Episode
Grey's Anatomy: Hold Back the River
Overview
Amelia, Koracick and DeLuca perform a risky, groundbreaking procedure using ultrasound waves to remove a young patient’s brain tumor. Meanwhile, Meredith and Jo work with different polymers to try to salvage their project submission; and Richard’s AA sponsor is admitted to Grey Sloan with a DNR.
Details
- Series
- Grey's Anatomy
- Season
- Season 14
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 2018-04-05
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Hold Back the River is Episode 18 in Season 14 of Grey's Anatomy. It aired on 2018-04-05. The runtime is 43 min.
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