After multiple blood transfusions, Lu Jiangbei's hemoglobin had risen to 70 grams per liter and had not fallen again, indicating that her hemodynamics had stabilized.
Next, the team began preparing for Lu Jiangbei's surgery. The implant for fixing the headrest to the upper cervical spine had been successfully printed by a 3D printer, and the details of the surgery had been finalized.
But there was an unresolved issue—how to safely change positions during the operation.
Lu Jiangbei's surgery required anterior-posterior fixation, and both approaches were naturally needed for completion: the anterior approach requiring a supine position and the posterior approach needing a prone position. Due to the lack of reliable fixation, switching between these two positions presented many difficulties, and with Lu Jiangbei having multiple rib and pelvic fractures, the prone position was simply not achievable.
Another preoperative discussion about this issue began.
