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Surgeons: At the Edge of Life

Documentary following surgeons as they push medical boundaries to the limits.

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Series 6: 6. Make Or Break

Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life - Series 6: 6. Make Or Break

The specialists at Southampton work together to treat three patients who are suffering from life- and limb-threatening injuries. \n\nFifty-five-year-old Chris is airlifted to h ...

02-05-2024

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Series 6: 5. We Can Rebuild You

Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life - Series 6: 5. We Can Rebuild You

Consultant cardiac surgeon Amit Modi is faced with the case of 70-year-old grandmother Jeanette, who is in desperate need of surgery, as her aorta - the body’s biggest art ...

24-04-2024

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Series 6: 4. Hope

Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life - Series 6: 4. Hope

As one of the country’s largest hospitals, surgeons at University Hospital Southampton carry out over 34,000 operations every year, many of which are the last hope for the ...

18-04-2024

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Series 6: 3. The Best Laid Plans

Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life - Series 6: 3. The Best Laid Plans

University Hospital Southampton provides care for close to three million people across the south of England every year, treating patients with the most complex surgical needs. \ ...

11-04-2024

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Series 6: 2. All For One

Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life - Series 6: 2. All For One

At University Hospital Southampton, surgeons perform life-saving surgery. Maxillofacial consultant Sanjay Sharma and his colleague Madan 'Ethu' Ethunandan's next case is particu ...

04-04-2024

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Series 6: 1. A Risk Worth Taking

Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life - Series 6: 1. A Risk Worth Taking

University Hospital Southampton is one of the country’s leading medical centres, where surgeons and their patients take calculated risks and face challenging lifesaving op ...

28-03-2024

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Series 5: 6. One Step At A Time

Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life - Series 5: 6. One Step At A Time

Surgeons 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.

02-03-2023

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Series 5: Episode 5

Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life - Series 5: Episode 5

Addenbrooke’s surgeons perform life-changing scoliosis surgery to straighten the spine of their 17-year-old patient but face the risk of causing paralysis.

20-02-2023

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Series 5: Episode 4

Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life - Series 5: Episode 4

Addenbrooke’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 lar ...

14-02-2023

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Series 5: Episode 3

Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life - Series 5: Episode 3

Surgeons 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.

07-02-2023

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Series 5: 2. Every Moment Counts

Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life - Series 5: 2. Every Moment Counts

Surgeons 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 th ...

31-01-2023

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Series 5: 1. Major Trauma - Back From The Brink

Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life - Series 5: 1. Major Trauma - Back From The Brink

The specialists at Addenbrooke’s work against the clock to treat three patients who are suffering from life and limb-threatening injuries. \n\nA critically injured motorcy ...

24-01-2023

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Series 4: Episode 6

Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life - Series 4: Episode 6

The major trauma team in Addenbrooke's are up against the clock to treat some of the country's most critically injured patients. Chef Adrian is rushed to hospital in the early h ...

29-12-2021

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Series 4: Episode 5

Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life - Series 4: Episode 5

Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge is an internationally renowned university teaching hospital and a centre of excellence for a number of specialities. The surgeons here ...

22-12-2021

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Series 4: Episode 4

Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life - Series 4: Episode 4

Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge takes on some of the most challenging medical cases in the country. Its surgeons carry out operations that require such expertise, that ...

15-12-2021

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Series 4: Episode 3

Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life - Series 4: Episode 3

Addenbrooke’s and Royal Papworth hospitals in Cambridge are renowned for the expertise of their surgical staff. At both centres, surgeons undertake some of the most comple ...

08-12-2021

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Series 4: Episode 2

Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life - Series 4: Episode 2

Cambridge is home to two of the country’s most groundbreaking hospitals - Addenbrooke’s and Royal Papworth, where surgeons take on some of the most challenging medic ...

01-12-2021

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Series 4: Episode 1

Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life - Series 4: Episode 1

Addenbrooke’s and Royal Papworth hospitals in Cambridge are renowned for carrying out some of the most challenging operations in the country. At both centres, surgeons und ...

24-11-2021

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Series 3: Episode 4

Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life - Series  3: Episode 4

The third series of this groundbreaking series concludes with operations at neighbouring Addenbrooke’s and Royal Papworth hospitals in Cambridge, where the surgeons have t ...

13-11-2020

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Series 3: Episode 3

Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life - Series  3: Episode 3

Transplant surgeons Marius Berman and Pedro Catarino take on one of the most difficult transplant procedures at Royal Papworth - the double lung transplant. With donor organs in ...

06-11-2020

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Series 3: Episode 2

Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life - Series  3: Episode 2

Addenbrooke’s and Royal Papworth hospitals are two of the country’s leading centres of medical excellence, and they are situated just metres apart on the Cambridge B ...

30-10-2020

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Series 3: Episode 1

Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life - Series  3: Episode 1

The highly acclaimed series Surgeons: At the Edge of Life returns to reveal the extraordinary and pioneering work of some of the country’s top surgeons. In the UK, three m ...

23-10-2020

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Series 2: 1. One False Move

Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life - Series 2: 1. One False Move

Most people will have an operation in their lifetime, but very few of us know what happens once we have been put to sleep. This groundbreaking series returns behind the closed d ...

01-05-2019

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Series 1: 3. The Pioneers

Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life - Series 1: 3. The Pioneers

The groundbreaking three-part series concludes with the extraordinary stories of clinical trials being carried out at the surgical unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingha ...

22-11-2018

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Series 1: 2. Last Chance Saloon

Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life - Series 1: 2. Last Chance Saloon

The second episode follows some of the country's most daring and skilled surgeons as they perform fiendishly complicated life-saving surgery. Going beyond the theatre doors at t ...

15-11-2018

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Series 1: 1. The Longest Day

Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life - Series 1: 1. The Longest Day

Most people will have an operation in their lifetime, but few of us have a clue what really happens once we are put to sleep. This series goes beyond the theatre doors of the su ...

08-11-2018

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