Zheng Ren disinfected the skin and covered the area with surgical drapes, then washed his hands again and placed a second layer of drapes.
He did not have to say a word; whenever he extended his hand, the correct tool would be placed in it by Xie Yiren.
Their synchronicity was astounding!
Zheng Ren decided to start with a 15 cm incision on the left side of the rectus abdominis.
Yang Lei and Zheng Ren had experience working together in the general surgery department, although they were dealing with simple appendectomies and hernias back then.
A scalpel was handed to Zheng Ren.
Incision, followed by a blunt dissection. The peritoneum was gently parted to gain access to the peritoneal cavity.
Yang Lei increased retraction to provide a better view for Zheng Ren to begin his work.
As the patient had not been eating or drinking much for the past two weeks, his gut was mainly filled with coagulated blood.
