Many older doctors have grown up during that era. This has led them to have a special fondness for traditional examination methods.
Director Zheng, upon hearing that the patient had indeed been diagnosed with intestinal perforation and that the situation was extremely serious, truly felt a sense of relief as if he had survived a calamity.
This patient was lucky Zhou Can discovered the danger in time.
So many chief physicians and associate chief physicians had not detected the patient's intestinal perforation, yet Zhou Can, a trainee, spotted it. This was because Zhou Can happened to possess surgical experience in General Surgery and a comparatively rich clinical foundation.
This is also why big hospitals nowadays, when cultivating core leading doctors, will select from comprehensive trainees.