Surgeons: At the Edge of Life
- Dokumentar
- 2023
- Sesong 5
- 16+
- 9.0
Surgeons at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge perform complex procedures to save lives. But this comes with great risk and the surgeons bear the ultimate responsibility.
Om serien: Documentary series going beyond the theatre doors of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, where surgeons push medical boundaries to the limits.
- Medvirkende
- Shaun Dooley
- Regissør
- Steven Todd
- Sjangere
- Dokumentar
Episode 1
Episode 1
59 minTilgjengelig i mer enn 3+ månederThirty-three-year-old Ben is rushed to hospital after crashing his motorcycle into a fixed metal gate.
Thirty-three-year-old Ben is rushed to hospital after crashing his motorcycle into a fixed metal gate.
Episode 2
Episode 2
59 minTilgjengelig i mer enn 3+ månederRuth, a 63-year-old retired Addenbrooke's intensive care nurse. Just one month ago, Ruth started fainting and found she was struggling to form sentences. At first, she thought it might be a stroke.
Ruth, a 63-year-old retired Addenbrooke's intensive care nurse. Just one month ago, Ruth started fainting and found she was struggling to form sentences. At first, she thought it might be a stroke.
Episode 3
Episode 3
59 minTilgjengelig i mer enn 3+ måneder42-year-old Tracey has been living with one kidney since her right kidney failed when she was in her twenties due to sustained high blood pressure.
42-year-old Tracey has been living with one kidney since her right kidney failed when she was in her twenties due to sustained high blood pressure.
Episode 4
Episode 4
59 minTilgjengelig i mer enn 3+ månederRiki Trivedi is one of the hospital's leading neurosurgeons, and one of only a handful of consultants in the UK who operate on patients with Neurofibromatosis; an incurable genetic disorder that causes tumours to grow from nerves around the body.
Riki Trivedi is one of the hospital's leading neurosurgeons, and one of only a handful of consultants in the UK who operate on patients with Neurofibromatosis; an incurable genetic disorder that causes tumours to grow from nerves around the body.
Episode 5
Episode 5
58 minTilgjengelig i mer enn 3+ månederOrthopaedic Spinal surgeon John Crawford who is among a select group in the UK who specialises in surgery to correct scoliosis - a curvature of the spine.
Orthopaedic Spinal surgeon John Crawford who is among a select group in the UK who specialises in surgery to correct scoliosis - a curvature of the spine.
Episode 6
Episode 6
58 minTilgjengelig i mer enn 3+ månederAs the major trauma centre for six counties in the East of England, Addenbrooke's Hospital receives the most critically injured patients from across the region who need the specialist care the centre can provide.
As the major trauma centre for six counties in the East of England, Addenbrooke's Hospital receives the most critically injured patients from across the region who need the specialist care the centre can provide.