Table 4.

Length of hospital stay of patients with first attack acute pancreatitis at index stay 1988–2003 in different time periods.

Time period	Men *	Women *	Total *
1988–1992	6 (3 – 10)	7 (4 – 11)	6 (4 – 11)
1993–1997	6 (3 – 10)	6 (4 – 10)	6 (3 – 10)
1998–2003	5 (3 – 9)	5 (3 – 9)	5 (3 – 9)
Total period	6 (3 – 10)	6 (4 – 10)	6 (3 – 10)

Length of stay in days, median (p25 – p75). * Significant (p < 0.001) decrease in length of stay in different time periods in men, women and total. No difference between men and women.