The liver source for patient in bed 18 has become clear, and the surgery will happen within the next two days.
General Surgery Department Two doesn't perform organ transplant surgeries because intestinal transplants are very rarely carried out in China. The department is driven by economic efficiency. If there are few patients, they definitely won't undertake a business that can't break even. There are requirements to conduct organ transplant surgeries; at the very least, like the Hepatobiliary Surgery Department, there needs to be the establishment of dedicated isolation wards within the department and the training of specialized technicians. If there aren't many such patients, it is essentially a waste of hospital beds.
Liver transplantation is different; there is a market need for it, and it has always been one of the top two types of organ transplantation.
