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 5
5x1
Major Trauma - Back from the Brink
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 18, 2023
The specialists at Addenbrooke's work against the clock to treat three patients who are suffering from life and limb-threatening injuries.
5x2
Every Moment Counts
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 25, 2023
Surgeons at Addenbrooke’s Hospital perform brain surgery on a patient who is awake and attempt to repair a section of the body’s biggest blood vessel that’s threatening to burst.
5x3
Back to Life
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 01, 2023
Surgeons at Addenbrooke's operate against the clock to remove a kidney from a husband and transplant it into his wife who is in end stage kidney failure.
5x4
Danger Zone
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 08, 2023
Addenbrooke's surgeons take on two high-risk operations; surgery to excise tumours near the spinal cord and a procedure to remove a dangerous mass off the body's largest vein.
5x5
Make or Break
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 15, 2023
Addenbrooke's surgeons perform life changing scoliosis surgery to straighten the spine of their 17-year-old patient but face the risk of causing paralysis.
5x6 Season finale
One Step at a Time
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 22, 2023
Surgeons at Addenbrooke's Major Trauma Centre must operate on two road accident victims who have suffered life-changing injuries so serious they could lead to an amputation.

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