Surgeons: At the Edge of Life

Series 7

2025 · 6 episodes · 5h 52m in all

The surgeons of NHS Lothian perform high-risk procedures for patients across Edinburgh and beyond, bearing the ultimate responsibility for transforming and saving lives.

Episodes

1. 

   1. A Lot to Lose

   26 Feb 2025 · 58 min

   Surgeons attempt a rare and high-risk transplant to transform their 21-year-old patient’s life, and perform a complex kidney procedure vital for another patient’s survival.

2. 

   2. In the Balance

   5 Mar 2025 · 59 min

   Surgeons battle to save a patient with an aggressive tumour and a patient whose aorta – the body’s biggest artery – could rupture at any moment.

3. 

   3. All or Nothing

   12 Mar 2025 · 59 min

   Surgeons at NHS Lothian take on high risk surgery to repair a failing heart and take extreme measures to prevent the return of breast cancer in their young patient.

4. 

   4. Rebuild and Renew

   19 Mar 2025 · 59 min

   Surgeons attempt to save a patient’s life and her ability to smile, by removing a tumour in her cheek and reconstructing her facial nerve.

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   5. The Finest Margins

   26 Mar 2025 · 59 min

   Surgeons at NHS Lothian remove a recurring brain tumour from a 25-year-old patient and attempt a rare ‘off pump’ cardiac procedure on a man with severe coronary disease.

6. 6

   6. Nothing Left to Chance

   2 Apr 2025 · 58 min

   Doctors at NHS Lothian perform high-risk surgery to save their patient’s sight, and three specialists work together to treat a complex case of advanced ovarian cancer.