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Dexmedetomidine may reduce or reverse the early consolidation and formation of conditioned fear memory and prevent the occurrence of postoperative PTSD.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Objective<\/jats:title>To evaluate the effects of intraoperative and postoperative low-dose intravenous pumping dexmedetomidine on PTSD among patients with trauma undergoing emergency surgery.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>This double-blind, randomized clinical trial was conducted from January 22 to October 20, 2022, with follow-up 1 month postoperatively, in patients with trauma undergoing emergency surgery at 4 hospital centers in Jiangsu Province, China. A total of 477 participants were screened. The observers were blinded to patient groupings, particularly for subjective measurements.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Interventions<\/jats:title>Dexmedetomidine or placebo (normal saline) was administered at a maintenance dose of 0.1 \u03bcg\/kg hourly from the start of anesthesia until the end of surgery and at the same rate after surgery from 9 pm<\/jats:sc> to 7 am<\/jats:sc> on days 1 to 3.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>The primary outcome was the difference in the incidence of PTSD 1 month after surgery in the 2 groups. This outcome was assessed with the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders<\/jats:italic> (Fifth Edition) (CAPS-5). The secondary outcomes were the pain score within 48 hours and 1 month postoperatively; incidence of postoperative delirium, nausea, and pruritus; subjective sleep quality; anxiety; and occurrence of adverse events.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>A total of 310 patients (154 in the normal saline group and 156 in the dexmedetomidine group) were included in the modified intention-to-treat analysis (mean [SD] age, 40.2 [10.3] years; 179 men [57.7%]). The incidence of PTSD was significantly lower in the dexmedetomidine group than in the control group 1 month postoperatively (14.1% vs 24.0%; P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.03). The participants in the dexmedetomidine group had a significantly lower CAPS-5 score than those in the control group (17.3 [5.3] vs 18.9 [6.6]; mean difference, 1.65; 95% CI, 0.31-2.99; P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.02). After adjusting for potential confounders, the patients in the dexmedetomidine group were less likely to develop PTSD than those in the control group 1 month postoperatively (adjusted odds ratio, 0.51; 95% CI, 0.27-0.94; P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.03).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>In this randomized clinical trial, the administration of intraoperative and postoperative dexmedetomidine reduced the incidence of PTSD among patients with trauma. 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