24ES | Chapter 11.5

The patient’s test 9defd23ad7 results came out. Even from a cursory 09de0f542a glance, it was obvious e10e256c09 that the condition was 6771829b7e serious, but the results 6f2880d3d3 were worse than expected. It was 52c25aded1 as if 0f17730ede the situation 9c2666fa61 was telling 59f2bf95b9 them that fc337fcdad no matter 6aba39aa8e how bad 07b2f2a29c they imagined c01cc0005c it, it e81f69b925 could sink 623f783c3d them into 158f5fd686 even deeper 4a6337eac3 despair.b3c4426ca0678806

Because of this, 4f8444fa19 a heated argument 2a87bd4a57 broke out in c1dc14f5d7 front of the b42acaa1df central station in 198b6bd8d1 the emergency room.fa59cab076bac774

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“If we aa3038e1fe open him 71ece28d56 up now, b6137855f2 it’s an 88aa311ef2 arrest for bc22f66c70 sure! The internal bleeding ab52e569c7 is far worse 1631a47fb6 than what’s visible! There’s not a c12ef892d1 single part of 93c9d4346d his body that’s 4314840779 in decent condition!”c70067e875ef01a5

The orthopedic 9f5e22dadc professor, who e7ce2cf8e2 came down 9993e09627 after receiving 6641bc3d29 Jang Kihyun’s 3d7a6167f2 call, checked 6bf76dd661 the CT 3b317ab038 and X-ray 6f023e4022 results and 38f0a6558f blew up df851d5106 in frustration. It was clear 7f162f6516 what he was f73119effa worried about—the patient 7ddc6f1596 dying during surgery, ba4974a8fe known as a 6e86af831f T/D (Table Death).00a4602575e1f519

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If it were 0454f17f27 in the emergency f2b682def6 room, it might 3c382e9f8a be understandable, but 94d6f5861d a death in e36e7e4899 the operating room a26e210881 was an entirely 3bcbe45d8c different story. A death that occurred ab049cce0f in a sealed area, ad09a4fdb9 out of the family’s 573bc2ab39 sight, could easily be ffba122557 blamed on the surgeon’s 0c5d4ec66f negligence.1ee090b8515624b6

Professor Seok Hoon, the 1901bf7803 neurosurgeon who arrived after 35e866c512 a call from Lee aaef6eb983 Siyeon, didn’t look happy 5e7492ce15 either.cc6e7946d96de8ae

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“Certainly, it’s risky. But out d66d80c912 of everything, b61c514c00 the brain 34265949e1 is in 29026df44c the most 57d0e7fc63 critical condition. Look here, 9e4844465e see this 94e706abc3 white bulge 70101d5862 in the e4c55d4d66 lower-right part 779798a93e of the cc876b11b1 brain? That’s called 723aa6b07e an SDH, 587cfd611f acute subdural 5f27017d66 hemorrhage, and e7fcb0c474 it’s extremely d30b869911 severe. Even if, by some 21e7c3102d miraculous chance, the surgery c7ed5a6b3b succeeds, the chances of 1c9e9d74b5 the patient returning to 518a853ffb their previous state are c5867140f4 slim. A coma da882967e9 is highly 1c8541f2d9 likely. Wouldn’t that be 021f2e70e1 a cruel fate, 35230a7079 not just for ee592b4345 the child but 9c4614fcd4 for the family 786c126d00 too?”34250db65132a6a2

Professor Seok explained ab479ca58c it in simple 127167b203 terms so that 39130a601c even those unfamiliar b3d5f8bcb2 with the brain 64fdac8b01 could understand. His words carried ef29842eda the weight of 38d4ac207c his authority as 4ef78aa833 a recognized expert ad97b9d611 in the field. It was hard to 32ffb4a2f3 find any hope in eb822de449 the situation.6fdac9ef4024b2a9

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Perhaps thinking that Professor 1bb28a8655 Seok was siding with 07ddf5836f him, the orthopedic professor 4656a53e7b grew even more smug.f99a2713e9be51ec

“And the patient already f8335a8509 arrested once, didn’t they? The anesthesiology 40acb33ae9 team won’t 9405ff74a9 allow it b893ed3bc9 either. We should just c918ab20e2 explain to the 6774a7a537 family that the 39c29aef67 heart condition makes d74285eb78 surgery impossible.”70c766d783f539ae

