Series 7

Series 7

2025-02-26
6 Episodes

Overview

The surgeons of NHS Lothian perform high-risk procedures for patients across Edinburgh and beyond, bearing the ultimate responsibility for transforming and saving lives.

Episodes

A Lot to Lose

1. A Lot to Lose

2025-02-26

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Surgeons attempt a rare and high-risk transplant to transform their 21-year-old patient’s life, and perform a complex kidney procedure vital for another patient’s survival.

In the Balance

2. In the Balance

2025-03-05

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Surgeons battle to save a patient with an aggressive tumour and a patient whose aorta – the body’s biggest artery – could rupture at any moment.

All or Nothing

3. All or Nothing

2025-03-12

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Surgeons at NHS Lothian take on high risk surgery to repair a failing heart and take extreme measures to prevent the return of breast cancer in their young patient.

Rebuild and Renew

4. Rebuild and Renew

2025-03-19

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Surgeons attempt to save a patient’s life and her ability to smile, by removing a tumour in her cheek and reconstructing her facial nerve.

The Finest Margins

5. The Finest Margins

2025-03-26

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Surgeons at NHS Lothian remove a recurring brain tumour from a 25-year-old patient and attempt a rare ‘off pump’ cardiac procedure on a man with severe coronary disease.

Nothing Left to Chance

6. Nothing Left to Chance

2025-04-02

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Doctors at NHS Lothian perform high-risk surgery to save their patient’s sight, and three specialists work together to treat a complex case of advanced ovarian cancer.