"Length of Stay" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The period of confinement of a patient to a hospital or other health facility.
Descriptor ID |
D007902
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MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.400.480 N02.421.585.400.480
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Concept/Terms |
Hospital Stay- Hospital Stay
- Hospital Stays
- Stay, Hospital
- Stays, Hospital
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Length of Stay" by people in this website by year, and whether "Length of Stay" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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1995 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
1996 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
1997 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
1998 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
1999 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
2000 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2001 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
2002 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
2003 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
2004 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
2005 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
2006 | 3 | 19 | 22 |
2007 | 1 | 25 | 26 |
2008 | 3 | 30 | 33 |
2009 | 1 | 21 | 22 |
2010 | 1 | 25 | 26 |
2011 | 2 | 36 | 38 |
2012 | 4 | 32 | 36 |
2013 | 7 | 34 | 41 |
2014 | 5 | 40 | 45 |
2015 | 14 | 40 | 54 |
2016 | 16 | 33 | 49 |
2017 | 12 | 50 | 62 |
2018 | 11 | 44 | 55 |
2019 | 17 | 60 | 77 |
2020 | 8 | 54 | 62 |
2021 | 1 | 51 | 52 |
2022 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
2023 | 2 | 15 | 17 |
2024 | 11 | 21 | 32 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Length of Stay" by people in Profiles.
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The Optimized Use of a Contact-Free Continuous Monitoring System on Clinical Outcomes During COVID-19. J Patient Saf. 2025 Mar 01; 21(2):106-110.
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Intravascular Imaging-Guided Versus Angiography-Guided Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in the United States. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Mar; 105(4):745-751.
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Creating a Risk Score for Prolonged Length of Stay Following Pediatric Lung Transplants. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2025 Jan; 60(1):e27397.
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Characterizing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Jan; 87:108-112.
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Comorbidities, pharmacologic interventions, and mechanical interventions associated with mortality in isolated diastolic left heart failure: lessons from a national database. Cardiol Young. 2025 Jan; 35(1):102-108.
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Hospital and Patient Factors Associated With Length of Hospitalization in Patients Who Have Osteoarthritis Undergoing Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: An Analysis of National Data. J Arthroplasty. 2025 Apr; 40(4):887-892.e2.
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Prospective Outcomes of Standardized Non-operative Management of Pancreatic Trauma With Ductal Injury in Children: Less is More. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Jan; 60(1):161976.
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Independent Risk Factors and Economic Burden Associated With Delayed Extubation Following Pediatric Liver Transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2024 Oct; 38(10):e15472.
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Infants in Texas by Facility Children's Surgery Verification Status. J Surg Res. 2024 Oct; 302:784-789.
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Intraoperative methadone administration for total mastectomy: A single center retrospective study. J Clin Anesth. 2024 Nov; 98:111572.