Objective  To investigate the effect of clinical nursing pathway on treating patients with transurethral resection for benign prostatic hyperplasia.

  Methods  A total of 136 patients with transurethral resection for benign prostatic hyperplasia were randomly divided into two groups, with 68 cases in each group. The control group was treated with routine nursing, while the observation group was treated with clinical nursing pathway on the basis of control group. Nursing efficiency was compared between two groups.

  Results  After nursing, the scores of somatization, compulsion, depression, anxiety, fear, interpersonal relationship, paranoia, hostility and psychiatric factors of Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The incidence of postoperative complications in the observation group was 5.88%, which was significantly lower than 19.12% in the control group (P < 0.05). The hospitalization time and hospitalization expenses after nursing in the observation group were significantly better than those in the control group (P < 0.05).

  Conclusion  In patients with transurethral resection for benign prostatic hyperplasia, the clinical nursing pathway can significantly improve the adverse emotions of patients, reduce the occurrence of postoperative complications, and promote the early recovery of patients.