Abstract:[Objective] To search the factors related to death within one year after internal fixation with proximal femoral nail anti-rota- tion (PFNA) for femoral intertrochanteric fractures in the elderly in two hospitals of southern Jiangsu. [Methods] A retrospective study was conducted on 864 patients who received PFNA for femoral intertrochanteric fracture from August 2014 to January 2021 in the two hospitals. Based on whether or not died within one year after operation, the patients were divided into two groups. Univariate comparison and binary multivariate logistic regression were done to explore the factors related to death. In addition, receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to evaluate the value of the main factor for predicting the death. [Results] Among the 864 patients, 144 died within one year after operation, accounted for 16.7%, with the main death cause of pulmonary infection. In term of univariate comparison, the death group was significantly older (P<0.05) , had significantly longer interval between injury and operation (P<0.05) , significantly longer hospi- tal stay (P<0.05) , significantly worsened ASA grade (P<0.05) and significantly lower albumin level than the non-death group (P<0.05) . As result of logistic regression, the advanced age (OR=2.895, P=0.002) , low albumin (OR=0.418, P=0.004) , pulmonary disease (OR= 2.221, P=0.023) , long hospital stay (OR=2.989, P<0.001) and worsened ASA grade (OR=2.504, P=0.019) were the independent risk fac- tors for death within one year after operation for femoral intertrochanteric fracture in the elderly. Regarding to ROC analysis, the aera under curve (AUC) was ranked up-down in sequence of hospital stay (0.885) , age (0.841) and low albumin (0.654) . [Conclusion] The advanced age, hypoalbuminemia, underlying pulmonary diseases, prolonged hospital stay, and worsened ASA grade are main factors related to death within one year after surgery for intertrochanteric fractures in the elderly over 65 years old in this study.