"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 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
1996 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
1997 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
1998 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
1999 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
2000 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
2001 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
2002 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
2003 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
2004 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
2005 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
2006 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
2007 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
2008 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
2009 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
2010 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
2011 | 2 | 24 | 26 |
2012 | 2 | 17 | 19 |
2013 | 5 | 25 | 30 |
2014 | 4 | 29 | 33 |
2015 | 6 | 40 | 46 |
2016 | 4 | 34 | 38 |
2017 | 8 | 31 | 39 |
2018 | 8 | 36 | 44 |
2019 | 7 | 36 | 43 |
2020 | 4 | 43 | 47 |
2021 | 1 | 24 | 25 |
2022 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
2023 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
2024 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
2025 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Length of Stay" by people in Profiles.
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Transfer to Hub Hospitals and Outcomes in Cardiogenic Shock. Circ Heart Fail. 2025 Apr; 18(4):e012477.
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Trends in Preventable Hospitalization Rates for Children With or Without Observation Stay Data. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Mar 03; 8(3):e251533.
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Awaiting insurance coverage: Medicaid enrollment and post-acute care use after traumatic injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Mar 01; 98(3):418-424.
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Robotic surgery for paediatric neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction: a systematic review. BJU Int. 2025 Apr; 135(4):557-566.
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POCUS-first in acute diverticulitis: Quantifying cost savings, length-of-stay reduction, and radiation risk mitigation in the ED. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Feb; 88:204-212.
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Regional Anesthesia and Surgical Volume in Children Undergoing Nuss Repair: A Multicenter Review. J Surg Res. 2025 Jan; 305:190-196.
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Intended Conservative Management Versus Caesarean Hysterectomy for Known or Suspected Placenta Accreta Spectrum: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. BJOG. 2025 Jul; 132(8):1096-1103.
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C-C motif chemokine ligand 14 characterization for prediction of persistent severe AKI in post-cardiac surgery children. Pediatr Nephrol. 2025 Apr; 40(4):1103-1109.
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Robotics in Pediatric Urology: A Review. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Mar; 60(3):162022.
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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.