Abstract:Objective To analyze the clinical effects of dexmedetomidine (DEX) combined with different concentrations of sevoflurane in patients undergoing lower extremity fracture surgery.Methods A total of 84 patients who underwent lower extremity fracture surgery at Baoji Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from April 2022 to September 2024 were selected and divided into the observation group and the control group according to the random number table method, with 42 cases in each group. The control group was given DEX combined with high-concentration (2.5% ~ 4.0%) sevoflurane for anesthesia maintenance, while the observation group was given DEX combined with low-concentration (1.0% ~ 2.0%) sevoflurane for anesthesia maintenance. The anesthetic effect of the two groups was compared.Results Comparison of HR, MAP, CaO2 , CvO2 , and ACTH, cortisil and AD levels at T0 , T1 and T2 between the observation group and the control group showed that they were different across the time points (P < 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in HR and MAP between the observation group and the control group (P > 0.05). There were statistically significant differences in CaO2 , CvO2 , and ACTH, cortisil and AD levels between the observation group and the control group (P < 0.05). In addition, the change trends of HR, MAP, CaO2 , CvO2 , and ACTH, cortisil and AD levels showed statistically significant differences (P < 0.05). The recovery time of spontaneous breathing and the time to first exhaust in the observation group were both shorter than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The differences in MMSE, VAS and MoCA scores before and 48 hours after the operation were all greater in the observation group than in the control group (P < 0.05). The overall incidence of adverse reactions in the observation group was lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05).Conclusion In patients with lower extremity fractures, anesthesia with DEX combined with low-concentration sevoflurane attenuates hemodynamic fluctuations, mitigates cognitive dysfunction, elicits a milder stress response, and is associated with a lower incidence of anesthesia-related adverse events.