Objective To compare of sevoflurane and propofol on cerebral oxygen metabolism and postoperative cognitive function during anesthesia maintenance.MethodsSeventy emergency trauma patients admitted to Zhoushan Hospital from August 2014 to August 2015, whom were randomLy divided into two groups (n=35 each): The control group anesthesia maintained by propofol;while the observation group were maintained with sevoflurane anesthesia.The changes of cerebral oxygen metabolism were compared between the two groups at different time points during anesthesia maintenance, and the Mini-Mental State Examination(MMSE) score, Trail-Making Test(TMT)completion time and the incidence of adverse reactions after recovery were also compared.ResultsThe SjvO2 values of each group were much higher in 2 min after induction (T2), 2 min after tracheal extubation (T3) than those before anesthesia (T1), while the Da-jvO2 and COER values were significantly decreased in T2 and T3 than those in T1, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05).These values were wihtout significant difference between the two groups in each period.The TMT completion time of the control group was prolonged than before induction, while the MMSE score was decreased than before induction, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05).There was no significant difference in TMT completion time and MMSE score in the observation group before and after induction.The incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups was not statistically significant.The eye opening time, orientation recovery time and anal exhaust time of control group were much later than those in observation group, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05).ConclusionSevoflurane and propofol can meet the need of maintaining the cerebral oxygen balance during anesthesia maintenance, but sevoflurane anesthesia has fewer influences in post-operation cognitive function.