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Objectice: We aimed to compare spinal and general anesthesia in terms of maternal satisfaction in elective cesarean sections. In addition we investigated the effect of patients' anxiety levels on the choice of anesthesia method. Material and Methods: 101 volunteer patients undergoing elective cesarean section were prospectively investigated. The patients preferred the anesthesia methods themselves. 51 patients who preferred spinal anesthesia and 50 patients who preferred general anesthesia were investigated. The patients were asked about their concerns about anesthesia before the operation. Anxiety levels before the operation were determined with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). 24 hours after the operation, Quality of Recovery-40 Scale was used to evaluate their satisfaction levels. And possible complications were questioned. Results: The anxiety level of the patients who preferred general anesthesia was found to be higher(p:0,000). The biggest fears of the patients about anesthesia were not waking up after surgery (53.5%), staying in the intensive care unit (18.8%), and post-operative pain (11.9%). It was observed that the QoR-40 values of the patients who developed postoperative complications such as nausea-vomiting, low back pain and shortness of breath were statistically significantly lower. The QoR-40 scores of the patients who were operated under spinal anesthesia were higher (p:0.014). Conclusion: We found that patients who were operated under spinal anesthesia were more satisfied. It was observed that those who preferred general anesthesia had higher anxiety levels.

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