Post-Operative Care

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Post-operative care after brain tumor or pituitary tumor surgery:

(What to expect and follow-up appointments)

After craniotomy

• Most patients will spend at least one night in the intensive care unit (ICU) and then typically 2 or 3 additional nights on a regular (non-ICU) ward.
• You will likely have some incisional pain and mild to moderate headache for which you will be given pain medication.
• You may have a CT scan or MRI before your discharge home.
• Your first follow-up appointment will be 2 - 3 weeks after surgery.
• Your 2nd follow-up appointment  will typically be 2 - 3 months after surgery.
• Additional follow-up appointments with other specialists will be arranged as needed   .
• (See also Discharge Instructions After Craniotomy)
  

After endonasal surgery

• Most patients will spend two nights on a regular (non-ICU) ward.
• You will typically have some incisional pain if you had an abdominal fat graft taken and mild to moderate headache for which you will be given pain medication; nasal congestion and some bloody nasal drainage is also common.
• You may have a CT scan or MRI before your discharge home.
• Your first follow-up appointment will be 2 - 3 weeks after surgery.
• Your second follow-up appointment will typically be 2 - 3 months after surgery.
• Additional follow-up appointments with other specialists will be arranged as needed.
• (See also Discharge Instructions After Endonasal Surgery)

DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS AFTER CRANIOTOMY (Download)


DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS AFTER ENDONASAL SURGERY (Download)


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