Turning a medical miracle into a beneficiary stunt
In the early 1950s, fiberoptic endoscopy technology emerged in the western developed countries as an epoch-making innovation in the field of gastroenterology. However, this is known as the medical miracle of technology, due to its insertion of the mirror is very difficult, until the early 1970s, developed countries to deliver the success rate of the ileocecum only about 80%, China's technology can only "sigh".
In 1957, Zhou Dianyuan, who was studying at the Peking Union Medical College, bought a Japanese book in a used bookstore called "Diagnostic Gastroscopy," and soon after returning to the hospital, he was the first to carry out a fiberoptic colonoscopy in China.
The human colon is like a labyrinth, and a fiberoptic colonoscope has to pass through the labyrinth to reach the ileocecal part in order to accurately diagnose diseases. Zhou Dianyuan, like an engineer who is traversing a minefield, explored it nervously and carefully. He searched for the best way of insertion, drew the graphs of hundreds of cases of success and failure, finally found out the law, and systematically summarized the "four basic principles of insertion" and "eight basic skills". 1978, the success rate of fiberoptic colonoscopy to reach the ileocecal region reached 98%, reaching the international advanced level. In 1978, the success rate of fiberoptic colonoscopy reaching the blind ileum reached 98%, reaching the international advanced level.
In order to let gastroenterology patients can enjoy this good new technology, Zhou Dianyuan will be 1,000 books full of hard work "fiber colonoscopy method" free of charge from Guangzhou sent to hospitals across the country, the South Hospital endoscopy training courses were held one after another, more than 1,000 students in 568 hospitals across the country. By the end of the 1970s, colonoscopy had become a widely used diagnostic and treatment technique for digestive diseases in China. Thereafter, Zhou Dianyuan was the first to introduce the experience of fiber colonoscopic high-frequency electrocoagulation for the removal of large intestinal polyps in China, and he used the method of tight resection of long-tipped large polyps and endoscopic
pincer extraction of biliary ascaridiosis, both of which were reported earlier than those at home and abroad.
Putting patients' interests first
Zhou Dinyuan has always believed that patients' interests are the most fundamental interests of medical practitioners.
A U.S. electronic endoscopy is the world's first successful electronic gastroenteroscope, in 1984, the company's agent found Zhou Dianyuan: the product is to enter the Chinese market, hope that he will try to promote. 50,000 U.S. dollars a electronic gastroenteroscope, for the shortage of funds for the Zhou Dianyuan, as if in the snow
Charcoal. However, he found that the quality of the mirrors was problematic. Zhou asked that the mirror not be sold in China until it was improved, but he offered to give it to him for free. Zhou understood that as long as he took the mirror, it would be tantamount to issuing a pass in China for such poor-quality foreign goods,
He firmly refused the other party's "good intentions".
After a new drug to treat stomach problems hit the market, the distribution company approached Zhou Dianyuan, hoping to use his reputation to organize a class. Zhou Dianyuan found the drug effective, but expensive, widespread promotion is not suitable for China's medical consumption, refused to come forward to publicize. For this reason, some people say Zhou Dianyuan is not a modern brain, will not change. Zhou Dianyuan justifiably retorted: "I know and understand the modern very well, a lot of modern people's mindset to change, but the boundaries of public and private have not changed, the purpose of serving the people can not change." Thereafter, where the pharmaceutical company to promote new drugs, as long as the patient is recognized, do not give a penny he also enthusiastic publicity; efficacy is not good or expensive, give more benefits will not want to get a good word from him.
For the people to educate talented people do not regret the white silk
July 7 this year, six o'clock in the morning, in the United States to study postdoctoral Wang Jide just from the Guangzhou Baiyun Airport stepped off the plane, from the crowd to meet him at once recognized his mentor full of white hair, Professor Zhou Dianyuan. His eyes immediately warmed up, and before he could say anything, Zhou Dianyuan had already quickly walked to him and held Wang Jide's hand tightly, saying fondly, "We all welcome you back!" Originally, Zhou Dianyuan worried about Wang Jide on the same plane carrying more than 50,000 yuan worth of experimental reagents is not good to cross the border, with a hospital leader rushed to the airport at 5 o'clock in the morning, and the relevant departments of the negotiation, and finally make this batch of
reagents safe and smooth transportation back to the hospital.
Zhou Dianyuan has devoted his life to the training of medical talents in his country. He asked his students to put the people at the forefront of their minds. Two of his PhD students went to Tibet and the Tibetan Plateau to work on their behalf. The first was Yang Xishan, then an associate professor of gastroenterology. This young scholar, who had made great achievements in ileocecal mucosa research, became the first PhD student in our army to volunteer to work in Tibet in 1995 with Zhou Dianyuan's support and encouragement. During his one year of work in Tibet, he spread his mentor's endoscopic techniques all over the snowy plateau, relieving the pain of countless Tibetans. The second was Dr. Jiang Po, now an associate professor of Gastroenterology, who applied all his learning to serve the border guards and soldiers on the difficult Qinghai-Tibet line and found ways to introduce advanced equipment worth more than 500,000 yuan from manufacturers for the people on the border. Talking about his growth and progress, Prof. Yang Xishan, who is now the president of Nanfang Hospital, said with deep emotion: "Although I am also a farmer's son, without Prof. Zhou's words and teachings, it would not be possible for me to be where I am today. My mentor has given me a profound influence in my feelings towards patients."
Chou Tien-yuan influenced a generation, a discipline. Among the 69 graduate students he trained, 16 have won scientific and technological achievement awards in the state, the army and Guangdong Province, and 21 have been honored with the titles of "doctoral degree recipients who have made outstanding contributions" and "100 stars of medical science and technology".
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His department, the young people have their own projects, the young and middle-aged cadres have their own achievements, and the professors all have their own monographs.
In 1998, Zhou Dinyuan led the students to complete the "research on the epidemiology, pathogenicity, diagnosis and treatment of Helicobacter pylori and Helicobacter heilmanni infections", which was honored with the National Scientific and Technological Advancement Second Class Prize.