Postoperative care
After surgery ,patients are taken to the neurocritical care ICU for monitoring Changes in ICP , CSF circulation, cerebral blood flow, and autoregulation continue even after a portion of the skull or bone flap has been removed. Contusion blossoming, brain edema , and hydrocephalus can still occur and may require intervention. Medical management is continued, and if the patient didn’t have a brain tissue monitor, one can be placed postoperatively to monitor ICP , CPP, and Pbto2.