Chapter 1141: Chapter 1145: Clout Chasing? Chapter 1141: Chapter 1145: Clout Chasing? At this moment, Wu Tongpu also contacted Xiao Zhehai.

As soon as the phone call connected, Wu Tongpu got straight to the point: “Old Xiao, how long do you think it takes to perform a complete thoracoabdominal aortic replacement surgery?”

Xiao Zhehai was momentarily stunned: “Under normal circumstances… it should take about 120 minutes, at least 100 minutes at the fastest.”

Wu Tongpu immediately shook his head: “No! Let me tell you, we did a surgery today that took only 89 minutes.”

Before Xiao Zhehai could respond, he frowned: “That’s impossible!”

Hearing this, Wu Tongpu continued to ask: “Do you know how fast the fastest replacement of the intercostal artery segment can be done?”

This time Xiao Zhehai wised up: “Old Wu, just get to the point, my fastest time is 18 minutes.”

After hearing this, Wu Tongpu breathed a sigh of relief; it seems the issue wasn’t his own!

Instead, this youngster Chen Cang was too extraordinary!

Now that he understood, Wu Tongpu said directly: “Oh, I see, no problem then, I’m hanging up.”

After speaking, Wu Tongpu pretended to mutter to himself: “Ah, this youngster Chen Cang actually finished the surgery in 89 minutes, and the intercostal artery anastomosis took only 15 minutes…”
Then, a series of “beep beep beep” sounds kept transmitting into Xiao Zhehai’s ears, making him so angry he almost wanted to smash his phone.

This Wu Tongpu, so despicable!

He always leaves me hanging like this.

Thinking this, Xiao Zhehai felt his teeth itch with irritation.

However, as irritated as he was, what was more important was Wu Tongpu’s words just now. Did Chen Cang really complete the intercostal artery anastomosis within 15 minutes?

That was a bit too impressive!

Xiao Zhehai knew Chen Cang was skilled at tumor cavity management, but vascular-prosthetic vascular anastomosis technique required tedious work. How did Chen Cang complete it within 15 minutes!

This made it incredible no matter how Xiao Zhehai thought about it.

Nevertheless, Xiao Zhehai did not impulsively call Chen Cang, because… if Chen Cang truly had such skill, he might really need to invite Chen Cang to join him for a surgery abroad.

This time the surgery abroad would earn US dollars!

Thinking of this, Xiao Zhehai couldn’t help but turn on his phone, scrolling through Chen Cang’s moments on the social network, he decided to have his department members go back and practice diligently using polyester fabrics.

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Time passed day by day, and Ji Jun became a key observation subject at the emergency center hospital.

If Ji Jun pulled through, then Chen Cang planned to convene a meeting at the emergency center, allowing the entire research group to formally enter the stage and start the 100-case abdominal aortic repair surgeries.

Not only was Chen Cang concerned about Ji Jun, but over these days, a continuous stream of Marfan Syndrome patients also came to observe Ji Jun, to see if he could pull through.

One must know, there are a lot of patients with Marfan Syndrome in the country, but the doctors who can treat them are limited, and the hospitals that can perform such surgeries are even scarcer.

Basically, these doctors are already working non-stop, with surgeries every day.

Of course, most of them go to public hospitals for treatment, where it might be necessary to wait in line, and the cost won’t be too high, usually around 300,000 RMB could cover it.

But!

The medical industry is also a seriously lucrative business for some.

Medical skills and surgeries are just tools for these people to amass wealth, therefore some hospitals also invite experts to perform surgery on Marfan patients, but the cost is much higher, typically you can’t get it for less than 500,000 RMB.

Yet even so, it’s a seller’s market!

If thoracoabdominal aortic replacement surgery could be mastered by more doctors, it would be an absolute blessing for patients.

And on that day, Chen Cang had told the group of Marfan Syndrome friends who came to visit Ji Jun’s surgery that the hospital was about to start a clinical trial that would offer free surgeries.

For many, this news was undoubtedly an amazing surprise.

Originally many among them couldn’t afford the 300,000 RMB treatment fee for surgery. If there was such an opportunity, none of them would want to miss out.

Of course!

They also knew that surgery comes with risks, after all, Chen Cang made it clear that it was a clinical trial surgery.

This was also why Chen Cang had to submit it through the hospital.

Clinical trials must go through the approval and management of the relevant departments, naturally, it isn’t something you can just do if you have the money.

Firstly, the hospital reviews your proposal, approves your research application, and then based on your capability and related clinical research evidence, submits it to the relevant departments, and then approval is granted.

The whole process is complicated and troublesome!

Because it involves Marfan patients, who have a higher mortality rate, the nation was unwilling to commence such trials in the past.

After all, if the mortality rate is too high, it goes against the humanitarian spirit and ethical morals.

Therefore to date, despite Wu Tongpu’s repeated urging, no definite news has been received.

At the moment, Yu Wan’s expenses are still up in the air, while the cost of Ji Jun’s surgery is shouldered by his family.

Now many people are looking forward to the success of Chen Cang’s clinical trial.

Once approved, it means Chen Cang’s team has some technical support, and can smoothly start the trial.

Some people are chasing a better life!

While the majority are pursuing survival!

And whether Ji Jun’s surgery is successful or not directly affects whether the approval can be expedited.

Even Xiao Runfang could not easily agree, because if the mortality rate is indeed high, such a cost is too great for anyone to bear.

In the blink of an eye!

A week passed, and on this day Chen Cang received a transfer of 3 million.

Just as he was curious, his phone rang. After Chen Cang answered, he instantly understood–it was Jiang Mo, the movie star with tertiary syphilis.

Nearly ten days had passed since the surgery, and it was a success!

The payment had been completed on their side.

“Doctor Chen, thank you, I saw the surgery record from that day, it was all thanks to you!” Jiang Mo was very polite to Chen Cang.

Chen Cang nodded and smiled back: “I did what I should, just take good care of yourself.”

Jiang Mo rarely smiled: “Sure, once I’m better, we’ll meet again.”

“By the way, this is my phone number, if there is anything you need, you can call me. I won’t say much, but I have quite a few friends.”

Chen Cang hummed in agreement, not refusing.

Looking at the increasing amount of money in his account, yet Chen Cang also didn’t dare to spend it recklessly.

He was thinking that if Howard’s X-PRI came to China, Chen Cang felt he should invest some.

After all, in his view, this was a surefire profitable business.

So, the plan to buy a courtyard house in the capital had to be temporarily shelved.

Chen Cang is not greedy for money, but he also wouldn’t mind having more.

If there was such a good opportunity to make money, he was not a fool, and naturally would not miss out.