Objective:To explore the effect of targeted nursing with evidence-based support in the treatment of craniopharyngioma via the transsphenoidal approach.Methods:A total of 70 patients with craniopharyngiomas who were admitted to the Department of Oncology of Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University from June 2018 to June 2019 were selected and all received transsphenoidal surgery in the hospital. The patients were divided into 2 groups according to the lottery method, 35 cases in the control group, using conventional nursing; 35 cases in the observation group, using targeted care with evidence-based support; comparing the two groups of patients before and after care, the incidence of complications, and the length of hospital stay.Results:The scores of anxiety and depression (6.05±1.24 and 5.78±1.48) in the observation group 2 weeks after nursing were lower than those in the control group (9.95±1.73 and 10.52±1.87). The difference was statistically significant ( t value was 10.036, 10.886, P<0.05). The postoperative high fever, electrolyte imbalance, diabetes insipidus, epilepsy remission time and hospital stay in the observation group were (5.49±0.84)h, (5.46±0.39)d, (1.03±0.21)h, (6.24±2.78)d, (12.51±1.48)d, which were shorter than those in the control group (8.78±1.05)h, (8.51±0.47)d, (2.49±0.35)h, (8.97±2.80)d, (15.26±1.52)d. The difference was statistically significant ( t value were 4.093-29.545, P<0.05). The incidence of postoperative complications in the observation group was 17.14% (6/35), which was lower than 37.14% (13/35) in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2 value was 4.786, P=0.029). Conclusion:Targeted nursing with evidence-based support can reduce the incidence of postoperative complications in patients with craniopharyngioma through the transsphenoidal approach, shorten the length of hospital stay, and achieve significant application results.