"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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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Length of Stay".
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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 | 5 | 7 |
| 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 | 12 | 13 |
| 2003 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 2004 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 2005 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2006 | 3 | 18 | 21 |
| 2007 | 1 | 24 | 25 |
| 2008 | 3 | 29 | 32 |
| 2009 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2010 | 1 | 24 | 25 |
| 2011 | 2 | 36 | 38 |
| 2012 | 4 | 32 | 36 |
| 2013 | 7 | 35 | 42 |
| 2014 | 5 | 39 | 44 |
| 2015 | 14 | 40 | 54 |
| 2016 | 16 | 33 | 49 |
| 2017 | 12 | 50 | 62 |
| 2018 | 11 | 44 | 55 |
| 2019 | 16 | 60 | 76 |
| 2020 | 8 | 54 | 62 |
| 2021 | 1 | 51 | 52 |
| 2022 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2023 | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| 2024 | 9 | 21 | 30 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Length of Stay" by people in Profiles.
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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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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.
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A propensity score matched cost analysis of robotic versus open hepatectomy. HPB (Oxford). 2024 Nov; 26(11):1379-1386.
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Ileocolic Intussusception: Iterative Quality Improvement to Address a Recurring Problem. J Surg Res. 2024 Sep; 301:623-630.
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Comparison of outcome of early tangential excision with autografting versus interactive antimicrobial dressing in deep-partial thickness burn patients: A retrospective analysis. Burns. 2024 Dec; 50(9):107221.