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Table 2 Comparison of length of hospital stay before and after accreditation

From: Effect of accreditation on length of stay in psychiatric inpatients: pre-post accreditation medical record comparison

LOS (in days)

Before accreditation (n = 177)

After accreditation (n = 182)

P value

Mean–SD (n)

41.1 ± 29.5

35.3 ± 18.5 (182)

0.026*

Range

1–167

3–113

Median

34

34

  1. * Statistically significant at 5 % level of significance