Can patients safely be admitted to a ward after craniotomy for resection of intra-axial brain tumors?

Abstract

It is safe to admit almost all patients to a floor bed after craniotomy for intra-axial brain tumor resection. The risk of a catastrophic problem occurring after a 4 hour stay in the post anesthesia care unit is extremely low. Furthermore, even patients who are electively managed in an ICU are unlikely to develop problems that would lead to a worse outcome had they been in a floor bed.