Kayabaşı, SerkanÇayır, SerkanHızlı, Ömer2020-02-142020-02-1420211808-8694https:/dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjorl.2019.09.006https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12451/7212Kayabaşı, Serkan ( Aksaray, Yazar ) Çayır, Serkan ( Aksaray, Yazar )Introduction: Anxiety and pain levels of septoplasty patients may vary according to intraday operation time. Objective: To investigate the effects of septoplasty operation and intraday operation time on anxiety and postoperative pain. Methods: Ninety- eight voluntary patients filled out the hospital anxiety and depression scale to measure the anxiety level three weeks before, one hour before and one week after surgery. Forty-nine patients were operated at 8:00 am (morning group); other 49 were operated at 03:00 pm (afternoon group). We used a visual analogue scale to measure postoperative pain. Preoperative and postoperative scores were compared, as were the scores of the groups. Results: Median hospital anxiety and depression scale scores one hour before the operation [6 (2–10)] were significantly higher compared to the median scores three weeks before the operation [3 (1–6)] (p < 0.001), and one week after the operation [2 (1–6)] were significantly lower compared to the median scores three weeks before the operation [3 (1–6)] (p < 0.001). Hospital anxiety and depression scale scores one hour before the operation were significantly greater in the afternoon group [8 (7–10)], compared to the morning group [4 (2–6)] (p < 0.001). Postoperative first, sixth, twelfth and twenty-fourth-hour pain visual analogue scale scores were significantly higher in the afternoon group compared to the morning group (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Septoplasty might have an increasing effect on short-term anxiety and postoperative pain. Performing this operation at a late hour in the day might further increase anxiety and pain. However, the latter has no long-term effect on anxiety.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAnsiedadeAnxietyDor pós-operatóriaOperation TimePostoperative PainSeptoplastiaSeptoplastyTempo de CirurgiaArticle----10.1016/j.bjorl.2019.09.00631771818Q2WOS:000657140600011Q2