Name: Surgeons: At the Edge of Life
Released: 2018-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Shaun Dooley

TV Show · Documentary · Reality

An intimate look beyond the theatre doors of the surgical unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, concentrating on the level of hard work required by those working at the forefront of surgical know-how.

2018 · 58m

Starring Shaun Dooley

EPISODE 1

One False Move

Consultant neurosurgeon Ismail Ughratdar performs brain surgery to remove as much of 20-year-old Cameron's tumour as possible, while the patient is awake and talking.

45m
EPISODE 2

Pushing the Boundaries

Facial surgeon Tim Martin and his operating partner plan a procedure on a former police officer named Loretta, who suffers from a rare and unusual disease.

45m
EPISODE 3

A Risk Worth Taking

Surgeons help former butcher Chris who has dealt with years of wear and tear on his spine, which has left him bend forwards and in constant pain.

45m
EPISODE 4

A New Beginning

Surgeons have to do a kidney transplant from father to son; a three-year-old girl needs heart surgery.

45m
EPISODE 5

Getting Better

A woman who drank bleach when she was a toddler struggles with her scarred oesophagus, and has to come to the hospital a few times a year to have surgery.

45m
EPISODE 6

Every Second Counts

Documents how surgeons at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital must make critical decisions in a split second, while racing to perform demanding operations.

45m