Surgeons: At the Edge of Life

Name: Surgeons: At the Edge of Life
Released: 2018-01-08
Rating: 7.2

2018 · 58m · TMDB 7.2/10 (3 votes)

Documentary series going beyond the theatre doors of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, where surgeons push medical boundaries to the limits.

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About Surgeons: At the Edge of Life

Documentary series going beyond the theatre doors of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, where surgeons push medical boundaries to the limits.

Status: Returning Series
TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 3 votes
Seasons: 8
Episodes: 41

Seasons and episodes

The latest season with aired episodes is shown first. Specials are kept separate.

Latest aired season

Series 8

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S8 E1May 6, 202659 min

Sacrifice to Survive

One patient’s rare penis cancer requires a partial amputation, and another patient with severe endometriosis must have a huge cyst and a damaged kidney removed.

S8 E2May 13, 202659 min

Life on the Line

Surgeons face a difficult dilemma in the middle of a life-saving bile duct cancer operation. A chest sarcoma proves more challenging than expected, with no room for error.

S8 E3May 20, 202659 min

Replace and Renew

A surgeon must remove part of his patient’s tongue and reconstruct it to save her from an aggressive cancer, and surgeons perform a rare simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant.

S8 E4May 27, 202659 min

Back from the Brink

Surgeons drain all of their patient’s blood from his body to replace damaged arteries. A patient’s fertility is at risk without a complex operation to remove diseased bowel.

S8 E5Jun 3, 202658 min

The Price We Pay

A surgeon must remove his patient’s voice box to save his life, while another takes on a life-changing procedure for a patient with a rare auto-immune condition.

S8 E6Jun 10, 202658 min

One False Move

A surgeon has one chance to tackle a life-threatening tumour in his patient’s liver and diaphragm. A neurosurgeon must save her patient from paralysis with unerring precision.