Objective  To explore the value of strengthening nursing intervention based on evidence-based nursing(EBN) in transurethral resection of prostate(TURP) of elderly patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

  Methods  A total of 120 elderly patients who accepted TURP due to BPH were randomly divided into control group and experimental group, with 60 cases in each group. The control group accepted routine nursing, while the experimental group traditionally accepted strengthened nursing intervention based on EBN. The nursing effect of the two groups was compared.

  Results  Mastery of corresponding knowledge of BPH and TURP of experimental group was better than that of control group(P < 0.05); postoperative Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) scores, and incidence of postoperative complications of experimental group were lower than that of control group(P < 0.05); duration of postoperative bladder irrigation, catheter indwelling time and hospital stay of experimental group were shorter than that of control group(P < 0.05); the effect of treatment and nursing satisfaction of experimental group were higher than that of control group(P < 0.05).

  Conclusion  Strengthened nursing intervention based on EBN is of great value in elderly BPH patients with TURP, it can reduce surgical risk and postoperative complications, improve nursing satisfaction and therapeutic effect.