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Frame-based patients are usually discharged 1–2 h after the procedure. Mask-based patients are discharged after speaking to the physician. The neurosurgeon will meet with the patient and their family members prior to discharge. Patients are provided with preprinted discharge instructions that include what to expect following the Gamma Knife procedure. The instructions include how to care for the pin sites. Follow-up appointments depend on the patient’s diagnosis and typically occur between 6 weeks and 6 months. The patient’s follow-up instructions are transcribed onto the preprinted discharge instructions. The nurse transports the patient to the front of the hospital for same day discharge. Since patients travel to our center from across the region or country, and often abroad, we take special care to make sure that all questions and expectations are addressed prior to the patient leaving the hospital. We also provide the patient with a phone number that answers 24 h a day in the event they have any questions or concerns following their discharge.

Jonet Vacsulka, RN, BSN

Center for Image-Guided Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

200 Lothrop Street

Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (USA)

E-Mail Vacsulkaja@upmc.edu