Opening the abdomen is not the same as operating on a foot. The incision on the abdomen has to be much larger, and the blood loss is significantly greater. If the patient wakes up or feels pain during the procedure, they are certain to bleed heavily, which could be fatal.
Manbao understood this very well, so she nodded and said, "I have two new formulas for anesthesia in hand. I'd like to test the combined effect of acupuncture pain relief and the anesthetic prescription over the next two months. Unfortunately, Jishi Hall doesn't see many patients with external injuries, and there aren't many cases where anesthesia is needed."
Indeed, for ordinary injuries like head wounds or cuts on the hands and feet, anesthesia is unnecessary. That stuff isn't particularly safe either—if too much is used, it could poison someone and kill them.
Therefore, for doctors like them, anesthesia is something they avoid using unless absolutely necessary.
"Then how do you plan to test it?"