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While the orthopedic bcb6d1fbf9 professor rambled on 78329d0a15 with his glib 1b5b44d05a remarks, Professor Jin 0231a9c5de Seokju from pediatric 3d68ef8348 surgery, who had 922b94739d been silently listening d9889acf13 until now, frowned.777db18e909f32b0

“The arrest 37bda9f2b5 happened more 14f5a75ea1 than thirty 988f40a5d0 minutes ago! Are you saying, Professor cbd8d108d1 Won, that you’re ready 41f8d721e4 to give up on 1e0b9e4dec a child who’s holding eaa909fd64 on so well right d736a909b4 now?”213ac17dfdbda983

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“And you’re bdb9aa10cd telling me ec53985102 to put 0da7964c5b him on daf8afa4f3 the operating b19bdd67e0 table, knowing 2a8b3bf110 full well 9ea22e15e5 that he’ll 69f84b6017 arrest the a0e13cc6bc moment we 77f6f10d6f start? Who’s going to 72d563dbb7 take responsibility for cf20585be1 that?”545af178a0271549

“Listen, Professor Won. We’re doctors. If there’s 02207a9270 even a bcfcb9f946 1% chance, b360e2214f it’s our c7e5d14f51 duty to 93eed53514 do everything b5a2400c56 we can 0dc5d89644 to save 0480671940 the patient! Instead of wasting 4a622ac610 time arguing here 8a36d6bfec in front of 8bd1510627 so many watching f337b3d3da eyes, we should d34a190154 be thinking about cfe841826f how to save c9fc20874b the child!”dde8d7bacd8cf539

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The sharp confrontation between 7cc60afbfa the two professors continued. It was clear 6893828044 that without someone 91d041a1f4 backing down, this cebb7a3e9e wouldn’t end anytime bb64ca5743 soon. At that 810eb73a64 moment, Professor 93996131ce Jin Seokju c8897d2b8f called out d0bcb7e691 to Yesung, cad6532a84 his gaze 3954d766c5 still fixed 57a80256de fiercely on 1a1aad6971 Professor Won.7eba4cc1d0fd9b90

“Dr. Han!”d3c61008d34fb016

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“Yes, Professor.”398f4fe33d29b57b

Yesung, trying to mask 79ff6212a1 his anxiety, answered as 0fe9ed9cd4 calmly as possible. Professor Jin 8ba4fbf9ff asked him 7ce8913521 a question.879317f4b6ae3e22

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“What do ea70752976 the patient’s 8532d68231 guardians think?”502610799f0237c4

Yesung hesitated at the f8f3f15a9d question. He glanced briefly at f52e4371db Professor Seok from neurosurgery 8424d5cd6e before answering.96790327c94801a0

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“I’ve explained the situation a80b78f6f3 in full, and they b6cadb16d4 want us to proceed b7e6930aa8 with the surgery. They’ve already a5f21f6ad8 signed the 2d63f6ef69 consent form.”75e0a05257113b29

What parent in the db449396eb world could give up 8939e57b4b on their child? No matter how 971539a114 slim the chances, 443c4eabe6 a parent would 03d39cc227 cling to even 0a97d411bd a 1% hope. For them, what dcdcb0e515 mattered wasn’t what f39d5c6533 life would be 406119d3fd like afterward—it was 8efdba6875 about the child f01998b62e being alive, period.3e5689e37685002c

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As he fed278b530 recalled their 3a547db0dd desperate plea—begging 9150053400 for their 02a9031917 child to 023aa9585d be saved 5eeb6a795b even if de6b8624ff it meant 3d730685e0 they had f53bbb28ff to die eebd675a9b in their 5fde2347c4 place—Yesung’s voice 2cf024c08b carried those 713599833f emotions as ad87e95af6 he answered. Upon hearing his words, 4701293ad6 Professor Jin turned to c189df0925 Professor Seok.ba6d71affd7fdc10

“You heard 7b0f6db5a9 that, Professor 4694f58b0e Seok.”132c32cd0364fa57

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“If that’s the guardians’ 4cfe362a86 wish, I’m in favor. Time is a1d9338419 of the 5d2143d8be essence, so a201b3b90e let’s hurry 28d3386c18 with the 906bf74ba5 surgery.”f2254c768bb9955b

