Surgeons: At the Edge of Life - Season 5
Season 5
Episodes
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.
A critically injured motorcyclist is rushed to hospital after crashing his motorcycle into a fixed metal gate; a single mum of four has sustained severe spinal injuries after a car accident; and a 72-year-old woman has sustained a bad open fracture after falling off the steps of her caravan.
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 threatening to burst.
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.
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 largest vein.
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.
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.
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