"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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| 1996 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 1997 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 1998 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 1999 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2000 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2001 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2002 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2003 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 2004 | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 2005 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2006 | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| 2007 | 1 | 27 | 28 |
| 2008 | 3 | 27 | 30 |
| 2009 | 1 | 20 | 21 |
| 2010 | 1 | 25 | 26 |
| 2011 | 3 | 39 | 42 |
| 2012 | 3 | 32 | 35 |
| 2013 | 7 | 37 | 44 |
| 2014 | 5 | 41 | 46 |
| 2015 | 15 | 45 | 60 |
| 2016 | 15 | 37 | 52 |
| 2017 | 11 | 54 | 65 |
| 2018 | 11 | 51 | 62 |
| 2019 | 16 | 58 | 74 |
| 2020 | 10 | 51 | 61 |
| 2021 | 1 | 55 | 56 |
| 2022 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2023 | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| 2024 | 11 | 33 | 44 |
| 2025 | 6 | 41 | 47 |
| 2026 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Length of Stay" by people in Profiles.
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Hospice Enrollments From The Emergency Department Feature Short Admissions And High-Acuity Hospice Care. Health Aff (Millwood). 2026 Jun; 45(6):700-707.
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Severity of Clinical Presentation and Outcomes in Hospitalized Adult People With Influenza by Type and Subtype, United States-2017-2020. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Mar 17; 82(3):e580-e588.
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Spinoplastic surgical intervention for the treatment of complex spinal disorders and cancer: An initial cohort of 30 vascularized bone grafts. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2026 05; 116:158-164.
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Association Between Duration of Candidemia and Clinical and Healthcare Resource Utilization Outcomes Among Hospitalized Adult Patients With Candidemia Who Received Empiric Treatment With an Echinocandin Across United States Hospitals. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Feb 09; 82(1):75-85.
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Differences in Postoperative Healthcare Utilization After Robotic and Open Radical Cystectomy: A NSQIP Analysis. Urology. 2026 Apr; 210:71-75.
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Hospitalization Outcomes of Full-Term and Premature Children Aged Less Than 2?Years Hospitalized With RSV. Pediatrics. 2026 Feb 01; 157(2).
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Enteral lipid supplements for the prevention and treatment of parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease in infants. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2026 Jan 29; 1:CD014353.
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Intraoperative opioid infusion versus balanced opioid-sparing approach on the incidence of chronic postsurgical pain and inpatient opioid consumption in children undergoing posterior spinal fusion surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a 12-year retrospective observational cohort study. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2026 Jan 23; 37(4):274-285.
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Impact of soybean oil lipid emulsion on clinical outcomes in critically ill pediatric patients. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2026 Apr; 72:102907.
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Naming Impairment and Language Disturbance During Inpatient Rehabilitation for Traumatic Brain Injury: Implications for Assessment and Intervention. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2026 Mar 10; 35(2):461-475.