Chapter 3 — My husband stole my research results and gave them to his juniors

The expression on Tuong Van Chu's face immediately stiffened. Diep Thu jumped up.

“Mr. Tuong, didn't you say there are no problems with this version?”

“He said that if those restrictive provisions were removed, the review board would find the process capable of being popularized.”

“You also said... if something happens, you will be responsible.”

Everyone in the hallway heard every word clearly. Tuong Van Chu roared:

“Shut up!”

Diep Thu was shouted at so much that he trembled. But she seemed completely devastated.

“Why should I shut up?”

“You were the one who told me to put my name as the main doctor.”

“The position of first author was also given to me by you.”

"You also said that Ms.

I quietly watched the two of them tear each other apart. There was no feeling of gloating in my heart. There's just a certain corner that was still smoldering in my heart... Finally, it completely cooled down. Director Luong immediately ordered notes to be taken.

“Write down all of what you just said in the incident report.”

Tuong Van Chu raised his head and looked at me. The voice was low and cold.

“Are you satisfied now?”

I calmly replied:

“Patients are still not safe.”

“The truth has not yet been clearly investigated.”

“And your responsibilities... have not been recorded in writing.”

Right at that moment. People from the hospital Board of Directors and the Head of the Disciplinary Inspection Department ran over at the same time. The first sentence the Head of the Disciplinary Inspection Department spoke was:

“In this medical mishap... who specifically asked a retired doctor to take responsibility?”

The calmness on Tuong Van Chu's face... Finally, a crack appeared. Right at that moment. Inside the surgical area... The emergency alarm once again rang shrilly. The moment the emergency alarm rang, all arguments immediately stopped. Before turning around and going into the operating room, Director Luong looked at me.

“Doctor Ha.”

“The patient's condition is quite complicated.”

“I know you quit your job.”

“But this process was originally designed by you.”

“Can the hospital invite you to participate in the in-hospital emergency specialist consultation process?”

Tuong Van Chu's eyes suddenly lit up. It was as if he just saw an opportunity to drag me back into that quagmire. But I didn't agree right away. I looked at the Head of the Disciplinary Inspection Department and the representative of the Legal Department.

“I can agree.”

“But three conditions must be met.”

“First, there must be a written invitation.”

“Second, the entire process must be audio-recorded, video-recorded and documented.”

"Third, I only explain the original procedure and give my opinion on the risk review. I do not take over the responsibility of the primary doctor, nor will I sign any additional documents accepting responsibility."

The representative of the Legal Department almost did not hesitate. The Head of the Disciplinary Inspection Department also nodded.

“All content will be recorded at the scene.”

Tuong Van Chu's face was extremely ugly.

“The patient is on the brink of life and death, are you still here haggling over conditions?”

I looked straight at him.

“I don't bargain.”

“What I'm talking about is regulations.”

“It was you who broke the rules and put patients in dangerous situations.”

The Legal Department quickly hand-wrote a letter inviting urgent expert consultation emergency, then affix the urgent stamp of the Hospital Office. I sign to confirm the time of receiving the consultation request. I did not enter a sterile area. Just sit in the consultation room, communicate with the operating room through the internal communication system. The anesthesiologist in turn reports the patient's indicators.

“Blood pressure has increased again but has not stabilized.”

“Decreased urine output.”

“Abnormal preoperative creatinine index.”

“The pain relief process according to the clinical application is half done.”

I opened my original document. Questions were asked consecutively and decisively.

“Have you reviewed your allergy history?”

“What is the latest coagulation index?”

“Who compares the medicine dosage?”

“Report the infusion rate and vasopressor dose.”

The doctors in the operating room responded one after another. I don't say a single redundant sentence.

“Stop the complete pain relief procedure immediately.”

“Switch to the management arm for patients with impaired renal function.”

“Perform bedside ultrasound to reassess circulating volume status.”

“Invite the Department of Nephrology to simultaneously evaluate whether early intervention is needed or not.”

“All adjustments must be signed by the superior doctor directly in charge.”

In the operating room, Director Luong immediately deployed. Tuong Van Chu stood outside the consultation room door. His face was sometimes blue, sometimes white. The thing he despised the most before... Was my caution. He once said I was too cautious. Too rigid. Not knowing how to be flexible in relationships. But right now... What's saving the patient's life... are the careful clauses that I personally wrote into the original design. Half an hour later. News spread from the operating room.

“The patient's blood pressure has stabilized.”

“Urine output started to increase again.”

“For the time being, the most dangerous stage has passed.”

Hearing those words, the man leaned his back against the wall and slowly sat down on the ground. He covered his face and burst into tears. The older woman also kept choking:

“Thank you doctor... thank you doctors...”