Allowing only two new recruits to step up to the operating table, even if it's just to examine the patient, could Tao Zhijie, known for his excessive caution, really be at ease?
Laparoscopic examination also requires a high level of skill. Generally, the chief surgeon would handle the laparoscope to explore the area once, to fully understand the situation, before letting the assistant take over the laparoscope during surgery for assistance. Sometimes, when examining the patient's abdominal cavity with the laparoscope, obstructions are encountered that require the first assistant to help separate the tissues. The first assistant is equally indispensable and important during the examination.
Frowning, Wei Tianlang worried that the two newbies might botch the surgery and then turn to their urology department to take over. He turned to ask Tao Zhijie, "What's the situation that calls for a consultation from our urology department?"
