"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
|
| 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
|
| Concept/Terms |
Patient Discharge- Patient Discharge
- Discharge, Patient
- Discharges, Patient
- Patient Discharges
Discharge Planning- Discharge Planning
- Discharge Plannings
- Planning, Discharge
- Plannings, Discharge
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Patient Discharge".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Patient Discharge".
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.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2011 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2012 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2014 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2015 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2016 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 2017 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 2018 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2019 | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| 2020 | 8 | 23 | 31 |
| 2021 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| 2022 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| 2023 | 6 | 17 | 23 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2026 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
To return to the timeline,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Discharge" by people in Profiles.
-
The Transitional Liver Clinic: Study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial. Hepatol Commun. 2026 Jul 01; 10(7).
-
Predictors of a Nonroutine Discharge After Surgical Treatment of an Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm: An American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Study. World Neurosurg. 2026 Aug; 212:125100.
-
Predictors of Nonroutine Discharge After Surgical Treatment of Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: An American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Study. World Neurosurg. 2026 Aug; 212:125099.
-
What are the predictors of nonroutine discharge after surgery for grade 2 lumbar spondylolisthesis? A Spine CORe™ analysis of QOD data. Neurosurg Focus. 2026 May 01; 60(5):E16.
-
Hospital-based psychological consultation relates to post-discharge treatment engagement following violent injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Sep 01; 101(3):503-510.
-
Evaluation of an Opioid Use Disorder Consult Service on Success of Non-Home Discharge Recommendations. Subst Use Addctn J. 2026 Jul; 47(3):834-841.
-
Hospitalist Care for Unplanned Oncology Admissions: A Mixed-Method Analysis of Oncology and General Hospitalist Outcomes and Processes. Cancer Med. 2026 Mar; 15(3):e71679.
-
Aspirin-ticagrelor use after mild acute ischemic stroke: Findings from the get with the guidelines-stroke registry. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2026 Mar; 35(3):108564.
-
Impact of prehospital comprehensive stroke center vs. primary stroke center triage protocol on outcome of patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2026 Mar; 35(3):108555.
-
Activity Measure for Postacute Care to Predict Discharge Destination After Surgery. World J Surg. 2026 Jan; 50(1):185-187.