12dz Chapter 142 Wound Debridement
Chapter 142 Wound Debridement
When they returned to the Yanx Palace, An Lingrong was still in a coma. Shen Meizhuang looked at her for a while and then returned to the Yonghe Palace.
The Sixth Prince was ten days old when he was born. He had just finished his feeding and was being coaxed to sleep in his wet nurse's arms. Shen Meizhuang gently took him over. The little guy seemed to smell his mother's scent, and he buried his head in Shen Meizhuang's arms and slowly closed his eyes.
"The Sixth Prince fell asleep as soon as the Queen held him in her arms. It shows that the Sixth Prince is still close to his mother!" said the wet nurse with a smile.
Shen Meizhuang held the child in her arms, her whole body overflowing with the radiance of motherhood: "I think the Sixth Prince seems to have gained some weight!"
The wet nurse smiled brightly upon hearing this; it was a testament to her work! "Your Majesty is right. The Sixth Prince has a big appetite. Fortunately, we have two wet nurses. Otherwise, my own milk wouldn't be enough for him! When our prince grows up, he will surely be healthy and strong!"
"Thank you for your hard work. I will reward you after I'm done with this!" Shen Meizhuang said.
The two wet nurses were also very happy. They were originally ordinary peasant women. After they became pregnant, they were chosen by the Shen family to be raised in the mansion. They had no worries about food and drink. Now they were in the palace. Even the emperor and the empress dowager could see them often. Not to mention food and drink, there were delicious fish, meat, and delicacies from the mountains and the sea. Being able to serve the Sixth Prince was a lifelong blessing for them: "Your Majesty, you are too polite. We will take good care of the Sixth Prince!"
After talking for a while, Shen Meizhuang felt a little tired because she had not slept all night taking care of An Lingrong, so she changed her clothes and went to bed to rest.
In the Yanxi Palace, when An Lingrong woke up, only Su Ye was by her side.
Carefully feeling the injury on her back, An Lingrong still felt pessimistic. Not to mention whether penicillin could be developed, she was afraid that she would not be able to wait for the time required for development. The most urgent task now was to live a few more days!
An Lingrong panted and asked, "Su Ye, where is Wei Lin?"
"Is Imperial Doctor Wei brewing medicine for the young lady in the side room?"
"Go and call him!"
Su Ye hurried to do it.
When Wei Lin arrived, An Lingrong got straight to the point and asked, "Doctor Wei, I'm afraid I don't have much time left."
Wei Lin fell to his knees with a thud. "Don't worry, my lady. The Emperor has already promoted my master to the position of Vice-Director of the Imperial Hospital. He will devote all his energy to developing new medicine. My lady will surely recover!"
An Lingrong ignored the comforting words and continued to ask, "According to your experience, how long can one live with an ulcerated wound and abscess?"
Wei Lin lowered his eyes and uttered three words with difficulty, "The fifteenth day!"
On the fifteenth, ten days had passed since she was beaten up in Yikun Palace. An Lingrong smiled, "That means I still have five days!"
It took seven days just to collect Penicillium, and by the time penicillin was first developed, she was completely disappointed!
Moreover, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the reproduction rate of bacteria will also accelerate. If you want to survive until penicillin is extracted, you must slow down the deterioration of the wound. The only feasible way at present is to debride the wound!
"Su Ye, use two kilograms of distilled water and add one and a half qian of salt to make normal saline solution to help me clean the wound, and then cut off the rotten and pus-filled flesh." Just by saying this, An Lingrong's back began to hurt uncontrollably!
Su Ye widened his eyes, staring at the person in front of him in astonishment, and said in a trembling voice: "My lady, this...how can this be possible?
"If you want me to live a few more days, just do as I say!" After saying that, An Lingrong slowly closed her eyes.
The whole room fell into deathly silence, with only faint breathing sounds echoing in the air.
Su Ye stood there blankly, her mind in a mess. She couldn't imagine how much pain this method would bring to An Lingrong, but as a doctor, she also understood that if she didn't do this, An Lingrong might not live long.
"My lady, you can take Ma Fei San, which can relieve some of your pain!" Wei Lin on the side was also shocked by this method, and spoke weakly after a while.
When An Lingrong heard the word "Ma Fei San", her eyes suddenly opened. Yes, how could she forget such an important thing!
Although she is in a coma most of the time now, she still feels pain when she is unconscious. But after drinking Ma Fei San, she no longer feels pain!
Following An Lingrong's instructions, Wei Lin quickly returned to the Imperial Hospital and prepared saline solution. He also took out Ma Fei San and boiled it in water, as well as a sharp dagger.
After An Lingrong drank Ma Fei San for a while, she fell into a deep sleep. After Cai Xing took off An Lingrong's clothes, she stood aside and prepared to act as her assistant.
Wei Lin quickly disinfected all the items he was going to use with alcohol. Turning around, he saw Su Ye sweating profusely and looking pale as she clutched the dagger. He couldn't help but urge her, "Miss Su Ye, you can start now!"
Su Ye came back to his senses, took a trembling step forward, and then stopped.
Wei Lin said anxiously, "This Ma Fei Powder is only effective for one hour. If it wears off, how will the young lady be able to bear it? If you don't dare to do it, I'll go get the female doctor!"
"No, we can't call a female doctor!" Su Ye was even more reluctant to hear that a female doctor was needed. Those female doctors had no background. What if they were not careful and hurt the young lady?
Seeing that she still didn't move, Wei Lin had no choice but to provoke her: "If you don't clean the wound, you will die in five days!"
Su Ye's hands and feet were already cold and he was at a loss. Hearing this, his blood rushed to his head. He slapped Wei Lin in the face with his backhand and said viciously, "Shut up!"
Wei Lin covered his face with his hands, looking confused! Is this still the gentle and considerate girl?
After venting his anger, Su Ye finally made up his mind, gritted his teeth, lifted the curtain and crawled in!
Su Ye was seen holding a sharp dagger in his right hand and a bamboo clip in his left hand. He carefully picked up a piece of festering flesh, took a deep breath, clenched his teeth, held the handle of the knife firmly, and then slashed down with a sudden blow, cutting off the rotten flesh.
Cai Xing, standing nearby, reacted immediately, quickly reaching out the plate in her hand to catch the cut piece of rotten meat. The two of them moved in unison, without the slightest hesitation or pause.
As the first knife fell, An Lingrong, though unconscious, still let out a faint moan of pain. Caiyue and Caixing exchanged a glance, a flicker of pity in their eyes. But they quickly collected themselves and continued their actions.
After the first cut, it didn't seem so difficult anymore. Su Ye's hand gradually steadied, and his speed increased. An Lingrong's back was covered in blood, and Cai Xing's hand had covered the bottom of the plate.
"brine!"
Caixing didn't dare to delay and hurriedly handed the salt water to Su Ye.
"Clean!" Su Ye gave an order.
Caixing immediately picked up a soft absorbent cloth and sucked up the salt water mixed with blood!