Abstract： Objective To evaluate the effects of flurbiprofen axetil and fentanyl in postoperative analgesia on immune function and stress response of the patients undergoing esophagectomy. Methods Sixty patients were randomly divided into three groups with 20 cases in each group, including Group F_1 (pre-operative: flurbiprofen axetil 50mg, postoperative : flurbiprofen axetil 50mg + fentanyl 10μg/kg + droperidol 2.5 mg), F_2 (postoperative: flurbiprofen axetil 100mg + fentanyl 10μg/kg + droperidol 2. 5 mg) , and group C (postoperative: fentanyl 10μg/kg + droperidol 2.5 mg). The VAS score was recorded at 1, 24, 48 hours after surgery. Blood samples were obtained from peripheral vein for determination of NE, ACTH, COS, CD3~ + , CD4~+ , CD8~+ and CD4 VCD8~+ at 30min before surgery, 1 d, 2d after surgery. Results Patients in the three groups did not show any significant difference in the VAS scores ( P > 0.05). NE was significantly lower in group F_1 than group F_2 and group C at 1 d after surgery ( P < 0. 05). There were significantly decreased ACTH in group F_2 and F_1 than group C at 1d after surgery( P <0. 05), and it was significantly decreased in group F, than that in group C at 2d after surgery( P < 0.05). COS was significantly decreased in group F_1 than that group C at 1d after surgery( P <0.05 ). CD3~+ T-lymphocytes were significantly higher in group F_2 and F_1 than that group C at 1h after surgery ( P <0. 05) , and group F, was significantly higher than group C at 2d after surgery( P <0.05). CD4~+ T-lymphocytes were significantly increased in group F_1 than that in group C and F_2 at 1d after surgery( P < 0.05). CD8~+ T-lymphocytes were no significantly change in 3 groups and at each time point ( P >0.05). CD4~+/ CD8~+ were significantly higher in group F_1 than that in group C and F_2 at 1 d after surgery( P <0.05). Conclusion Postoperative analgesia by using flurbiprofen axetil and fentanyl can diminish the using dose of postoperative opoiod drug, it can decrease patients postoperative stress level and improve patients cellular immune function.