Surgeons: At the Edge of Life (2018)
Documentary series going beyond the theatre doors of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, where surgeons push medical boundaries to the limits.
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Episodes
- 1 1. Major Trauma - Back from the Brink2023-01-18 · 59mSurgeons at Addenbrooke’s Major Trauma Centre must operate on a single mum who has a severed spinal cord and a critically injured motorcyclist.
- 2 2. Every Moment Counts2023-01-25 · 59mSurgeons 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.
- 3 3. Back to Life2023-02-01 · 58mSurgeons 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.
- 4 4. Danger Zone2023-02-08 · 59mAddenbrooke’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.
- 5 5. Make or Break2023-02-15 · 58mAddenbrooke’s surgeons perform life changing scoliosis surgery to straighten the spine of their 17-year-old patient but face the risk of causing paralysis.
- 6 6. One Step at a Time2023-02-22 · 58mSurgeons 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.
Cast
Shaun DooleyNarratorImages
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