Liang Qichao is a social celebrity, and the Union Medical College Hospital did not dare to slack off when operating on him. Appointed the famous surgical professor of Peking Union Medical College as the chief surgeon, and Deputy Chief surgeon Liu as the famous American surgeon. However, when the nurses in the operating room marked the operation position with iodine, they marked the left kidney as the right kidney. Ruiheng Liu removed Liang Qichao's healthy right kidney without carefully examining the X-rays hanging beside the operating table before operation. After the operation, Union Medical College Hospital discovered the medical accident, but the hospital considered the reputation of Union Medical College as "top secret" and kept it confidential.
Even more incredible is Liang Qichao's attitude. For this "medical accident", both the public and Liang Qichao's family feel that the Union Medical College Hospital has the responsibility of "Meng Lang", but Liang Qichao has always defended the Union Medical College Hospital. On June 2nd 1926 published an article "My Disease and Union Medical College Hospital" in the supplement of the Morning Post, saying: "According to the view at that time, there is no doubt that the crime was committed in the right kidney. At that time, it was difficult to know whether it was possible to "keep people with swords" except experts. However, there is something wrong with my right kidney. There is no doubt that it is Dr. Meng Lang, and I feel wronged ... "If this passage is reasonable and well-founded, then the following explanation is purely a lie:" After leaving the hospital, I still continue to take Sheikh's medicine until today. Although my condition is not clear, it is much better than before the operation. I think if we can really abandon Pepsi and have an absolute rest, we should be able to fully recover in three or two months. As for other pathologies, there is none at all. Although I had a major operation, my constitution was already strong because of the excellent skills of the doctor. 10 days later, my spirit has been as usual and now it is getting stronger and stronger. "
In fact, Liang Qichao's condition became more and more serious after the operation, and he died in less than three years. The so-called "healthier" is simply a lie. While Liang Qichao wrote an article in the media to defend Sheikh, he privately told his family that "this operation is really unnecessary" and that "the operation is Sheikh Meng Lang, which is wrong." Since he knew his mistake, why did Liang Qichao defend the Union Medical College Hospital and even lie about it?
It turns out that Liang Qichao once wrote an article comparing the advantages and disadvantages of Chinese and western medicine, and praised western medicine to the utmost. He believes that western medicine "emphasizes the way of taking care of life and treating diseases, but emphasizes the whole, chemistry, plants, roads, housing, diet and clothes ... all classes in the school are hygienic". Based on this idea, he refused Chinese medicine treatment when he was ill. Liang Qichao defended the Union Medical College Hospital because he seemed to be afraid that telling the truth would affect the spread of western medicine and even western learning in China. This practice of putting the future of the country above personal safety and this feeling of putting one's belief in "ism" above health and life are naturally respectable. Sadly, the Concord Hospital, which Liang Qichao tried to defend, never dared to stand up and take responsibility. 1929 65438+ 10/9, Mr. Liang Qichao passed away. While commemorating Liang Qichao, people once again questioned that "waist cutting surgery" was a "medical accident". However, in the face of people's doubts, Union Medical College Hospital remained silent. It is said that it was not until 1970 that Mr. Liang Sicheng was admitted to Union Medical College Hospital that he learned the truth of his father Liang Qichao's early death from the attending doctor.