Abstract:Objective To investigate the effect of general anesthesia on the stress response in enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) of colorectal cancer under the guidance of Narcotrend. Methods Sixty patients undergoing elective laparoscopic radical resection (Dixon) who underwent ERAS were randomly divided into two groups: N group was treated with Narcotrend to monitor the depth of anesthesia, and group D was the control group. According to the experience of blood pressure, heart rate and clinical signs, the depth of anesthesia was adjusted. Totally 30 patients in each group were treated with Propofol and Remifentanil for continuous infusion. Before the two groups of anesthesia (T 0 ), anesthesia (T 1 ) 30 minutes after surgery, after anesthesia (T 2 ), anesthesia recovery room and 24 hours after surgery (T 3 ), venous blood was collected for serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) and the level of cortisol (Cor), and the successful removal of the tracheal tube within 10 min after the operation was successful for fast-track anesthesia. The success rate of fast-channel anesthesia and the agitation period in the two groups were observed. Results The CRP of group D was higher in T 1 -T 3 than in T 0 and N group (P < 0.05), and IL-6 and Cor in group D in T 2 and T 3 were higher than those in T 0 and N group (P < 0.05); the success rate of fast-channel anesthesia in group N was higher than that in group D (P < 0.05); the incidence of agitation in group N was lower than that in group D (P < 0.05). Conclusions The general anesthesia monitored by Narcotrend can effectively reduce the body's stress response in the ERAS of rectal cancer, and effectively achieve fast-track anesthesia. Both of them meet the goal of ERAS.