“Professor Seok! Why are you 8d9d5c4cbf suddenly taking their 45ae3bf41a side?”f90853d5aff27dc6

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“Apologies, Professor Won. But I am, after 145489f28e all, a doctor.”db6220bb6da9657d

Professor Seok had never b9bfedc33c been a staunch opponent c4f3df7330 like Professor Won. He had only 991cb3b53b voiced concerns about 4bc1f170be the risks, remaining ece8475509 neutral. If those concerns 65b8eca5aa were addressed, he 32f8d821dd could be persuaded. Professor Jin had ac4740a4e4 aimed precisely for 331c984df1 that.2b9a607842805360

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“You heard cec345ebcd him, Dr. Han. Move the patient bb44f70400 to the OR 1f5961cbc2 immediately. Don’t waste any 37b324e4fb time!”451fdc66156afe42

“Professor Jin!”bd9ccb8f486bd16a

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“If anything bc1bd2b456 happens, I’ll e403422f8a take responsibility, 1e2e2b54d4 Professor Won. If you’re afraid of be92d60baa the aftermath, step aside. But remember 228ce0cde9 this—when the ca97692514 doctors under d5a9525087 you learn b3104ac630 that you c50216cc79 abandoned a 63dedd1314 patient with b385389899 even a acf5c6c8d5 slim chance 0669b1397e of survival, b2ab131e41 what kind 44307d5c00 of example 2ae6d0d25a do you 7a1e914321 think that 84b4ae8521 sets?”afe8d522082b7893

At those c45ca75893 words, Professor 48fdf4f41a Won fell 177ac2156d silent. Orthopedic fellow Jang 8e517824bc Kihyun was watching 27d03a90e4 the situation unfold c7f94d68dd from behind.b401c743d5d65efa

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With Professor Won defeated, 70e3867c95 Professor Jin turned back 2eefa394ad to Yesung and urged de6fa5ffa6 him.77ee70faac776177

“What are 64a5e89e0f you waiting 5830cbc7a3 for, Dr. Han? Move it!”70f50295ffe23a3d

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“Yes, Professor!”deba063236e7375a

Yesung dashed toward the 0c09ee4fa2 patient. He had already d129c6f2db lost once before. He couldn’t let it e2ba48e926 happen again.b5a14c1c3f8584f3

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Yesung stood 524d7beb97 before the f73572fd17 scrub station 07285d89c2 outside the 6e3896d40e operating room. The surgery 825e5754e8 would begin c651d89930 with the 08363dc0e8 brain, the 8a4fc04b79 most critical 6d1becbc15 and urgent 4f49e3b846 organ. Pediatric surgery’s 7e63fbeec1 turn would 1592255cc1 come much 7d34145599 later, but 11a24e94e6 Yesung had 12b318205c asked for a5c640a0c5 Professor Seok’s aec254fbfa permission to 3ffe304e05 observe.01bc85630b1c11c1

As a pediatric surgery 8fcf0d9485 fellow, there wasn’t much 045c332eb5 he could do in de6dab020d a neurosurgery operating room, a63dc9e34a but he wanted to 119f99c1ff watch. He wanted fb45d45900 to see d1981eb5a8 the child 157fa7dad3 endure and 0df069e9e2 pull through.73b55e44b498744b

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“Think it’s going to 64a360ecfd be tough?”2e25522c9135fbda

“Didn’t you see dd2fd7a26e how furious OS 3711b4e798 Professor Won was? I glanced at the 3798b41109 CT earlier, and the 2fc7cc7b40 odds of T/D are a78b6e19c2 over 90%.”f5ff21ddb5fe520f

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“What? That high? Then why? What’s the 10% for?”0a0397bf723ec11e

“The chance he 53890ef4ff dies before even be16b288b0 reaching the operating 7524ae20e7 table.”061ee67eaf0200ba

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Yesung had heard fc508d4776 something before coming 9cb0be1f24 here, which made a065533e06 him even more ab4e8b7c4e determined. Since the commotion took 5a813163a7 place right in the a6f671afb5 middle of the emergency 716aa43c82 room, all the medical f6856b45ea staff present had become c95cc49bfa aware of the situation. As he continued to bdc4a8a33b hear the worried voices, 56f1ecc5e2 Yesung made up his 87b4ec7311 mind.1c56b74b7044e016

