"I'm the lead surgeon who treated him. I'm Dr. Stevens. The situation was critical upon admission. The patient had a deep wound on the left flank, with suspected perforation of abdominal organs… and massive hemorrhage."
My breath catches. I held onto the back of the bench to keep from falling.
"But… did he make it? Is he alive?"
The doctor nods solemnly, without smiling.
"Yes. The surgery has been successful so far. We managed to control the bleeding and suture the affected vessel. We found a partial perforation in the small intestine and severe internal bleeding that compromised kidney function. Fortunately, we got there on time. But he lost a significant amount of blood. He has already received an emergency transfusion with O negative, and we are continuing to stabilize him."
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