The sun set in the west, and time quickly reached evening.
Inside the teaching operating room, the atmosphere was tense.
Lin Jie skillfully tied a knot, cut off the end of the absorbable suture, and looked at the tender heart in front of him that already appeared much smoother. He then ordered, "Irrigate!"
Upon this command, Pei Haiping, the first assistant, immediately injected the prepared blue liquid into the heart.
The blue liquid contains thrombolytic agents that can wash away and dissolve solid blood stains within the heart. Secondly, it can expel air from inside the heart, and thirdly, it serves as a test for the stitching of vessels and any heart sutures issues.
After repeatedly flushing several times, Pei Haiping noticed that there was no blue liquid seeping from the surface or bottom of the heart, so he switched to physiological saline to wash away the blue liquid.
