Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the factors that contribute to the length of hospital stay of patients in the Medical Clinic Ward of a hospital in the metropolitan region of a municipality in the state of Pará. Methods: A quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive and comparative research was carried out, with data from medical records of patients aged 18 years or older undergoing hospitalization in the medical clinic wards of a hospital in a municipality in the state of Pará, from January to February 2017. Results: There were there was a predominance of males and the most frequent age group was 40 to 59 years old, with a mean age of 54.2 years and an average length of stay of 34.5 days. Conclusion: More than one factor related to a patient was observed, in which the clinical decompensation of the underlying disease such as complications of liver cirrhosis and unspecified Diabetes mellitus were identified as the main factors responsible for the increase in hospitalization days.