Surgeons: At the Edge of Life
Season 3
20204 episodes
Surgeons perform extraordinarily complex and risky procedures to transform lives.
Episode 1
The Pioneers
Oct 6, 202055m
David Jenkins, a world-leading surgeon at Royal Papworth, performs one of surgery's most technically demanding, and extraordinary, operations. Called a pulmonary endarterectomy (PTE), no other hospital in the UK offers this procedure.
Episode 2
Marathon Day
Oct 13, 202055m
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 complex operations in the world, where technical skill is paramount.
Episode 3
No Room for Error
Oct 20, 202055m
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 such short supply, there is even more pressure to execute the operation perfectly.
Episode 4
The Surgeon's Dilemma
Oct 27, 202055m
Surgeons have to balance the considerable risks of a procedure against the risks of not treating their patients' conditions at all. Maureen has an enlarged aorta which could be fatal if it bursts, but the operation to fix it is also very high risk.