Abstract:Objective?To investigate the effectiveness and safety of Dexmedetomidine combined with Fentanyl sedation in endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL).?Method?80 patients with liver cirrhosis underwent EVL were randomly divided into Dexmedetomidine combined with Fentanyl (DF group) and Fentanyl group (F group). All the the patients were given oral Lidocaine plasmagel 10 ml for surface anesthesia ten mintues before EVL. DF group then received intravenous infusion of Dexmedetomidine 0.5 μg/kg in ten minutes by infusion pump and slow intravenous injection of Fentanyl 0.5 μg/kg 2 minutes before EVL; F group received intravenous infusion of the same volume of normal saline of Dexmedetomidine 0.5 μg/kg in ten minutes by infusion pump and slow intravenous injection of Fentanyl 0.5 μg/kg 2 minutes before EVL. Ramsay sedation score, patient’s adverse reactions, intraoperative reaction score, patient’s satisfaction score, operation doctor satisfaction score, operation time were recorded.?Results?Patients Ramsay score in DF group was higher than F group, patient satisfaction, operation doctor satisfaction score were better than the F group, the operation time DF group was less than that of group F. Adverse reactions were similar in the two groups.?Conclusion?Conscious sedation of Dexmedetomidine combined with Fentanyl for EVL is safe and effective, which is better than use Fentanyl alone.