Abstract:Abstract: Objective?To observe the effects of Dexmedetomidine combined with Ropivacaine for transversus abdominis plane block on postoperative analgesia and immune function in patients underwent laparoscopic radical resection of colorectal cancer.?Methods?60 patients with colorectal cancer scheduled for elective laparoscopic radical colorectal resection were randomly divided into three groups (n?=?20 in each group): Dexmedetomidine mixed with Ropivacaine TAPB group (group DR), Ropivacaine TAPB group (group R) and control group (group C). Ultrasound guided bilateral TAPB was performed in all the patients after anesthesia induction, group DR with Dexmedetomidine 1 μg/kg plus 0.375% Ropivacaine to 40 mL and group R with 0.375% Ropivacaine 40 mL, equal volume of saline was used in group C. Venous blood samples were collected before induction (T0), 2 h after operation (T1), 24 h after operation (T4), 48 h after operation (T5) for detection of T lymphocyte subsets CD3+, CD4+, CD8+ and natural killer (NK) cells levels by flow cytometry. Visual analogue score (VAS) at rest and on movement at 2?h (T1), 6 h (T2), 12 h (T3), 24 h (T4) and 48 h (T5) after operation were assessed. The total consumption of Propofol and Remifentanil, the first off-bed time, the first flatus time, the length of postoperative hospital stay were also recorded.?Results?Compared with T0, the levels of CD3+, NK cells in three groups were significantly decreased at T1, T4, T5 (P?0.05). The levels of CD4+ at T1, T4, T5 in group C, at T1, T4 in group R and DR were significantly decreased (P?0.05). Compared with group C, the levels of CD3+ at T1, T4 in group R and DR were obviously increased (P?0.05). The levels of CD4+, NK cells, at T4 in group R and group DR were obviously higher than those in group C (P?0.05). The levels of NK cells at T5 in group DR were still higher than those in group C (P?0.05). Compared with group C, VAS score on movement at T2, T3 in group R, at T2, T3, T4 in group DR were decreased (P?0.05). VAS score on movement at T3 in group DR was significantly lower than that in group R (P?0.05). The total consumption of Propofol and Remifentanil in group R and DR were obviously less than those in group C (P?0.05). The time of first get down from bed in group R and group DR were significantly shorter than that in group C (P?0.05). The first flatus time in group DR was also earlier than that in group C (P?0.05).?Conclusion?Dexmedetomidine mixed with Ropivacaine for TAPB in patients with colorectal cancer underwent laparoscopic radical resection can prolong the time of postoperative analgesia, decrease the total consumption of anaesthetic and alleviate the inhibitory degree of the cellular immune function, thus, it can further promote earlier recovery.