Three Enemies of Circadian Rhythm: Anxiety, Sleeplessness and Pain in Patients Following Open-Heart Surgery

Objective: This study aimed to determine the relationship between preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain and perioperative sleep quality in open-heart surgery patients.Methods: It was a cross-sectional study. The research sample included 126 patients who underwent open-heart surgery for the first time and remained in intensive care for a maximum period of 48 hours. All patients’ procedures were performed with cardiopulmonary bypass and...