Once the young man’s abdomen was opened, the blood and fluid that gushed out, along with what was suctioned away, totaled nearly 1,600 milliliters.
With the sudden drop in abdominal pressure, the young man’s blood pressure dropped significantly.
The third standby IV line for rapid transfusion was quickly put to use, which managed to halt the drop in blood pressure.
Yan Feifan knew this was because an unknown bleeding point in the abdomen was now bleeding faster due to the reduced pressure.
His job was to find the bleeding point in the shortest time possible.
The young man’s body wouldn’t be able to withstand such a rapid and massive transfusion for long.
Yan Feifan began to rummage through the young man’s abdominal cavity.
If an ordinary person saw this, they would probably question how rough his movements were.
Those were a person’s cecum, large and small intestines, and other organs. How could this person act like he was rummaging through a junk box, with no sense of handling things gently?
To be honest, during surgery, surgeons don’t handle human organs as carefully as many people imagine—as if they were exquisite, priceless porcelain.
Many of their movements were quite "uninhibited."
Yan Feifan quickly found the source of the bleeding.
A ruptured left kidney.
Seeing blood continuously seeping from three fissures on the surface of the left kidney, Yan Feifan knew this kidney couldn’t be saved.
He looked to Chen Yu for confirmation.
Chen Yu nodded and sighed softly. "Remove it."
"Can you do it?"
Yan Feifan nodded as well.
Then, Chen Yu remembered to remind him, "Check the right kidney, too."
The human body has two kidneys.
If one kidney is removed but the other functions normally, it doesn’t have a major impact on one’s life.
As long as one takes extra care in their daily life, they can maintain a normal lifestyle.
This extra care starts with a proper diet.
The diet should primarily consist of high-quality, low-protein foods. Protein intake should not be excessive, to avoid increasing the burden on the remaining kidney.
Food should also be low in sodium, light, and easy to digest.
One should not overeat or consume overly greasy foods.
Regular, moderate exercise is necessary, as is a consistent daily routine.
Overexertion must be avoided, and strenuous physical labor is out of the question.
It is crucial to avoid drugs and foods that are toxic to the kidneys and to have regular check-ups on kidney function.
One more thing to note is that if the single kidney functions normally, it will not affect one’s sex life.
Yan Feifan clamped the left renal artery, which supplied blood to the kidney, and at the same time ordered the transfusion to be stopped.
He then began to examine the young man’s right kidney.
A simple visual and manual inspection revealed no abnormalities in the right kidney.
After waiting a moment longer, he saw no drop in the young man’s blood pressure.
Yan Feifan felt a wave of relief.
’This means the left kidney was the only source of bleeding in the young man’s body.’
Yan Feifan mentally reviewed the kidney removal procedure for a moment, then began the operation...
Kidney removal and transplant surgeries are common surgical procedures.
After all, the number of uremia patients in China is enormous, even shockingly so.
Current research shows that patients with chronic kidney disease account for about 10% of China’s total population, meaning there are over 100 million chronic kidney disease patients in the country.
Among them, the number of uremia patients exceeds 3 million.
The number of patients with end-stage uremia who require dialysis or a kidney transplant alone is over 1.3 million.
And this number is increasing year by year.
The urology department at the Affiliated Hospital performed several kidney removals and transplants every day.
Due to the shortage of kidney sources, the kidneys required for transplant surgeries were, in most cases, donated by the patients’ family members or relatives.
Although Yan Feifan had never performed one himself, a kidney removal was a routine surgery, and he was extremely familiar with it in his mind...
At 3:40 AM, Yan Feifan finished the surgery.
He informed the young man’s family, who were waiting outside, about the surgery’s outcome, and then saw Xiao Man walk over.
"Mrs. Man, you need to get your rest. Staying up late isn’t good for you."
Xiao Man chuckled. "It’s just this once. It won’t hurt."