an increasing trendP = 0.001
Adjusted linear regression revealed a declining trend in LOS for liver cirrhosis patients from 6.10 ± 0.22 d in 2009 to 5.18 ± 0.08 d in 2019 ( P < 0.001); and an increasing trend in MIC from $59266 ± 4111 in 2009 to $69882 ± 23608 in 2019 ( P = 0.001) ( Supplementary Figure 2 ).