Surgeons: At the Edge of Life

  • Premiered: Jan 2018
  • Episodes: 31
  • Followers: 7
  • Running
  • BBC Two
  • Wednesday at 21
  • Documentary

Seasons:

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Season 4
4x1
Worth the Risk
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 11, 2021
Operations where even a small mistake is catastrophic. Surgeons at Addenbrooke's and Royal Papworth hospitals remove a life-threatening tumour and repair a young patient's aorta.
4x2
Total Dedication
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 18, 2021
Surgeons at Addenbrooke's and Royal Papworth take on a high-risk spine procedure and perform open heart surgery on an 80-year-old patient.
4x3
Putting It Back Together Again
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 25, 2021
Surgeons at Royal Papworth and Addenbrooke's hospitals must put their patients back together again after removing life-threatening tumours from their lung and face.
4x4
Courage
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 02, 2021
Surgeons at Addenbrooke’s Hospital take on life changing surgery that takes two specialist surgeons two days to perform and involves removing all the organs in the patient’s pelvis.
4x5
Quality of Life
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 09, 2021
Surgeons at Addenbrooke’s Hospital perform a complex procedure to help a patient swallow again and remove a tumour that is threatening a patient’s vision.
4x6 Season finale
Major Trauma
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 16, 2021
Addenbrooke’s major trauma team and surgeons treat some of the country's most critically injured patients. Multiple teams must decide whether a man's damaged arm can be saved.

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