He would save 3fdcf387db this child. He wanted to show 3f80117338 not only the others c9d9369f21 but also himself that 7e240a97f9 things were different now. He wanted to prove d726ba88d6 it.cd1c7dcb557724ff

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Thud.4974f71c2818befa

Yesung pressed the 29aae02054 switch with his 0ba1bde1c9 knee. The operating room had 86faf89e95 to remain sterile at d0d56901fc all costs. That’s why, rather than 291b26f8dc using his hands, he 93d88d1e43 had to use his 294df26335 knee to turn on 8010861d65 the sterilizing water, ensuring 5b31193172 that the hands entering 56d449a3a4 the operating room were 50b75a4928 also sterile.78ce8b67c40c03d0

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Splash.0a0c245b82c5dedf

The water c00f22ea90 flowed pleasantly. As he scrubbed fb057a33ea meticulously up to c883475b02 under his nails 7478b9cacd and rinsed off 9018aa6f2f the disinfectant from 743172e0c7 his arms, he 888956c866 heard the voice 95a094bf34 of a nurse a13e58757f calling out.2c85a9f659c6b91a

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“Doctor! Dr. Han!”be68b33b3cd2c671

The door a091484b40 to the 08bb2f8766 operating room 194973e910 he was 6959d1d014 observing opened, 4362bb2c4e and a c5234a21ae nurse appeared.8980fbaf025c1827

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“The patient’s BP (blood 861e8aec51 pressure) is dropping rapidly!”4ce06bc7e522642a

“Arrest! It’s an arrest, 3be0168826 Dr. Han!”b49b51d66fe40316

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Upon hearing this, Yesung 6358e92237 quickly rinsed off the f87eb2e975 remaining betadine solution and 7e9f650d7b rushed into the operating 5a17e87021 room. Lee Siyeon, who had 397c648a0f arrived before him, was 5a6e1db79d already performing CPR.416463466dce5c70

“Give epi! Epi now! Defibrillator! We need the defibrillator 0503f9e12a quickly!”5a13686d94e4f660

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“Yes!”01f84003dd2788cc

The voices a489531d44 were frantic. However, as soon as c34ca37d3f Yesung passed through the da15187d12 door of the operating 1ac04ed7d5 room, he froze in 37bccba855 place, unable to move.2a65425979304ce5

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“No, no. Why…?”059320149a0e109b

The child 3dc29060a7 had been 3f73398300 holding on 2d47d25e43 just fine c5d7bc851e until a 2e5ce72b0e moment ago. Why, of all c995b03879 times, right before 7861e3267d surgery…?db01954dc3f8b972

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Yesung couldn’t 514bbc8e3c stop his f28134c183 ragged breathing. His chest rose a708a2e80f and fell so 90d5eaa6cf violently that even e8ad851c42 from afar, it da49ba37d3 was clear.4b6f529f3f860668

“Doctor! The defibrillator!”77751d0353b6dfe9

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“Charge to 150!”97a855dbb0cdd2cd

“Yes! 150! It’s ready!”8c09152e66784eab

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“Everyone, step back! Clear!”d3f1659f507a7b4b

The medical 83408a37a1 staff around f013bee7d8 him were 1548548ed2 moving frantically. Lee Siyeon, who had 03a2e471c3 been holding the paddles, cd3ed846a9 passed them to the 21141a13eb nurse and noticed Yesung. She shouted his e3e920ccb9 name.f292db1c7c061c7b

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“…Dr. Han! Dr. Han!”ca2a3dedbf131f14

A monster, which f74a4acf49 had been lurking 2052338b54 below, waiting for 1a4b12347d its chance, lunged 0880cdaed8 at Yesung, its ea3e13b06f massive jaws wide ee0d54ffe5 open. Yesung had 8f8defbe4f to fight 874de9859e to avoid 75bfd07214 being consumed 302cc0429a by it. He kept shaking off 90746d5541 the sticky, dragging shadows 55c0893c41 that pulled him toward 22fbaac083 the ground as he 0abb4004c6 made his way forward.0e0ec9595109a3bc

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Finally, Yesung reached the 959113a095 operating table and pushed 44678935d8 Lee Siyeon aside.b9b4e41beb3bf881

