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Season 2 – Surgeons: At the Edge of Life

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An intimate look beyond the doors of the surgical unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, concentrating on the level of hard work required by those working at the forefront of surgical know-how.
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Surgeons: At the Edge of Life — Season 2

Surgeons: At the Edge of Life — Season 2

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Shaun Dooley

Narrator

Richard Bond

Executive Producer

Katharine Patrick

Producer

Stuart Bernard

Director

Ruth Shurman

Executive Producer

Michelle Bromham

Film Editor

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Apr 9, 2019 One False Move A patient needs to be awake and talking during brain surgery as his neurosurgeon tries remove a tumor, and a cardiac surgeon takes on a risky aorta repair. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 16, 2019 Pushing the Boundaries Maxillofacial surgeon Tim Martin operates on a woman with a disease so rare, he's thought to be the first in the U.K. to attempt the procedure. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 23, 2019 A Risk Worth Taking? Surgeons help a former butcher who has dealt with years of damage to his spine. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 30, 2019 A New Beginning? Birmingham Children's Hospital has a reputation as a world-leading centre for complex paediatric procedures; surgeons must transplant a kidney from a father to his two-year-old son; a three-year-old girl needs a life-changing heart procedure. Details Episode 5 Aired May 7, 2019 Getting Better A surgeon performs a complex operation in his field, removing a woman's esophagus and using her own stomach to replace it. Details Episode 6 Aired May 14, 2019 Every Second Counts Surgeons have just minutes to save a woman with life-threatening blood on her brain. Details
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Season Info

Director
Stuart Bernard, Jonny Ashton
Executive Producer
Richard Bond, Ruth Shurman
Network
BBC
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Apr 9, 2019