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Surgeons: At the Edge of Life

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Surgeons: At the Edge of Life Season 3, Episode 1: The Pioneers

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David 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. Watch Surgeons: At the Edge of Life Season 3, Episode 1 The Pioneers in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of Surgeons: At the Edge of Life Season 3, Episode 1 and share your thoughts in the comments below!

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Episodes

4 episodes
1

The Pioneers

David 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.

55 min
2

Marathon Day

Addenbrooke'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.

55 min
3

No Room for Error

Surgeons 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.

55 min
4

The Surgeon's Dilemma

Surgeons 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.

55 min