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Surgeons: At the Edge of Life Episodes

    Every Moment CountsSeries 5

    2/6 High-risk brain surgery performed on a patient who is awake.

    Major Trauma - Back from the BrinkSeries 5

    1/6 The Addenbrooke鈥檚 Hospital major trauma team perform life-saving medical interventions.

    Episode 6Series 4

    6/6 The major trauma team have just minutes to perform life-saving medical interventions.

    Episode 5Series 4

    5/6 Surgeons at Addenbrooke鈥檚 perform a complex procedure to help a patient swallow again.

    Episode 4Series 4

    4/6 Surgeons at Addenbrooke鈥檚 perform life changing surgery that takes two days to perform.

    Episode 3Series 4

    3/6 Surgeons must reconstruct their patients' bodies after removing life-threatening tumours.

    Episode 2Series 4

    2/6 Surgeons perform complex spinal surgery where the risk of paralysis is high.

    Episode 1Series 4

    1/6 Surgeons remove a face and neck tumour and repair a young patient鈥檚 aorta.

    Episode 4Series 3

    4/4 Surgeons attempt to replace the biggest blood vessel in the body with a synthetic tube.

    Episode 3Series 3

    3/4 Surgeons perform one of the most difficult procedures - a double lung transplant.

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