Chapter 621 Is endoscopic surgery safe?(1/2)
"Mrs. Chapman Webster slandered my personal and national reputation throughout the press conference..."
As soon as Chen Qi finished speaking, the scene fell silent. Several Chinese staff members slapped their foreheads with their hands upon hearing this, knowing that the young dean had gotten into trouble.
If it were any other person, in this situation, they should smile and say "no comment" or "we are studying it". How can they directly refute or directly attack?
Do Chinese have the qualifications to fire cannons?
Too ignorant of the overall situation and too unpolitical.
The reporters are more excited than the other. They are a group of workers who are afraid of the world being in chaos. They can make up stories about anything. What’s more, someone is directly opening fire. The more intense the conflict between the two sides, the more material they have.
"Dr. Chen, do you have evidence to prove that Mr. Chapman Webster died in an accident?"
"Mrs. Chapman Webster said she was going to sue you. Are you going to counter-sue?"
"Dr. Chen, aren't you afraid that your remarks will ultimately affect your country's investment promotion?"
"Dr. Chen, can you be responsible for your remarks?"
Chen Qi took out a copy of the medical record from the briefcase he carried with him and waved it in front of everyone:
"Mrs. Chapman Webster said that our country is poor and backward. She probably thought that there is no modern medicine in such a country. But I can tell her very clearly that the conclusions we have drawn are all well-founded. We
All identifications made exist.
This is the medical record of Mr. Chapman Webster, which records in detail his condition when he was admitted to the hospital, what examinations the doctor did and what medicines he used after admission. Please pay attention to this CT film, which is the key evidence.
Of course, I can't make the medical records public yet, but I can show you these CT films. It clearly shows that the aortic root of Mr. Chapman Webster was swollen when he was admitted to the hospital. This is the location. You can zoom in a little closer...
"
Chen Qi pointed out a certain spot on the CT sheet to the reporters. What did the reporters know? They saw a white half-moon bud-shaped shadow on the black film.
"Dr. Chen, what does the swelling here mean?"
"This means that Chapman Webster had an aortic dissection when he was admitted to the hospital. This bulging place is a medically termed dissecting aneurysm. In fact, it is all filled with blood. When the aneurysm ruptures,
, which is also the reason why patients die quickly from massive bleeding.”
The reporters were busy recording, while many camera reporters pointed their cannon-like cameras at Chen Qi and the report sheet.
At this time, a reporter obviously wanted to stir up trouble:
"But Dr. Chen, many doctors have analyzed the condition and generally believe that Mr. Chapman Webster's death was caused by suffocation due to vomiting during the gastroscopy. Some doctors also believe that the patient convulsed first and then died, which was caused by a heart attack.
Terrier or Aspen syndrome is more likely."
Chen Qi didn’t take it seriously:
"Mrs. Chapman Webster said we have no basis for talking nonsense. In fact, I think these European and American doctors you are talking about are just blind. They can treat patients from a distance without even seeing the patients or the dead? You can do whatever you want.
Making irresponsible remarks? This is so unscientific."
The reporters all admired Chen Qi's ability to fight hard, so one reporter continued to ask:
"Dr. Chen Qi, there is now a view that endoscopic surgery, or endoscopy, is not as good as everyone thinks. There are many uncertainties. Many hospitals around the world have announced medical accidents caused by endoscopy.
For example, the simplest gastroscopy can cause asphyxiation, perforation, malignant arrhythmia, and cerebrovascular accident. According to incomplete statistics, there are tens of thousands of cases. There are even reports from countries that mental illness attacks are caused by gastroscopy.
As the vice president of the World Endoscopy Branch, what are your views on this?
In addition, was the real cause of death of Mr. Chapman Webster also related to a medical accident caused by a gastroscopy? After all, Chapman Webster was still engaged in normal business negotiations before being admitted to the hospital. According to the memories of people present, he was not
Didn't show any discomfort."
According to normal people's thinking, this is indeed a doubtful point.
Chapman Webster was alive and kicking before coming to China. After coming to China, there were business negotiations and factory inspections. There was no abnormality or discomfort in the whole process.
Then I felt a stomachache after eating a meal. After being sent to the hospital, I had a gastroscopy and died on the spot.
Sudden death is the cause of the most medical disputes because the family members cannot accept it, and it is also the cause of the most doubts.
When Chen Qi heard that some reporters began to question endoscopic surgery and the safety and stability of gastroscopy, Chen Qi frowned and smelled something strange.
"Sir, you should understand that any medical behavior is risky. It doesn't mean that the patient goes to the hospital or goes into the safe. For example, if you have a very common infection and the doctor gives you penicillin antibiotics, the patient may also suffer from a small infection.
Small skin tests lead to anaphylactic shock and death.
Does gastroscopy have side effects? Of course there are, but compared with the contribution made by gastroscopy, these side effects are simply not worth mentioning. We cannot deny a medical behavior because of a small risk, just like we cannot deny a medical behavior because of a small probability of a plane crash.
Same as banning airlines from operating."
