AFTER CRANIOTOMY FOR TUMOURS
  • You should move around as much as is comfortable for you.
  • You will be given analgesics as needed.
  • You will be given 3 doses of intravenous antibiotics.
  • You will have a postoperative CT scan the next day.
  • The nurse will conduct neuro-observation in the first 24 hours.
  • The wound drain and urinary catheter will be removed on the day following your surgery.
  • You will be able to move around from day one unless instructed not to. The average hospital stay after craniotomy for tumours is 3-7 days.
  • You will need to visit your family doctor in one week to check on the wound and remove the staples and to see Dr Darwish in 4 weeks unless informed otherwise.
  • Depending on the type of tumour you may need to have postoperative radiotherapy and or chemotherapy.


DR. DARWISH AND HIS TEAM ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
PLEASE ASK US IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW!