Abstract:Objective To compare the effects of dexmedetomidine (Dex) and propofol on sedation, hemodynamics and cerebral protection in patients with craniocerebral injury. Methods A total of 76 patients with craniocerebral injury in our hospital from January 2017 to December 2019 were selected, and were divided into the control group (n?=?38) and the observation group randomly (n?=?38). The control group was given propofol, while the observation group was given Dex. The Glasgow coma score (GCS), face rating scale (FRS) score, heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP), blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), the central venous oxygen saturation (ScVO2), internal jugular venous oxygen saturation (SjVO2), blood lactic acid (Lac), serum S100β protein, and neuron specific enolase (NSE) levels were measured before administration (T1), 2h after administration (T2), 6h after administration (T3), and 24h after administration (T4). The adverse reactions were recorded during the medication administration. Results The GCS and FRS score of the observation group were different from those of the control group at T1, T2, T3 and T4 (P?0.05). Compared with the control group, the GCS of the observation group was higher and the FRS score was lower (P?0.05). The changing trends of GCS and FRS score of the two groups were different (P?0.05). The HR and MAP (P?0.05) rather than SpO2 (P?>?0.05) of the observation group were different from those of the control group at T1, T2, T3, T4. Compared with the control group, the HR and MAP of the observation group was lower (P?0.05), while no difference in the SpO2 was found between the two groups (P?>?0.05). The changing trends of HR and MAP of the two groups were different (P?0.05), and there was no difference in the changing trend of SpO2 between the two groups (P?>?0.05). The ScvO2, SjvO2, Lac, NSE and S100β protein levels in the observation group were different from those in the control group at T1, T2, T3 and T4 (P?0.05). The ScvO2 and SjvO大 levels in the observation group were higher but Lac, NSE and S100β protein levels in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P?0.05). The changing trends of ScvO2, SjvO2, Lac, NSE and S100β protein levels of the two groups were different (P?0.05). The total incidence of adverse reactions in the observation group (10.53%) was not significantly different from that in the control group (13.16%) (P?>?0.05). Conclusions Dex can effectively improve the effect of sedation and analgesia on patients with craniocerebral injury, which is beneficial to maintain the stability of hemodynamics, and is of significant value for clinical application.