Surgeons: At the Edge of Life

Season 4

2021 · 6 episodes · 5h 30m in all

Surgeons at Royal Papworth and Addenbrooke’s hospitals perform complex procedures to save lives. But this comes with great risk and the surgeons bear the ultimate responsibility.

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Worth the Risk

   11 Nov 2021 · 55 min

   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.

2. 2

   2. Total Dedication

   18 Nov 2021 · 55 min

   Operations to transform patients’ lives. 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.

3. 3

   3. Putting It Back Together Again

   25 Nov 2021 · 55 min

   Surgeons at Royal Papworth and Addenbrooke's hospitals must put their patients back together again after removing life-threatening lung and facial tumours.

4. 4

   4. Courage

   2 Dec 2021 · 55 min

   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.

5. 5

   5. Quality of Life

   9 Dec 2021 · 55 min

   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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   6. Major Trauma - #Surgeons

   16 Dec 2021 · 55 min

   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.