Objective:To explore the anesthesia for infants with congenital biliary atresia.Methods:A total of 23 infants suffering from congenital biliary atresia were randomly divided into two groups

group A(pure general anesthesia) and groupB(general anesthesia combined with epidural block).The variation of MAP and HR were recorded at different time points such as before operation(T1)

cutting skin(T2)

exploring biliary tract(T3) and pulling out endotracheal catheter(T4).Meanwhile

the doses of fentanyl

aracurium and isoflurane were recorded.and the time periods of breath recovery and pulling out endotracheal catheter after stopping inhalation of isoflurane were recorded.Results:Before operation(T1)MAP and HR in both groups changed unsignificantly(P>0.05).For the time points of cutting skin(T2)?exploring biliary tract(T3) and pulling out endotracheal catheter(T4)

MAP and HR in group A were higher than those in group B(P<0.05);the time periods of breath recovery and pulling out endotracheal catheter in group A were longer than those in group B(P<0.05)

The dosages of narcotic in group B were less than those of group A.Conclusion:Both two anesthetic methods could be used in the operation of congenital biliary atresia on infants but the method of group B was better than that of group A.