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Table 3 The comparison of pain relief time, oral refeeding time, length of hospital stay and ICU stay

From: Stenting of the pancreatic duct in the early phase of acute pancreatitis: a retrospective study

Indicators (days)1

Study group

(N = 46)

Control group

(N = 85)

Total

(N = 131)

P value

Time of pain relief

2 (1,3)

4 (2,7)

3 (2,6)

< 0.001***

Time of oral refeeding

4 (2,6)

7 (5,10)

6 (4,9)

< 0.001***

Length of hospital stay

6 (5,11)

10 (8,13)

10 (6,13)

0.005**

ICU care, n (%)

5 (10.9)

8 (9.4)

13 (9.9)

> 0.9992

Length of ICU stay

5 (2,7)

10 (7,16)

7 (5,10)

0.039*

  1. 1The indicators of pain relief time, time to resume oral feeding, length of hospital stay and length of ICU stay are all analyzed by the corresponding median value (IQR); 2Fisher exact p-value. (*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001)