Abstract
Objective: To analyze the relationship between the length of hospital stay and the mortality rate of elderly patients with fractures of the proximal femur. Methods: This research has an epidemiological character, with documentary, retrospective, descriptive and analytical design with a sample consisting of 570 patients who received a femoral fracture between the period of January 2018 to December 2019. A sociodemographic form was used for the evolution (retrospective) of the variables. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics using the IBM SPSS Statistics program. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee. Results: Of the 570 cases, 263 occurred in 2018 and 307 in 2019. Regarding deaths, 15 patients died over 81 years of age, most of whom were female and spent more than 15 days in hospital. In 2019, 11 patients died, majority (63.64%), also aged over 81 years, female, however, with an average length of stay from 8 to 15 days. Conclusion: The study revealed that the longer hospital stay influences the mortality rate of elderly patients with fractures of the proximal femur, increasing the risk of death.