Practicing Medical Skills in a Small Clinic novel Chapter 414

Chapter 414: Chapter 205: Only Independence Brings Strength—A Scaphoid Fracture That Won’t Heal After a Year

"Dr. Li, I’ll leave it to you."

As the patient’s wife spoke, she reached into her pocket, fumbled around for a while, and seemed to take something out, gripping it tightly in her hand.

Then she moved closer to Li Jingsheng, using her body to block the view of Doctor Xu and others.

"Please take extra care, Dr. Li."

She actually secretly stuffed several hundred yuan notes into Li Jingsheng’s hand.

"Ma’am, this practice isn’t encouraged at our hospital. Whether or not you give me gifts, I will do my utmost to help treat him. The hospital has regulations that prohibit receiving red envelopes or gifts from patients, and giving me money is just asking for trouble."

Li Jingsheng was initially unaware.

When the money was stuffed into his hand and he looked down, he realized it was several tightly-held hundred yuan notes.

"Normally, as long as we give gifts on the road, there are no issues."

The patient’s son explained from the side.

"I can’t speak for elsewhere, but I can assure you that at Second Hospital, our doctors and nurses never accept red envelopes from patients or their families, and we are committed to doing our best to treat the patients."

Li Jingsheng sighed silently.

Gift-giving is prevalent in every field. He even gave gifts when he rented the small yard.

The medical profession is a unique industry, where the responsibility is to heal the sick and save lives.

Accepting gifts should never happen.

Otherwise, if a bad culture develops, patients are truly at a disadvantage.

"Let me talk about the treatment plan! We need to start with traction, which may take two to three days. Once the transverse femur is no longer overlapping and the soft tissue swelling has reduced, I will manually reset the bone, apply a splint for fixation and bandage it, and continue treatment during hospitalization. The hospitalization period might be quite long, estimated at forty to fifty days, so you should be mentally prepared."

Li Jingsheng is also fully committed to seizing this rare growth opportunity.

Giving his all to devise a treatment plan for the patient.

Doctor Xu seemed indifferent at the mouth but listened attentively.

Without saying anything, he silently approved of Li Jingsheng’s proposed treatment plan.

If Li Jingsheng’s treatment plan had issues, he would definitely point them out.

"Does he need to stay in the hospital for that long? Normally, it’s just a few days and then you can be discharged, right?"

The patient’s wife listened and seemed a bit reluctant.

"It depends on the condition. For serious transverse femur fractures like his, a recovery within forty to fifty days of hospitalization is considered very ideal. If it were surgical treatment, it would take at least three to four months, with the surgery alone taking five to six days."

Nurse Li Li said from the side.

While she exaggerated somewhat, a three-month hospital stay post-surgery seems fairly accurate.

The patient’s leg is swollen to that extent, with overlapping fractured bones that need to be adequately treated before a surgical plan can be devised.

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