Length of hospital stay after hip fracture and short term risk of death after discharge: a total cohort study in Sweden

Objective To investigate relation between inpatient length of stay after hip fracture and risk of death after hospital discharge.Setting Population ≥50 years old living in Sweden as of 31 December 2005 with a first hip fracture the years 2006-12.Participants 116 111 patients with an incident hip fracture from a closed nationwide cohort.Main outcome measure Death within 30 days of hospital discharge in relation to hospital length of stay after adjustment for multiple covariates.Results Mean inpatient length of stay after a hip fracture decreased from 14.2 days in 2006 to 11.6 days in 2012 (P