Surgeons: At the Edge of Life

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  • BBC Two
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  • Documentary

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Worth the Risk
Episode overview
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.
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Total Dedication
Episode overview
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.
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Putting It Back Together Again
Episode overview
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.
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Courage
Episode overview
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.
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Quality of Life
Episode overview
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.
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Major Trauma
Episode overview
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.