"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".
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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 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2003 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2013 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| 2014 | 4 | 17 | 21 |
| 2015 | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 2016 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 2017 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| 2018 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2019 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| 2020 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2021 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Length of Stay" by people in Profiles.
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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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A nationwide analysis of salvage surgery for laryngeal cancer in the elderly. Head Neck. 2023 11; 45(11):2915-2924.
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Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and Postoperative Nausea and Length of Stay in Mastectomy Patients With Reconstruction. J Surg Res. 2023 09; 289:158-163.
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Outpatient Total Knee Arthroplasty Shows Decreasing Complication Burden From 2010 to 2020. J Arthroplasty. 2023 09; 38(9):1718-1725.
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Over Half of All Medicare Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients Are Now Classified as an Outpatient-Three-Year Impact of the Removal From the Inpatient-Only List. J Arthroplasty. 2023 06; 38(6):992-997.
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A validated preoperative risk prediction tool for extended inpatient length of stay following anatomic or reverse total shoulder arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2023 May; 32(5):1032-1042.
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Association of Intravenous Drug Use and Length of Stay Following Infective Endocarditis. J Surg Res. 2023 02; 282:239-245.
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Suboptimal Thyroid Hormone Replacement Is Associated With Worse Hospital Outcomes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 07 14; 107(8):e3411-e3419.
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Children Undergoing Laryngeal Surgery for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: NSQIP Analysis of Length of Stay, Readmissions, and Reoperations. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2023 Jan; 132(1):69-76.
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National Trends in Post-Acute Care Costs Following Total Hip Arthroplasty from 2010 through 2018. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2022 02 02; 104(3):255-264.