Chapter 442 - 264: Good News: Selected for the Finals of the National Cardiac Surgery Skills Competition
Chapter 442: Chapter 264: Good News: Selected for the Finals of the National Cardiac Surgery Skills Competition
The first piece of good news was that the replacement surgery Wu Ting had performed on Lou Musaang, using a fourth-generation bio-absorbable polymer vascular stent, had been selected for the preliminary round of the National Cardiac Surgery Skills Competition!
He, along with eleven other contestants, would head to Qinghe City Fuwai Hospital to compete for a spot in the final national Top 12. The winners would go on to represent Jin Country in the Asia-Pacific International Competition.
The second piece of good news was that, through the combined efforts of several teams, the prototype for the controllable, adjustable, self-expanding valve delivery system was officially complete!
After receiving the notification via text message, Wu Ting opened the official website for the National Cardiac Surgery Skills Competition. He reviewed the specific competition dates and details to prepare in advance.
’If I enter the final round with the video of Lou Musaang’s phase-one surgery, there’s no doubt I’ll be eliminated before making the final twelve.’
Therefore, Wu Ting had to successfully complete Lou Musaang’s phase-two surgery before the finals officially began.
Under Wu Ting’s coordination and with the support of his core algorithm, coupled with the material technology from President Liang’s team, the teams from Fan City University Medical College and Jia Jun’s group jointly conducted animal trials on the several product generations they had developed. After continuous iteration and refinement, they finally produced the ultimate prototype: the LMS 1.0 Controllable, Adjustable, Self-Expanding Valve Delivery System!
With this prototype in hand, Wu Ting began to schedule Lou Musaang’s phase-two surgery.
Wu Ting was confident that with the video of this phase-two surgery, along with all the supporting data from before and after, he could make a strong run for the national Top 12.
To be more precise, that meant securing one of the top two spots in the Jindong Region.
This time, the national Top 12 would be determined by region, with each region selecting its own representatives.
The breakdown was: the Northern Region, with three spots in the Top 12, primarily including Qinghe City and others.
The Eastern Region, with two spots, primarily including Xianglin City, Jin Province, and others.
The Southwest Region also had two spots.
Finally, the remaining regions each had only one spot.
The number of spots was calculated using a multi-dimensional, weighted average based on the strength and number of cardiac surgery hospitals in each region.
If the competition were an open free-for-all without regional divisions, many regions would be completely wiped out.
This was similar to the famous North-South List from history—it was done for the sake of the bigger picture, ensuring all regions could have representation.
The distribution of medical resources in Jin Country was still very uneven. Qinghe City far surpassed other areas, which was why the Northern Region was allotted three spots.
For Wu Ting, his main rivals this time would come from:
Xuanshang University Affiliated Hospital, Xianglin City Transportation University Medical College Affiliated Children’s Medical Center, Xianglin City Transportation University Medical College Affiliated Ruijin Hospital, Min Medical University Affiliated Jiu Hua Hospital, and Jinggang University’s Affiliated First and Second Hospitals.
Among them, Deputy Director Li Xun of the Cardiac Surgery Department at Xianglin City Xuanshang University Affiliated Hospital was the top-tier surgeon most likely to make the national Top 12, and even contend for the top three nationwide.
From Jinggang University Affiliated First Hospital, another contestant selected was Dong Bo, a deputy chief physician second only to Shao Yuqiao.
The entire national competition was divided into regional battles. The final list of the national Top 12 would be selected based on presentations of their surgical videos and interactive Q&A sessions with a panel of expert judges.
Afterward, these twelve individuals would undergo an additional live-competition assessment. This score, weighted with their surgical video performance, would determine the final rankings and also serve as preparation for the eventual Asia-Pacific Region International Competition.
After being selected, the final Top 12 would participate in a training camp at Fuwai before the international competition. Only after completing the camp would they step onto the stage to win glory for their country.
This training camp represented entry into the tiered development program for top-tier talent in Jin Country’s cardiac surgery field, promising a limitless future.
Once the preliminary selections were announced, the chosen individuals and the teams behind them began to work around the clock, preparing their surgical videos for the final competition.
They needed to further refine elements such as preoperative assessment, surgical demonstration, full-course patient management, and postoperative follow-up. They also had to highlight the innovative and unique aspects of their case, which could be the surgeon’s sheer technical skill, a completely new approach or concept, or even a novel material.
In addition to the surgical demonstration itself, the finals placed great importance on live presentation skills and interaction with the expert judging panel. There would also be random on-the-spot questions about their views and approaches to other topics in the field of cardiac surgery, testing their overall comprehensive abilities.
This competition was a grand event for the younger generation of cardiac surgeons in the nation, as well as a cradle for future leaders in the field.
All the teams and selected individuals took it extremely seriously!
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「Xianglin City Xuanshang University Affiliated Hospital, Hepatic Tumor Surgery.」
Director Ren Anyi and his protégé, Deputy Director Li Xun, were meticulously preparing his competition surgery video:
Treatment of a Patient with a Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect Combined with Double Outlet Right Ventricle via Biventricular Repair.
Ren Anyi looked at his student, extremely satisfied.
"Li Xun, you have a strong chance of making the top three this time. You need to set your sights far beyond the other contestants in the Eastern Region. Your ultimate stage is the international arena."
"I’ve reviewed the surgical videos from all twelve preliminary contestants in the Eastern Region. In terms of overall complexity, including surgical difficulty and clinical significance, basically no one can compare to you."
"Across the entire list of twelve for the Eastern Region, besides you, the most distinctive entry is actually the project from Deputy Director Wu Ting of Fan City First Hospital, who came out of nowhere."