Also known as: Abruption
Shira Paul experiences a complete placental abruption at 25 weeks gestation with severe hemorrhage, requiring emergency delivery of her premature infant and surgery to control bleeding.
Also known as: Premature birth
Baby delivered at 25 weeks weighing less than 2 pounds, at the cusp of viability, requiring intensive NICU support with multiple life-threatening complications. The episode centers on the ethical debate about continuing aggressive treatment.
Also known as: NEC
The premature infant develops necrotizing enterocolitis with complete bowel involvement. Addison performs surgery but finds the entire bowel is necrotic with no clear margins, leaving the baby unable to digest food and requiring permanent parenteral nutrition.
Also known as: Brain bleed
The premature infant experiences bleeding in the brain causing seizures and likely moderate brain damage, though Addison is able to stop the active bleeding.
Also known as: Hernia in groin
Young patient undergoes hernia repair surgery with mesh patch placement, but later develops significant intestinal ischemia requiring emergency intervention by Sam when the original surgeon (Scott) is unavailable.
Also known as: Heroin addiction
Charlotte's new boyfriend, surgeon Dr. Scott, requests oxycodone from Cooper, later falls asleep at the hospital after taking narcotics, and fails to discharge his patient. Violet evaluates him and recommends he stop seeing patients. He ultimately checks himself into treatment.