"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 | 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 | 12 | 13 |
| 2003 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2004 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| 2005 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2006 | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| 2007 | 1 | 25 | 26 |
| 2008 | 3 | 28 | 31 |
| 2009 | 1 | 21 | 22 |
| 2010 | 1 | 26 | 27 |
| 2011 | 2 | 39 | 41 |
| 2012 | 4 | 33 | 37 |
| 2013 | 8 | 37 | 45 |
| 2014 | 5 | 41 | 46 |
| 2015 | 14 | 45 | 59 |
| 2016 | 16 | 37 | 53 |
| 2017 | 12 | 52 | 64 |
| 2018 | 12 | 50 | 62 |
| 2019 | 17 | 60 | 77 |
| 2020 | 10 | 54 | 64 |
| 2021 | 1 | 55 | 56 |
| 2022 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2023 | 2 | 17 | 19 |
| 2024 | 11 | 32 | 43 |
| 2025 | 4 | 20 | 24 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Length of Stay" by people in Profiles.
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Influenza-Associated Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy in US Children. JAMA. 2025 08 26; 334(8):692-701.
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Adjuvant steroids following Kasai portoenterostomy for biliary atresia: a single-center 18-year experience comparing different steroid dose regimens. Pediatr Surg Int. 2025 Aug 19; 41(1):258.
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Inequities in Length of Stay for Pediatric Patient Families Using Languages Other Than English for Care. Hosp Pediatr. 2025 Aug 01; 15(8):645-651.
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What are we waiting for: Serious bacterial infections in children prior to liver transplant are associated with high morbidity but not expedited transplant. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2025 Sep; 81(3):634-643.
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Primary repair versus resection for American Association for the Surgery of Trauma grades I and II colon injuries: Does the management approach really matter? An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Jul 01; 99(1):105-112.
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Sociodemographic Disparities in Severity of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: The National Cross-Sectional MUltisystem Inflammatory Syndrome In Children (MUSIC) Study. J Pediatr. 2025 Oct; 285:114670.
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Comparing the performance of 3 sarcopenia definitions for predicting adverse events prior to liver transplant. Hepatol Commun. 2025 Jun 01; 9(6).
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Intraoperative fluid rate and postoperative complications for pancreatoduodenectomy. J Gastrointest Surg. 2025 Aug; 29(8):102100.
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Association between intravenous 5?% albumin administration and acute kidney injury after partial nephrectomy. A retrospective study. J Clin Anesth. 2025 Jun; 104:111873.
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Efficacy of Tele-Critical Care in Managing Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: Analysis of Outcomes From an Integrated Health System. Respir Care. 2025 Oct; 70(10):1225-1231.