Operation Live

Life changing open heart surgery begins from the moment the chest is opened and the heart is stopped, right through as a new aortic valve is implanted,and the heart is restarted.

In a time critical procedure, the ends of the bones of a patient's degenerated knee joint are removed and replaced with specially designed metal and plastic substitutes.

With millimetre precision, a cancerous section of bowel is pulled out of the body while still attached internally, so that the tumour can be cut out before the rest of the organ is re-inserted.