Does Early Surgical Fixation of Proximal Femoral Fractures in Elderly Patients Affect Mortality Rates?

 To analyze whether a reduction in the waiting time for orthopedic surgery in elderly patients with fracture of the proximal end of the femur leads to a reduction in in-hospital mortality, 6-month mortality, and duration of hospitalization.  This was a retrospective cohort study including 81 patients with intertrochanteric and subtrochanteric fractures who underwent surgical repair between 2015 and 2016 in a referral hospital, before and after a protocol for early surgical fixation (< 48 hours) was implemented.  The mean length of hospital stay decreased from 17 to 11 days.