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Management of the Postoperative Craniotomy Patient

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In this chapter, the management of the postoperative craniotomy patient is reviewed. Definitions, surgical indications, and common complications are provided. It provides a checklist for important information to collect from the surgeons and anesthesiologists, a checklist for admission, and a checklist for general craniotomy admission and uses a chart to provide an overview and treatment of the most common complications after craniotomy including cerebral edema, hydrocephalus, seizure, stroke, CSF leak, and pneumocephalus. Special case instruction of transsphenoidal approach and suboccipital craniotomies are provided.

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  1. Neuroscience ICU, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Alison Paolino

  2. Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Catherine S. W. Albin

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  1. Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Catherine S.W. Albin

  2. Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA

    Sahar F. Zafar

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Paolino, A., Albin, C.S.W. (2022). Management of the Postoperative Craniotomy Patient. In: Albin, C.S., Zafar, S.F. (eds) The Acute Neurology Survival Guide. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75732-8_54

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