"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 | 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 | 14 | 14 |
| 2006 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2007 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2008 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2009 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2010 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 2011 | 2 | 24 | 26 |
| 2012 | 2 | 17 | 19 |
| 2013 | 5 | 25 | 30 |
| 2014 | 5 | 29 | 34 |
| 2015 | 6 | 40 | 46 |
| 2016 | 5 | 36 | 41 |
| 2017 | 8 | 32 | 40 |
| 2018 | 8 | 37 | 45 |
| 2019 | 7 | 38 | 45 |
| 2020 | 4 | 43 | 47 |
| 2021 | 1 | 25 | 26 |
| 2022 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2023 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 2025 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Length of Stay" by people in Profiles.
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Assessing Clinical Improvement of Infants Hospitalized for Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Related Critical Illness. J Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 20; 232(6):1283-1291.
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Impact of hospital readmission site on outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy: a nationwide analysis. J Neurointerv Surg. 2025 Dec 17; 18(1):195-201.
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A Retrospective Study of Ultramassive Transfusion in Trauma Patients: Is There a Value After Which Additional Transfusions Are Futile? Anesth Analg. 2025 Nov 01; 141(5):1126-1136.
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Hospital Staffing and Patient Outcomes After Private Equity Acquisition. Ann Intern Med. 2025 Nov; 178(11):1529-1538.
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Impact of the 2022 AAP Guidelines on Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia Admissions: A PHIS Study. Hosp Pediatr. 2025 Jul 01; 15(7):537-544.
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Machine learning-driven national analysis for predicting adverse outcomes in intramedullary spinal cord tumor surgery. Eur Spine J. 2025 Sep; 34(9):3863-3875.
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Enhanced Recovery After Orthognathic Surgery: Evidence Synthesis for Postoperative Care. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 Sep; 83(9):1079-1092.
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Robotic Totally Endoscopic Reverse Hybrid Coronary Revascularization: Early and Midterm Outcomes. Innovations (Phila). 2025 May-Jun; 20(3):276-282.
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Hyperglycemia and kidney outcomes in critically ill children and young adults on continuous kidney replacement therapy. Pediatr Nephrol. 2025 Sep; 40(9):2957-2966.
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Transfer to Hub Hospitals and Outcomes in Cardiogenic Shock. Circ Heart Fail. 2025 Apr; 18(4):e012477.