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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.
20183 episodes16+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - The Longest Day
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    January 7, 2018
    59min
    16+
    Maxillofacial surgeons Tim and Sat prepare for a marathon operation on 53-year-old Teresa who has a cancerous tumour in her face and will die in a matter of weeks unless it is removed.
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  2. S1 E2 - Last Chance Saloon
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    January 14, 2018
    59min
    16+
    74-year-old Jasmine has a vast tumour in her abdomen weighing more than 3 stone. It is consuming her, displacing organs including her stomach and liver. Unless it can be removed she has just 4 weeks to live.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Pioneers
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    January 21, 2018
    59min
    16+
    The series concludes by following clinical trials being held at the hospital. Surgeons implant a microphone into a patient's head. A woman receives a liver that would not normally be transplanted.
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Content advisory
Flashing lightsviolencefoul language
Subtitles
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Directors
Jamie SealStuart Bernard
Cast
Shaun DooleySteven JefferySam FordRichard LaingTim Martin
Studio
Dragonfly Film and Television Productions
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