Uma undergoes a complex pelvic exenteration surgery for a recurrent vaginal tumor. Catherine Fox attempts to preserve her uterus using a pioneering technique, but radiation damage makes the tissues too friable, forcing removal of the uterus.
Also known as: Combined pelvic fracture
Natasha falls three stories from a hotel balcony the night before her wedding, sustaining a windswept pelvis (AP compression on one side, lateral compression on the other) with widened SI joint, sacral fracture, and severe internal bleeding requiring emergency surgery.
Claire, a guardian of her deceased sister's children, develops toxic megacolon after taking unprescribed antibiotics for what she thought was the flu. The antibiotics wiped out good intestinal bacteria causing severe inflammation and bowel perforation requiring emergency subtotal colectomy with ileostomy.
Also known as: Tumor in the spine
Catherine Fox is revealed to have a massive tumor on her spine that she has been hiding from her family. She is symptomatic and in pain, and attempts to use 3D visualization technology to plan the complex surgery.
Also known as: Brain damage from lack of oxygen
After severe blood loss from her fall injuries, Natasha develops a possible anoxic brain injury and is placed in a medically induced coma, with uncertain prognosis for recovery.
Also known as: Accidental injection of paralytic drugs
Owen is accidentally injected with propofol and succinylcholine (paralytic drugs) intended for a patient during surgery. He instructs the team to intubate him before he loses his airway and is paralyzed for several hours.