Abstract:Objective To investigate the effects of different anesthesia methods on cellular immunity and serum inflammatory factors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) undergoing laparoscopic hysterectomy.Methods We enrolled 120 T2DM patients undergoing laparoscopic hysterectomy in our hospital from January 2016 to January 2019, and divided them into two groups with the method of random number table. Group A (60 cases) received general anesthesia with target controlled infusion of propofol and remifentanil, while group B (60 cases) received general anesthesia with propofol and remifentanil combined with sevoflurane inhalation. The levels of T lymphocytes (CD3+, CD4+, CD8+), natural killer cells (CD3-CD16+CD56+), serum interleukin-6 (IL-6), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), and interleukin-10 (IL-10) as well as adverse reactions during operation were compared between the two groups.Results The levels of CD3+ cells, CD4+ cells, CD8+ cells, CD3-CD16+CD56+ cells, IL-6, hs-CRP, PCT and IL-10 were different between the groups and altered at different time points [before anesthesia (T0), before pneumoperitoneum (T1), 1.5 hours after pneumoperitoneum (T2), 1 day after operation (T3), and 3 days after operation (T4)] with distinct changing trends (P < 0.05). The recovery time and extubation time in group B were shorter than those in group A (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the duration of the maintenance of anesthesia, and the incidences of intraoperative nausea and vomiting, traction reaction and hypotension between group B and group A (P > 0.05).Conclusions General anesthesia with target controlled infusion of propofol and remifentanil combined with sevoflurane inhalation can reduce the level of serum inflammatory factors, protect the cellular immune function, and do not increase the adverse reactions during operation in T2DM patients undergoing laparoscopic hysterectomy, which is of certain value for clinical application.