At 11:20 PM, the total thumb reconstruction surgery, which had lasted nearly four and a half hours, concluded.
Yan Feifan briefly informed the patient's family of the surgery's outcome, then returned to the locker room to wash up and change.
Afterward, he rested in the locker room, waiting for nearly half an hour before Yu Suye returned.
As the surgical assistant, Yu Suye was responsible for taking the patient back to the ward, giving post-operative instructions to the family, and briefing the doctor and nurse on duty.
As for Meng Yao and Ye Lin, they had to take inventory of the surgical instruments and supplies, as well as thoroughly clean and sterilize the teaching operating room. They would likely be getting off work even later.
When Yu Suye returned to the locker room and saw Yan Feifan was still there, she was pleasantly surprised. "Feifan, are you waiting for me?" she asked.
