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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy of cluster nursing intervention based on Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for xerostomia in chronic rhinosinusitis after nasal endoscopic surgery. METHODS: A total of 80 patients with chronic rhinosinusitis who underwent functional nasal endoscopic surgery between January 2020 and December 2021 were selected and randomly divided into a control group (nâ¯=â¯40) and an experimental group (nâ¯=â¯40). Patients in the control group were treated with general nursing, while ERAS-based cluster nursing intervention was adopted for the experimental group, in addition to general nursing. Xerostomia stage and comfort level were observed at 2â¯h, 6â¯h, 24â¯h and 48â¯h after surgery; negative emotions before and after nursing were also observed. RESULTS: After the intervention, the xerostomia stage and comfort level at 6, 24 and 48 after surgery were higher in the experimental group (pâ¯<â¯0.05). Negative emotions in the experimental group were lower after nursing (pâ¯<â¯0.001). The self-rating depression scale and self-rating anxiety scale scores increased after nursing in both two groups (pâ¯<â¯0.05). CONCLUSION: Enhanced recovery after surgery-based cluster nursing intervention can alleviate xerostomia, improve patients' comfort levels, reduce their negative emotions and accelerate postoperative recovery.