每个医生心中都有一块墓地!非医生不能理解

2017-09-02 郭路瑶 中国青年报

他逐渐明白,不管多么优秀的外科医生,“一生中总会经历几次绝望”。

只剩最后一块肿瘤了,亨利·马什松了口气。已是午夜,这位英国神经外科医生不时停下来,去休息室里吃点东西,再抽上一支烟。为了打破沉闷,手术室里播放着他精心挑选的音乐,有巴赫的进行曲,还有提神的非洲旋律。手术快结束时,摇滚乐或蓝调音乐将响起,节奏轻松明快,宣布大战告捷。

台上躺着一位60多岁的男教师。一颗罕见的巨大肿瘤侵占了他的大脑,不断挤压着脑干和五六条重要的神经。如果能完整切除肿瘤,成为顾问医生才4年的马什,很可能跻身外科专家之列。他拿起泛着金属光泽的手术刀,小心对准了最后一块肿瘤。

瞬间,大头针粗细的基底动脉破了,鲜红的血液喷涌而出。这位教师成了植物人。马什最后一次见到他时,这个曾经思维敏捷的男人,面无表情地躺在一家疗养院里,穿着灰色条纹病服,身子像虾米一样蜷缩着。

“我当时真的应该停下来。”20多年后,马什在回忆录《医生的抉择》中懊恼地写道。早已成为知名神经外科医生的他,对那次失误始终无法忘怀。越是接近职业终点,忏悔和反思越是啃噬着他。他引用一位法国医生的话说:“每个医生心中都有一块墓地。”

年轻时,马什自视甚高。对他来说,看似神秘莫测的生命,不过是身体内的电化学震颤。脑科手术仿佛血腥的狩猎,无比危险却又精致优雅。马什享受这个过程——钻开病人的头颅,穿越苍白柔软的白质,然后干掉讨厌的肿瘤。他渴望像一名船长那样,确保甲板上井井有条,接着在航行中掌控一切。

但风暴总是猝不及防。术中静脉突然破裂,暗紫色的血快速淹没伤口,在几毫米的操作空间里,他会像“迷失在云层中的飞行员”,只能凭感觉驾驶。还有些时候,他自以为手术很成功,病人却再也没有醒来,或者醒来后,发现一侧身体完全瘫痪,右臂毫无生气地耷拉在病床上。

马什至今难以描述那种挫败感。当他去看望受伤的病人时,推门那一瞬间仿佛门灌了铅。因事故被起诉时,他感觉在参加自己的葬礼。他逐渐明白,不管多么优秀的外科医生,“一生中总会经历几次绝望”。

除了医生的双手,似乎还有一只无法掌控的上帝之手,主宰着病人的命运。在一场场结果难卜的手术中,医生不仅要经受严苛的技术考验,还要冷静地同“魔鬼”掷骰子。任何一丁点判断失误、操作偏差,都可能让病人坠入地狱。

在美国医生保罗·卡拉尼什看来,医生真正的形象,是“在鲜血和沮丧中极富英雄主义精神的责任感”。他们是“拿着止血钳的掘墓人”,在死亡的荆棘丛中拼尽全力,为病人杀出一条血路。但大部分时候,他们不得不面对无力感和彻头彻尾的失败。

医生必须学着同自己和解,同死亡和解。一切生物终有一死。无论是金鱼、满脸褶子的老人还是尚在襁褓中的婴儿。4年前的某一天,卡拉尼什浏览着一张阴影遍布的肺部CT片,这无疑是癌症,作为住院医生,他早已看过几十套这样的片子。只不过,这次的患者是他自己。在遗作《当呼吸化为空气》中,他平静地写道,医生的最高理想不是挽救生命,而是引导病人和家属去理解死亡或疾病。

马什逐渐习惯,在手术室里,生与死的交替再平常不过。同一天,他为即将生产的孕妇开颅,为另一个病人切了恶性脑瘤。一边的家属抱着新生儿笑着向他致谢,另一边的家属守着瞳孔扩散的亲人在他面前抱头痛哭。

人们把医生看作罪人还是英雄?有时,不过是一例手术的差别。3岁的儿子患上脑瘤时,还只是一位实习医生的马什,尚不理解这种偶然性。他在心中暗暗发誓,要是儿子出现不测,他一定会把做手术的医院告上法庭。好在,儿子的手术相当成功。几年后,马什变成了这家医院的医生,他亲眼目睹另一个孩子,因为失血过多死在了同一张手术台上。主刀医生,还是当年那个大夫。

马什不再认为死亡是“可选择的”。对大脑了解得越多,他就越清楚地意识到,对于皮肉包裹下的化学反应,对于生命的脆弱,他理解的不过是皮毛而已。

许多病人痊愈后,给马什送来礼物,寄来贺卡,称他是“大英雄”,甚至叫他“上帝”。但马什清楚地知道,他们能恢复得这么好,很大程度上是因为幸运。在那些艰险无比的手术中,天堂和地狱曾“近在咫尺”。他心中有一块永久的保留地,安放着那些从未苏醒的患者。

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    2017-09-02 清风拂面

    深有同感.谢谢分享

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    2017-09-02 戒馋,懒,贪

    谢谢分享.同感同感

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