Surgeons: At the Edge of LifeSeason 32020 · 4 episodesSurgeons perform extraordinarily complex and risky procedures to transform lives.MoreEpisodes1The PioneersDavid Jenkins, a world-leading surgeon at Royal Papworth, performs one of surgery's most technically demanding, and extraordinary, operations. Called a pulmonary endarterectomy (PTE), no other hospital in the UK offers this procedure.2Marathon DayAddenbrooke's and Royal Papworth hospitals in Cambridge are renowned for the expertise of their surgical staff. At both centres, surgeons undertake some of the most complex operations in the world, where technical skill is paramount.3No Room for ErrorSurgeons Marius Berman and Pedro Catarino take on one of the most difficult transplant procedures at Royal Papworth: the double lung transplant. With donor organs in such short supply, there is even more pressure to execute the operation perfectly.4The Surgeon's DilemmaSurgeons have to balance the considerable risks of a procedure against the risks of not treating their patients' conditions at all. Maureen has an enlarged aorta which could be fatal if it bursts, but the operation to fix it is also very high risk.Season 1Season 2Season 4Season 5Season 6Season 7Season 8
