To have a surgical method named after you was an immense honor, a way of leaving your mark on medical history.
In essence, Yan Feifan's contribution was simple: he had increased the number of lead surgeons for a heart transplant from one to two. But he had also meticulously and rationally reallocated and reorganized the surgical tasks and procedures.
However, the dual-surgeon technique he developed was unprecedented. Its effects were significant, shortening the surgery time by one to two hours.
Therefore, naming the technique after Yan Feifan was in full compliance with the conventions for naming new medical research and development achievements.
Of course, a name was just a name. For it to spread and gain widespread recognition in the medical community, it would depend on whether the dual-surgeon technique Yan Feifan created would be widely adopted by medical institutions at home and abroad.
