Chapter 465 - 271: Second Half Topic: Hybrid Technology
Chapter 465: Chapter 271: Second Half Topic: Hybrid Technology
Scholar Jiang personally questioned Director Huang, and his questions were much more in-depth.
"Director Huang, you mentioned Hybrid Technology. Let’s talk about its application in treating Type B aortic dissection, where a conventional surgical celiac-hepatic vascular bypass is combined with endovascular aortic dissection repair. During follow-ups, a few patients have experienced aortic expansion outside the stent after the procedure. What are your thoughts on this problem? Do you have any potential solutions?"
The question Scholar Jiang raised startled the experts in the audience who understood its implications.
A man of Scholar Jiang’s stature would never ask a question without reason, and everyone quickly grasped the underlying meaning.
For Huang Qian to have established herself in Jiuhua Hospital’s cardiac surgery department, let alone represent Union in the national competition, meant she was exceptionally quick-witted. She quickly formulated a line of thought and a response.
"These situations arise primarily due to the inherent limitations of current endovascular technology, especially the bottlenecks in vascular stent technology."
"Although parallel stent techniques, chimney grafts, and fenestrated/branched stent grafts can solve some of these issues, long-term sequelae and complications still exist."
After demonstrating her profound knowledge and understanding, Huang Qian changed tack, saying something that struck a chord with Scholar Jiang:
"In the first half of this competition, Deputy Director Wu Ting from the Eastern Region provided us with a completely new approach and direction. The fourth-generation bioresorbable polymer stent he developed can effectively solve this problem of long-term sequelae from vascular stents."
"Moreover, Director Wu’s controllable, adjustable self-expanding valve delivery system also offers a novel perspective for endovascular repair techniques. It’s a revolutionary product for the field of Hybrid Technology. I have the utmost respect for Director Wu, and I look forward to seeing how his new technologies and products will perform in Hybrid applications."
After Director Huang finished her answer, the crowd began to react.
"So Director Wu Ting’s technology has inadvertently advanced the development of Hybrid Technology. That’s incredible. No wonder he got a perfect score this morning."
"Director Huang is amazing. Her reaction was so fast. It seems she truly has a profound understanding of Hybrid Technology."
In the Jin Province District’s seating area, Shao Yuqiao and Shen Siyuan listened to the exchange between Director Huang and Scholar Jiang with mixed feelings.
They were both pleased and worried.
They were pleased that Wu Ting had unknowingly ventured into the field of Hybrid Technology, giving him some talking points for this topic. But they were worried he didn’t have the same depth of understanding of Hybrid Technology as Director Huang.
’Is he sitting on a treasure trove without realizing it?’
After all, before this, Wu Ting had been training in cardiac surgery at Jinggang University. Hybrid Technology was not being developed or practiced clinically at all in Haijin Port.
The two directors could only hope that Wu Ting had read relevant cutting-edge theories and journal articles in his spare time.
"I hope Wu Ting has dabbled in the relevant papers and videos."
Shen Siyuan murmured softly.
"It’s unlikely. Hybrid Technology has only just begun in our country; it’s a domestic research area with no equivalent concept abroad. Fuwai Hospital is the very origin and birthplace of this technology’s prototype... To date, very few papers have even been published on it."
"Honestly, this research is too new. It’s still in the clinical exploratory phase. Where would Wu Ting even learn about it?!"
Shao Yuqiao sighed, just hoping that Wu Ting wouldn’t lose too badly in a little while.
Twenty minutes of on-the-spot preparation for a topic one knows nothing about made it incredibly difficult to improvise a performance.
The best they could hope for from Wu Ting was a performance like Wang Weiwei’s, just focusing on one specific angle. Using his morning presentation on aortic valve replacement as a case study and delivering a standard, by-the-book presentation would be good enough.
Under these circumstances, no one would be too harsh on Wu Ting. It wasn’t his fault; he was limited by his environment and his department.
Even if his performance in the second half wasn’t ideal, with his learning ability, they believed he would quickly catch up after joining the training camp at Fuwai.
Amid the audience’s discussions, Huang Qian’s score was announced: a stunning 93 points!
It was the highest score of the second half so far.
Next up were the last four contestants: Li Chunpei from Anzhen, Hu Zhipeng from Fuwai Hospital competing on his home turf, and the two powerhouses from the Jindong Region, Wu Ting and Li Xun.
Comparatively, the two deputy directors from Anzhen and Fuwai undoubtedly had higher expectations placed on them. This topic was practically tailor-made for them.
