Acute pain intensity in men and women after septoplasty

Acute pain in the initial period after surgery on cartilaginous part of the nasal septum was studied. It is shown that the pain level was significantly higher in women than in men (P < 0.01). It is concluded that gender should be taken account of in pain relief strategy after this type of surgery. © 2016, Kastyro I.V., Torshin V.I., Drozdova G.A., Popadyuk V.I.