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Surgeons: At the Edge of Life Series 2 Episodes

    Every Second Counts

    Surgeons have just minutes to perform life-saving emergency trauma operations.

    Getting Better

    A surgeon removes a woman鈥檚 oesophagus and uses her own stomach to replace it.

    A New Beginning?

    At Birmingham Children鈥檚 Hospital, two children undergo life-changing surgical procedures.

    A Risk Worth Taking?

    Surgeons carry out Queen Elizabeth Hospital's largest ever removal of excess tissue.

    Pushing The Boundaries

    A facial surgeon ventures into uncharted territory to operate on a patient鈥檚 rare disease.

    One False Move

    The series returns with brain surgery on a patient who is awake and a risky aorta repair.