Xianglin City Xuanshang University Affiliated Hospital, which reigned supreme in the Jindong Region’s cardiac surgery field, also had practical experience with Hybrid Technology.
Among the four, the one with the lowest expectations, the one people were most worried about, was ironically the winner of the first half, Wu Ting.
In the audience, Wang Weiwei, Chen Xiaolin, and a few others were full of admiration after hearing Huang Qian’s presentation. Their understanding of Hybrid Technology was on a completely different level from hers.
"As expected of the cardiac surgery departments in Qinghe City, the birthplace of Hybrid Technology."
"It seems Hybrid Technology will be the future direction for all of Jin Country’s cardiac surgery, a project everyone will be striving to master!"
Wang Weiwei, Chen Xiaolin, and the others now recognized the gap between themselves and first-rate cardiac surgeons. They were all looking forward to the training camp at Fuwai, hoping to participate and learn about the most cutting-edge Hybrid Technology!
"It’s a shame. Even though Director Wu won the first half, this topic for the second half is just too difficult for him."
"The final score is a weighted average, and the second half accounts for 60%. With these scores, Hu Zhipeng, Li Xun, Li Chunpei, and the others still have a good chance of catching up!"
Amid the crowd’s chatter, Li Chunpei from Anzhen Hospital took the stage again.
After greeting the chief examiners and receiving the topic, Li Chunpei broke into a calm, confident smile.
Li Chunpei had also engaged in in-depth exchanges and studies with Fuwai’s *Applied Research of Hybrid Technology in Cardiovascular Surgery* project team, and he possessed his own unique understanding of the technology.
Notably, beyond his comprehensive and systematic understanding of Hybrid Technology, he had also pioneered and improved techniques within this field.
This was his in-depth research on deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. Within extracorporeal circulation, there is a severe problem: the reconstruction of coronary blood flow, which is also a key sub-field of Hybrid Technology.
Li Chunpei thought for exactly zero minutes before beginning his flawless performance.
He began by sharing his profound understanding of Hybrid Technology from a commanding, high-level perspective. He then mentioned one of its difficulties—the problem of reconstructing coronary blood flow during extracorporeal circulation—and proceeded to propose his improved solution.
"I believe that by using deep hypothermic circulatory arrest, we can combine surgical and interventional treatments to improve the rate of blood flow reconstruction and long-term postoperative prognosis."
"This method of mine, combining deep hypothermic circulatory arrest with an interventional treatment plan, can extend the duration of cardiac arrest and aortic cross-clamping, allowing the Technician to perform the interventional procedure with more ease."
"By inducing cardiac arrest, we can also obtain a much better field of view, creating an excellent environment for the interventional procedure. This is a great supplement and improvement to Hybrid Technology!"
Listening to Li Chunpei’s insights, the audience was filled with admiration.
The other Top 12 contestants were also secretly amazed!
Someone like Wang Weiwei was a layman, unaware of the facts. Someone like Huang Qian was a novice, aware of the facts but not the reasons behind them. Li Chunpei, however, was a step further—he knew the facts and the reasons behind them!
As Scholar Jiang listened to Li Chunpei’s explanation, his interest was piqued, and he began to engage him in a personal discussion.
Li Chunpei conversed with Scholar Jiang, calm and composed. It was clear he had genuinely conducted in-depth research on extracorporeal circulation. His pioneering sub-specialty technique was of great significance to Hybrid Technology.
After a round of praise, Scholar Jiang announced on the spot:
"Director Li, after the competition, you are welcome to join our 14th Five-Year Plan key research project, *Applied Research of Hybrid Technology in Cardiovascular Surgery*. I look forward to seeing your new sub-specialty technique flourish and be brought to new heights!"
An evaluation like this could not be considered anything but the highest praise!
In the audience, everyone was full of admiration and envy that Director Li was so highly regarded by Scholar Jiang, who had personally invited him to join the project team.
After his perfect presentation, Li Chunpei made an elegant exit from the stage.
The panel of judges exchanged a few words while scoring, and they quickly reached a consensus.
Li Chunpei received another high score: 98 points!
It was a score just shy of perfect. Unlike the morning session’s meticulously prepared presentations, this topic was drawn on the spot, relying entirely on improvisation, solid fundamentals, and deep accumulated knowledge.
Li Chunpei had already scored a high 95 in the morning. With 98 in the afternoon, his combined score was 96.8 points!
This score made everyone see that Li Chunpei had a real chance of winning the championship!