As soon as Chen Qi finished speaking, another reporter immediately changed the subject:
"I would like to ask Dr. Chen, if the family of Chapman Webster does not agree to the autopsy, does not recognize your identification report, and insists on claiming compensation and pursuing liability, how will you handle it?"
Chen Qi shrugged:
"I am not the chief executive. I believe Qianzhen City should have its own method of how to deal with it, but as far as I am concerned, when the two parties have disputes, in the words of Mrs. Chapman Webster, why not apply for a third party
Appraisal? Let the facts speak for themselves?”
"What is the third-party appraisal you are talking about?"
"Of course it's an autopsy. Whether it was a dissecting aneurysm or a doctor's mistake, the autopsy can give a clear answer."
What else did the reporters ask? People from the relevant departments had already arrived and took Chen Qi out from among the reporters.
A small leader complained:
"Dean Chen, how can you directly accuse Chapman Webster's family in front of so many reporters? This is contrary to the above requirements to minimize influence."
Chen Qi sneered:
"People are making trouble, and so many reporters have been invited to confuse right and wrong, but you all remain silent and silent. Isn't this giving the stage to the family of Chapman Webster and allowing them to occupy the commanding heights of public opinion?
I don’t understand why you want to give up the battlefield of public opinion, why don’t you dare to refute it face to face? You must know that lies become truth after being told too many times. When people all over the world subconsciously believe that Chapman Webster was manipulated by us,
Damn it, how can you recover from this public opinion disadvantage?"
"But, but..."
"But what? If you don't even have the guts, why did you invite me here? Obediently pay me 100 million US dollars, and then arrest all the doctors from Ziguang Hospital and tear them apart to meet the requirements of the American people.
Yeah, if you really want to do this, what's the difference between you and Han J?"
When Chen Qi saw how useless the people in Qianzhen City were, he was furious and wished he could fly back to Haidong by military plane overnight.
The death of Chapman Webster quickly caused an uproar in the United States. Who said 1989 was an unhappy year?
Most of the reports in the American media are conspiracy theories and use the words of Chapman Webster's family, which is quite detrimental to a certain country.
Similarly, many people have begun to advocate the unreliability of endoscopic surgery in the media. Behind the scenes are the pharmaceutical companies that have not jumped on the bandwagon of endoscopic surgery.
Because the invention and promotion of endoscopic surgery had the greatest impact on the drugs produced by these pharmaceutical companies.
For example, achalasia is an incurable disease that requires patients to take medicine for a long time to relieve symptoms, which will generate a steady stream of profits for pharmaceutical companies.
Now Chen Qi has invented POEM technology, which can cure achalasia through endoscopy without the need to continue taking medication. This has infringed on the interests of some pharmaceutical companies.
Therefore, there has been a lot of questioning and slander about the safety of endoscopic surgery in newspapers and on television.
The invention and promotion of any new technology will inevitably have a fierce collision with old technology in its initial stage. This is true of technology, and so is that of people.
Chen Qi was so troubled by the reporter that he lost interest in going out to look for delicious food. He returned to his room and made an international long distance call.
It was dusk in China and early morning in the United States.
Professor Grace, the president of the World Gastroenterological Society and the director of Cliff Hospital in the United States, was still asleep when he was woken up by a phone call.
The old man wasn't angry when he got up, so he picked up the phone and just asked calmly: "Who is it?"
"Hey, Mr. President, you should get up. Our endoscopy business is being questioned and attacked. How can you sleep peacefully?"
Professor Grace knew who it was as soon as he heard the voice, and he laughed and cursed:
"Chen, it seems that the so-called expert in the medical dispute that occurred in your country was really you."
Chen Qi was a little surprised. People knew it before he said anything. It seems that this matter has really become a hot topic in the United States.
"It seems that you also know about Mr. Chapman Webster. This matter is indeed very regrettable. The appraisal report was indeed made by me. After all, you also know that no one in our country knows more about endoscopy than me.
"
Professor Grace sat up at this time, and his expression became much more solemn:
"Tell me, what is going on? Why did so many voices oppose endoscopic surgery suddenly appear? This is definitely not normal."
Chen Qi saw that the old American man was also wary, so he thought he didn't need to waste his words, so he went through all the speculations at the appraisal meeting in detail.
Professor Grace is the president of the World Gastroenterological Society, so he is naturally familiar with the various accidents that may occur during gastroscopy, so he was also thinking about the possible cause of Chapman Webster's death while listening.
"Chen, are you really sure that Mr. Chapman Webster did not die from complications of gastroscopy surgery? But from aortic dissection?"
"I'm sure, but I can't say that it has nothing to do with gastroscopy. I can only say that we are very unlucky, because this dissecting aneurysm will rupture sooner or later, and he will definitely die.
But when he was undergoing gastroscopy, he suffered severe vomiting, which increased blood vessel pressure and prompted the rupture of the dissecting aneurysm. He then died during the gastroscopy surgery. There was a certain cause-and-effect relationship, but it was by no means caused by the gastroscopy surgery.
side effect."
When Chen Qi said this, what came to his mind:
"Mr. President, how is the death of Mr. Chapman Webster being commented on in your media now?"
To be continued...