Abstract:Objective To explore the influence of hydromorphone on the hemodynamics and stress response during general anesthesia induction. Methods Totally 80 patients undergoing general anaesthesia with ASA grade I/II were involved in this study. All patients received Propofol (2.0?mg/kg) and Rocuronium (0.6?mg/kg). Patients were divided into 4 groups based on dosage of hydromorphone (n?=?20): group A (fentanyl, 5.0?μg/kg), group B (hydromorphone, 0.04?μg/kg), group C (hydromorphone, 0.06?μg/kg), group D (hydromorphone, 0.08?μg/kg). The heart rate (HR), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastotolic blood pressure (DBP) and SpO2 were measured 5?min after entering the surgery room (T0), immediately after inserting tracheal catheter (T1), 1?min (T2), 3?min (T3) and 5?min (T4) after inserting tracheal catheter. The venous blood samples were taken at T0, T1, T2, T3, T4 time points for the measurements of epinephrine (AE), norepinephrine (NE) and dopamine (DA) with high performance liquid chromatography. Results Compared with T0, the HR at T1, T2, T3 in four groups were significantly increased (P?< 0.05), and the HR in group A at T4 was significantly higher than that at T0 (P?0.05). Compared with group D, the HR at T1, T2, T3 and T4 in remaining groups were significantly increased (P?0.05). Compared with T0, the SBP and DBP at T1, T2 and T3 in group A, group B and group C were significantly increased (P?0.05). Compared with group D, the SBP and DBP at T1, T2, T3 and T4 in group A, group B and group C were significantly increased (P?< 0.05). Compared with T0, the E, NE and DA at T1, T2, T3 and T4 in group A, group B and group C were significantly increased (P?0.05), and the E, NE and DA in group D at T1, T2, and T3 were significantly higher than it at T0 (P?0.05). Compared with group D, the E, NE and DA at T1, T2, T3 and T4 in group A, group B and group C were significantly increased (P?0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in E, NE and DA among group A, group B and group C (P?>?0.05). Conclusions Intravenous injection hydromorphone at 0.08 μg/kg is effective and safe, which reducing the hemodynamics and stress response during general anesthesia induction.