Surgeons: At the Edge of Life - Season 4
1 - Worth the Risk
Air Date: November 11, 2021
Operations where even a small mistake is catastrophic. Surgeons at Addenbrooke’s and Royal Papworth hospitals remove a life-threatening tumour and repair a young patient’s aorta.
2 - Total Dedication
Air Date: November 18, 2021
Operations to transform patients’ lives. Surgeons at Addenbrooke’s and Royal Papworth take on a high-risk spine procedure and perform open heart surgery on an 80-year-old patient.
3 - Putting It Back Together Again
Air Date: November 25, 2021
Surgeons at Royal Papworth and Addenbrooke's hospitals must put their patients back together again after removing life-threatening lung and facial tumours.
4 - Courage
Air Date: December 2, 2021
Surgeons at Addenbrooke’s Hospital take on life changing surgery that takes two specialist surgeons two days to perform and involves removing all the organs in the patient’s pelvis.
5 - Quality of Life
Air Date: December 9, 2021
Surgeons at Addenbrooke’s Hospital perform a complex procedure to help a patient swallow again and remove a tumour that is threatening a patient’s vision.
6 - Major Trauma - #Surgeons
Air Date: December 16, 2021
Addenbrooke’s major trauma team and surgeons treat some of the country's most critically injured patients. Multiple teams must decide whether a man's damaged arm can be saved.