Factors predictive of hospital length of stay in patients with an index episode of acute necrotizing pancreatitis.

Introduction: Acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) complicates 15 % of acute pancreatitis cases and is associated with prolonged length of stay (LOS). There are limited studies exploring potential predictors.

Methods: We carried out a retrospective study of all consecutive patients presenting to a large referral healthcare system with ANP.