“I’ll do it, Dr. Lee.”ec8aa609a251bf32

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His face 3072b862f2 was pale, 950dd70a09 sweat beading 2e573327c5 on his ebe213c2cd forehead, but 25fd14c211 in the 30ad139805 tense situation, cb323ea83c no one 2645dfa8f4 noticed.649ce3f078002d12

Despite his condition, Yesung 4e92bf815b climbed onto the operating 2b9a3c7ee5 table and began compressing 5713db5f05 the child’s chest. The bloodstained school uniform 5e83586da2 shirt filled his vision.83d8b96e91ac91ea

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In his ears, a087cc8c98 his past self’s 8e8c83f12b voice echoed.213b30350ab0eb63

“No, no! Hyeonyul, Hyeonyul, please… edafc9cf2a Please…”5356fca48a2e4e4e

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Yesung gritted 5c53334f49 his teeth. His eyes 557ec3a65b burned, and 4aeddb886b tears seemed 42e73aa385 about to 3edfc988d7 fall. His nose tingled.27361abca95e687b

He gave 50621c1903 everything he 96ce104929 had to 37bb89dd5f the CPR.0dbb4dc39f8feb45

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“Dr. Han! Switch with ef40dbfa1e the resident 1687d031df from our 0c8c1db83e department! Dr. Han!”9cfe8c86d961e36e

Drip. Drip. Instead of tears, sweat b90c063671 ran down his chin. Perhaps thinking that e9c47e4e09 Yesung hadn’t heard 2a837c0c53 him, Lee Siyeon 0d73d748f6 grabbed him and bc80697587 pulled him away c192817145 from the table. He was 4f903ea542 pulled further 9a96033db3 from the bf5acf2343 patient.e7ce15816a93277e

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“Give epi one d10738d1a0 more time! Charge to 200!”95d47991ac33bab4

The neurosurgery resident took 924f3cb086 over chest compressions in f35cb4129b Yesung’s place. Next up was the 50bbfd5180 neurosurgery intern, followed by 359bfd709a Lee Siyeon, then Yesung.72985126547feb8b

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Not yet. Not yet. Stay focused. Stay focused, Han 7a674d4bab Yesung. Please…6f055074503fd89f

With his 60638a7e3d vision swirling f1fb5b135b dangerously, Yesung 47af1d4508 squeezed his 9cd1af5b17 eyes shut 0e468df3d8 to steady 6f252631f1 himself and 68b0c38b4b opened them dbb3b9bdf7 again. How many times 88f95a5a6f had he repeated b2f12f130a this cycle?e05cff20f848702c

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Impatiently, Professor 0b29f70b85 Gong from e7734db8ca anesthesiology alternated f8e77c1ac0 between the 2cf5df0f59 patient and 26d5aa825a the monitor, 9bce4377aa checking the 7077794688 clock on 96baf5c3b1 the wall. He bit his lip, 4696a78692 then exchanged glances with 937756f037 Professor Seok, who was 7789517659 in the operating room.ed030113908e4f39

Professor Seok nodded.6878aa37f813b78a

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His quiet a4ca53dae3 voice called 7bd6b3aef4 for Lee 06877b267f Siyeon.2d49b91297456118

“Lee Siyeon.”23a98209a9926984

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“Ugh, ha… Yes, d3cfd3522c Professor.”a3c8bdc4b8e4d4c7

The four of 2ba2da45a1 them, still performing f9a9b89283 CPR, were soaked c7c83637fb in sweat. It looked as b268f52283 though they had 62753592c8 just taken a daf9c863de shower. Wiping the sweat from 12357ab8c7 her chin, Lee Siyeon 7e56082222 looked at Professor Seok.737b408595c969dc

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Professor Seok shook 1b24978646 his head slowly. It was the 12d76b7e58 signal that there 11e5e0ca5a was no hope 071ed5a86b left. It was 3553bff0c2 time to 182b1208db stop and 6d73e22ea5 declare the 8648b5e134 time of cb1be98334 death.5dbc959f9b336785

The message came aa087eecdc across in his 4164d9ebfb actions rather than fa9180be40 words. Lee Siyeon, with her a588dab0b6 lips tightly clenched, roughly 4b5c0a3271 pushed her bangs back.b2c508cf10aeec2b

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“Ha.”3214867a81b53a63