Is it Normal for a Hospital to Discharge a Brain Surgery Patient?

[fascisthunter]

two days after surgery? The surgery was due to a brain tumor, the patient being my father, who received on it on Monday, then discharged Wednesday, the 9th late afternoon.

[MountainLaurel]

1. Depends on how well the recovery went

My FIL was discharged fairly quickly after his tumor was removed, as soon as he was ambulatory and had passed the point by which major complications would have shown up.

[fascisthunter]

2. it just seemed so soon... my father is 72

so he's no spring chicken

[trumad]

3. Mine was 3 days..

Meningioma...non cancerous...none the less....Brain Surgery.

[fascisthunter]

4. wow... ok

I guess it is a norm... my father's is cancerous though. They couldn't remove all of it.

[trumad]

5. I was 36...not 72

Honestly--- I was up watering my plants 4 days later--- pissed my wife off but I felt fine---although I looked like shit.

[fascisthunter]

7. I can imagine... my dad is laying down more than walking

he gets to dizzy when he stands too long. But he is getting eager to get up everyday. He's extremely bored laying there and watching tv.

[TwilightGardener]

6. If he's ambulatory, vital signs stable since surgery, neuro checks good, no device

in place that needs nursing care, I would think it would be OK--as long as there's someone at home who can care for him and bring him back if there's any problems. Good luck and best wishes for your dad.

[Greybnk48]

8. Was his surgery a craniotomy, or did they go through the nose?

The incision makes a difference. My husband and I were both Surg. Techs in our younger days. It doesn't seem possible to us that someone could go home that soon, but we left the field just as lasers were coming in. They make a huge difference as well.

Edited to add: Best wishes to you and your dad.

[fascisthunter]

10. They had to cut open his skull on the left side

where his Broca is.

[Greybnk48]

11. He's safer at home, (from infection). And he'll be happier.

But I fully understand your concern. 20 years ago when we were working in surgery, he would have stayed for a week. Whether or not that's better...?

[fascisthunter]

12. My Uncle Had Brain Surgery and got an infection

while he was in the hospital too. So, in that regard, it makes sense. I'm surprised though that folks are more likely to get an infection in a place such as a hospital... did not realize hospitals had such a hard time keeping patients away from infections.

[TwilightGardener]

13. There are personnel in hospitals who are devoted to nothing BUT infection control.

It is a big, big problem, because of vulnerable populations, varied and resistant bugs, compromised skin integrity (like incisions) or invasive devices (IV's, catheters), and necessary hands-on care.

[fascisthunter]

14. it makes sense....

[tammywammy]

9. Also, it's best to get them out of the hospital where they're at risk for MRSA.

If he's past the stage of major complications, best to just go home.