Gye Su-jeong takes on high-stakes surgery for patient with brain fragments

Gye Su-jeong has stepped forward to perform a dangerous surgery on Oh Sang-beom, a 57-year-old man suffering from hallucinations and pain caused by brain fragments lodged since 1980. While the medical team warned the patient could die or enter a vegetative state during the procedure, Gye Su-jeong intends to proceed to reduce his seizures and tremors.

A tense standoff continues between medical staff and a patient regarding the surgery of a 57-year-old man living with a bullet lodged in his brain. In a video from the SBS Friday-Saturday drama 'Doctor X', a high-pressure situation is depicted involving the patient Oh Sang-beom, who suffers from extreme pain and hallucinations due to brain trauma.

"Failure means death": Medical staff's judgment on the dangerous surgery

Since sustaining brain trauma in 1980, the patient Oh Sang-beom has survived with fragments lodged in his brain. Medical staff have determined that they cannot guarantee his life if the fragments and the surgical tools from that time are removed. If the surgery proceeds, there is a possibility he could die on the operating table or become a vegetative state. During this process, conflict arose while seeking a doctor to perform the surgery as the medical team warned of the risks. Gye Su-jeong stepped forward, declaring she would personally take charge of the surgery despite these existing dangers.

"Living is agony": The patient's refusal and Gye Su-jeong's persuasion

The patient Oh Sang-beom refused the surgery, appealing that his current life is agonizing. The patient revealed that his pain is so severe that a thick stack of paper serves as his only source of painkillers. He expressed that the act of living itself is suffering, and that living in pain is harder than dying. In response, Gye Su-jeong persuaded the patient with the logic that if nothing is done, there is no possibility at all. Gye Su-jeong emphasized the necessity of the surgery, noting that it could reduce not only seizures, tremors, and pain, but also hallucinations and auditory hallucinations.

Hospital corruption and unexpected emergencies

Internal hospital movements surrounding the surgery were also captured. A request was made by a security officer to suddenly move the patient, who had been staying in a VIP room, leading to complaints regarding the hospital's attitude. Furthermore, a tense atmosphere continued as breaking news reported that a former president had collapsed in a sauna just before the surgery. At the end of the video, tension escalated as an unexpected situation occurred where the patient went up to the rooftop.

Source: SBS (YouTube)