Abstract:Objective To compare the effects of different loading doses of remimazolam besylate combined with sufentanil on hemodynamics in patients undergoing hysteroscopic surgery.Methods A total of 120 patients who underwent hysteroscopic surgery in our hospital from March 2022 to May 2022 were selected and randomly divided into low-dose, medium-dose and high-dose groups, with 40 cases in each group. All patients received 0.1 μg/kg of sufentanil for analgesic pretreatment, and 0.10, 0.15 and 0.20 mg/kg of remimazolam besylate were pumped at a constant rate within 10 minutes into patients in the low-dose, medium-dose and high-dose groups, respectively. Afterwards, 0.05 to 0.50 mg/(kg·h) of remimazolam besylate was intravenously administrated. The operative duration and sedative efficacy among the three groups were compared. The heart rate (HR) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) at the time of admission into the operating room (T0), at the time of cervical dilation (T1), at the time of intrauterine operation (T2), and at the end of the operation (T3) among the three groups were compared. The number of additional drug administration, time of awakening, and adverse events among three groups were compared.Results There was no difference in the operative duration among the three groups (P > 0.05). The rate of effective sedation in the high-dose and medium-dose groups was higher than that in the low-dose group (P < 0.05). The comparison of HR and MAP at T0, T1, T2, and T3 in the low-, medium-, and high-dose groups was performed using repeated measures analysis of variance, and the results revealed that HR and MAP were different at different time points (F = 85.415 and 47.562, both P = 0.000) and that there were differences in HR and MAP among the three groups at T1, T2, and T3 (F = 73.654 and 57.634, both P = 0.000). Besides, the change trends of HR and MAP were different among the three groups (F = 102.363 and 39.852, both P = 0.000). At T1, T2, and T3, HR and MAP in the high-dose group were lower than those in the low- and medium-dose groups (P < 0.05). HR and MAP at T1, T2, and T3 were lower than those at T0 in all three groups (P < 0.05). The number of additional drug administration in the low-dose group was higher than that in the medium-dose and high-dose groups (P < 0.05). The time of awakening in the high-dose group was longer than that in the low-dose and medium-dose group (P < 0.05). No severe adverse events occurred during and after the operation in the three groups. There was no significant difference in the incidence of bradycardia, respiratory depression, hypoxemia, intraoperative body movement, postoperative lower abdominal pain, and postoperative dizziness among the three groups (P > 0.05).Conclusions The infusion of remimazolam besylate at a loading dose of 0.15 mg/kg within 10 minutes combined with sufentanil for anesthesia in hysteroscopic surgery may achieve good sedative efficacy, with minor effects on hemodynamics and few safety concerns.