Abstract:[Objective] To explore the factors of delaying hip arthroplasty 72 hours after admission for femoral intertrochanteric frac- tures in elderly. [Methods] A retrospective study was conducted on a total of 144 elderly patients who underwent hip arthroplasty combined with internal fixation to reconstruct the greater trochanter for femoral intertrochanteric fracture from October 2018 to February 2022. Ac- cording to whether the patient had operation completed 72 hours after admission, they were divided into delayed group and undelayed group. Univariate comparison and binary multifactor logistic regression analysis were used to search the factors related to delay surgery. [Results] Of 144 patients, 33 had surgical treatment performed within 72 hours after admission (the undelayed group), accounting for 22.9%; while the other 111 got surgical operation beyond 72 hours after admission (the delayed group), accounting for 77.1%. In term of uni- variate comparison, the delayed group was significantly younger than the undelayed group [(82.3±4.8) years vs (84.4±5.6) years, P=0.043], the delayed group had significantly higher proportion than the undelayed group in terms of urinary tract infections [26(23.4%) vs 0(0%), P= 0.002], arrhythmia [24(21.6%) vs 1(3.0%), P=0.013], and lung infection [35(31.5%) vs 2(6.0%), P=0.003]. In addition, the delayed group had significantly higher level of alanine aminotransferase than the undelayed group [(15.1±8.9) IU/L vs (11.8±5.5) IU/L, P=0.044]. Howev- er, there were no significant differences in gender composition, drinking history, smoking history, rate of hypertension, rate of diabetes and ASA classification between the two groups (P>0.05), no significant differences in blood test indexes, including Hb, HCT, TB, ALB, Crea, GLU, K, Na, CI and Ca between the two groups (P>0.05), and no significant differences in the results of lung CT, heart ultrasound and cra- niocerebral CT between 2 groups (P>0.05). As results of multivariate logistic regression analysis, arrhythmia (OR=9.383, 95%CI 1.174~ 75.018, P=0.035), pulmonary infection (OR=7.342, 95%CI 1.539~35.035, P=0.012) were independent risk factors for delaying surgical op- eration 72 hours after admission for femoral intertrochanteric fractures. [Conclusion] In this study, arrhythmia and pulmonary infection are the risk factors for delayed operation intervention 72 hours after admission for femoral intertrochanteric fracture in the elderly.