: "Mr. Edem needs to rest. If you like asking questions so much, why not ask Kawei after the operation is over."
"But we would like to visit Mr. Edem."
"He is a patient, and you have no right to disturb my patient. If you really want to interview him, wait until he is discharged from the hospital and go to the French Embassy for an interview."
They obviously don't have the qualifications to enter the embassy, otherwise they wouldn't be so excited to see Edem today. Now that the person has entered, it is impossible to ask any more questions, and so many questions will have to be made up.
No, I can’t say I made it up. That’s the result of further speculation based on the limited answer content.
The reporters were like ants in an emergency, slowly dispersing inside the Municipal General Hospital. There are only a handful of newspapers that can spend 1,000 kronor to buy tickets for their reporters. Most of them are not qualified to enter the theater and can only wander around and wait for the time to be up and stand at the door waiting for the operation to be completed.
This is undoubtedly a way to save money. After all, spending money to watch a surgery that you can't understand will not substantially help news reports.
Among the journalists in Vienna, Varela is the only one who can see some tricks. But perhaps only he knows best that he is no longer the original Varela. In the past few months, he has long given up on traditional Western medicine and understanding surgery.
The complexity of Kawei's operation is so complex that few people in the world can understand it, let alone him.
To this end, the Municipal General Hospital also thoughtfully prepared a gift for the audience - a notebook.
The notebook is of regular size, and inside it is a diagram of the operation drawn by Kawei himself. It starts with a simple case introduction and diagnostic process, and then describes today’s surgical procedure. After looking through the preface and a series of preparations, the nearly 30 pages in the middle are composed of pictures, each picture is equipped with annotations and simple process instructions.
"Is this for us?"
"It should be for delivery, it says on the board at the door."
"The atlas is so detailed. It turns out that the surgery is such a process. Even I can easily understand many of the pictures."
It’s free, has excellent pictures, and has concise explanations. This is probably the impression everyone has on this atlas now. But once it was in the hands of Waterman and Massimov, these impressions seemed insignificant.
These merits simply do not sum up this atlas.
"It's too strong. It turns out that after the resection, the intestine needs to be folded to form a new bladder."
"It's really strong. Not only is the content of the map strong enough, but I didn't expect that Kawei's sketching techniques are also very good." Waterman turned over the operating steps in his hands and said, "But compared to these, I am still more worried about the surgery. complications.”
"You have to take risks if you want to do this kind of surgery. There is nothing you can do about it." Massimov closed the notebook, and the memory slowly emerged in front of his eyes. "But even if something goes wrong, it will be after the surgery, not During the operation. With Kawei’s strength, it’s unlikely that there will be any problems during the operation.”
Waterman sighed: "When you said that, I became even more nervous."
At 1:30 p.m., the first radical bladder cancer surgery was performed in the surgical theater of the Municipal General Hospital.
There is no host from other theaters here. The host is Kawei himself, and there is no exciting introduction. After all, there are all familiar faces here. Seeing that everyone on the field had arrived, Kawei announced that the operation had officially begun.
"Ladies and gentlemen, first I need to say I'm sorry for rescheduling the surgery."
Kawei bowed slightly and expressed his apology: "The operation is too complicated, and the patient's status is extremely noble. I have to extend the surgical practice time before I dare to perform this operation.
As we all know, tumors have always been the enemy of mankind. We have been fighting against them for thousands of years, but the results are often poor. Especially for tumors in the abdominal cavity, we cannot see them, and in most cases we cannot feel them. By the time we realize that something is wrong with our body, it is already too late. "
After reading the introduction, Kawei continued: "Drugs cannot destroy tumors. Only surgery can cut them off from our bodies. The surgery we are going to perform today is a case of bladder tumor located in the abdominal cavity. You should have one at hand." This pamphlet has briefly introduced the patient’s condition.”
At this time, the door to the lounge was pushed open, and a hospital bed with rollers was pushed in by two nurses, and it was Amor who was walking beside the bed.
He held a bottle of physiological saline in his hand and said calmly: "Teacher Kawei, the anesthesia is ready."
"Okay, today's operation is a bit long, please watch it carefully."
"Yeah, no problem."
Kawei asked his beloved to be sent to the operating table, while the instrument nurse and three assistants were fiddling with the drugs that might be used in the operation. They also needed to prepare enough instruments. Considering the length of the operation, the instruments may need to be cleaned twice, so the preparation time is far longer than before.
"According to the principle of tumor resection, Mr. Edem's bladder needs to be removed during the operation, and then intestinal tube is selected to replace it."
Seeing that Damirgang had prepared sterilized drapes, Kawei found the scalpel from the pile of prepared instruments: "The surgical procedure is too complicated, so we hurry up. We make a midline incision in the lower abdomen, passing through the umbilicus on the right side. It is helpful to free the ascending colon during surgery."
After that, the scalpel blade cut open the skin of Edem's lower abdomen.
After ligating the skin, fat, and muscles, Kawi quickly reached the peritoneum after simply ligating the bleeding points. At this time, Mosier temporarily finished arranging the instruments and returned to the operating table. The two men quickly incised the peritoneum. The first thing they did was not to expose the bladder, but to explore the location of the bladder tumor.
Only by clarifying the location and the relationship between the tumor and surrounding tissue can Kawei clarify the treatment method.
He put down the scalpel and inserted his hand into Edem's abdominal cavity
