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Surgeons: At the Edge of LifeSeries 4Episodes Episode guide
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Episode 6
6/6The major trauma team have just minutes to perform life-saving medical interventions.
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Episode 5
5/6Surgeons at Addenbrooke’s perform a complex procedure to help a patient swallow again.
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Episode 4
4/6Surgeons at Addenbrooke’s perform life changing surgery that takes two days to perform.
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Episode 3
3/6Surgeons must reconstruct their patients' bodies after removing life-threatening tumours.(R)
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Episode 2
2/6Surgeons perform complex spinal surgery where the risk of paralysis is high.(R)
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Episode 1
1/6Surgeons remove a face and neck tumour and repair a young patient’s aorta.





