ABSTRACT
The care of a patient with head injury can be particularly intimidating to the uninitiated physician. The severe nature of an extensive neurologic insult requires that the patient receive care in the intensive care unit. This chapter will describe the most common complications that occur after a patient undergoes a craniotomy: mass lesions, central nervous system infections, cerebral infarctions, and neurogenic metabolic imbalances. The chapter will also include an algorithm for managing complications after craniotomy.
