"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".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Length of Stay".
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.