"Patient Discharge" 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 administrative process of discharging the patient, alive or dead, from hospitals or other health facilities.
| Descriptor ID |
D010351
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.169.125 E02.760.400.610 N02.421.585.169.125 N02.421.585.400.610 N04.590.233.727.210.125
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| Concept/Terms |
Patient Discharge- Patient Discharge
- Discharge, Patient
- Discharges, Patient
- Patient Discharges
Discharge Planning- Discharge Planning
- Discharge Plannings
- Planning, Discharge
- Plannings, Discharge
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Patient Discharge" by people in this website by year, and whether "Patient Discharge" 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 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2011 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2012 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2015 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2016 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| 2017 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 2018 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2019 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| 2020 | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| 2021 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| 2022 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 2023 | 5 | 17 | 22 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Discharge" by people in Profiles.
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Activity Measure for Postacute Care to Predict Discharge Destination After Surgery. World J Surg. 2026 Jan; 50(1):185-187.
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Return-to-Care After Discharge Directly Home From the PICU: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2025 Dec 01; 26(12):e1467-e1475.
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Variation in Acute Pain Management of Youth With Nonfatal Firearm Injuries. Acad Pediatr. 2025 Nov-Dec; 25(8):102877.
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Medical jargon is often misunderstood by emergency department patients. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Oct; 96:25-29.
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Safety of same-day discharge after gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy in patients with refractory gastroparesis: an international multicenter study. Gastrointest Endosc. 2025 Oct; 102(4):595-599.e1.
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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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Differential outcomes and treatment in non-traumatic carotid versus vertebral cervical artery dissection: A national inpatient sample study. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2025 Feb; 34(2):108170.
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Factors affecting Family Physician follow-up 30 days post-discharge from a Canadian Academic Emergency Department. Ann Fam Med. 2024 Nov 01; 21(Suppl 3).
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Door-In-Door-Out Times at Referring Hospitals and Outcomes of Hemorrhagic Stroke. Ann Emerg Med. 2025 02; 85(2):132-143.
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Handoffs and Equity: Impact of a Patient Distribution Model on Handoffs for Black Patients. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2025 Dec; 12(6):4013-4022.