Length of Stay

"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.

MeSH information

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The period of confinement of a patient to a hospital or other health facility.

Descriptor ID	D007902
MeSH Number(s)	E02.760.400.480 N02.421.585.400.480
Concept/Terms	Length of Stay Length of Stay Stay Length Stay Lengths Hospital Stay Hospital Stay Hospital Stays Stay, Hospital Stays, Hospital

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

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Patient Care [E02.760]
Hospitalization [E02.760.400]
Length of Stay [E02.760.400.480]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Patient Care [N02.421.585]
Hospitalization [N02.421.585.400]
Length of Stay [N02.421.585.400.480]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Length of Stay".

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

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Bar chart showing 445 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 34 publications in 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1993	0	3	3
1994	0	5	5
1995	0	3	3
1996	1	7	8
1997	1	5	6
1998	0	4	4
1999	0	7	7
2000	1	5	6
2001	1	8	9
2002	2	10	12
2003	1	7	8
2004	0	11	11
2005	1	10	11
2006	0	10	10
2007	0	9	9
2008	0	14	14
2009	3	15	18
2010	0	19	19
2011	5	14	19
2012	6	18	24
2013	3	21	24
2014	4	20	24
2015	6	27	33
2016	12	22	34
2017	6	20	26
2018	2	18	20
2019	3	29	32
2020	4	17	21
2021	2	14	16
2022	0	9	9

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Siegel JB, O'Leary R, DeChamplain B, Lancaster WP. The Effect of Goal-Directed Fluid Administration on Outcomes After Pancreatic Surgery. World J Surg. 2022 Nov; 46(11):2760-2768.

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Hite MA, Gaertner WB, Garcia B, Flume PA, Maxwell PJ, George VV, Curran T. Abdominal Surgical Procedures in Adult Patients With Cystic Fibrosis: What Are the Risks? Dis Colon Rectum. 2022 08 01; 65(8):e805-e815.

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Boghossian NS, Greenberg LT, Edwards EM, Horbar JD. Transfer Patterns of Very Low Birth Weight Infants for Convalescent Care. Pediatrics. 2022 06 01; 149(6).

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Elkbuli A, Sen-Crowe B, Morse JL, Wyse RJ, Berg GM, Garland JM, Slivinski A, Dunne JR, Fakhry SM, McKenney M. Trauma Prevalence and Resource Utilization During 4 COVID-19 "Surges": A National Analysis of Trauma Patients From 92 Trauma Centers. J Surg Res. 2022 08; 276:208-220.

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Smola C, Wu CL, Narayanan S, Nichols MH, Pruitt C. Utilization of Monitored Beds for Children Admitted With Unintentional Poisonings. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Mar 01; 38(3):121-125.

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Cao Y, Murday D, Corley EH, DiPiro ND, Krause JS. Rehospitalization During the First 5 Years After the Onset of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Population-Based Study Using Administrative Billing Records. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2022 07; 103(7):1263-1268.

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Prins JTH, Van Lieshout EMM, Ali-Osman F, Bauman ZM, Caragounis EC, Choi J, Christie DB, Cole PA, DeVoe WB, Doben AR, Eriksson EA, Forrester JD, Fraser DR, Gontarz B, Hardman C, Hyatt DG, Kaye AJ, Ko HJ, Leasia KN, Leon S, Marasco SF, McNickle AG, Nowack T, Ogunleye TD, Priya P, Richman AP, Schlanser V, Semon GR, Su YH, Verhofstad MHJ, Whitis J, Pieracci FM, Wijffels MME. Surgical stabilization versus nonoperative treatment for flail and non-flail rib fracture patterns in patients with traumatic brain injury. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2022 Aug; 48(4):3327-3338.

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Minhas AMK, Salah HM, Khan MS, Rao VN, Tedford RJ, Reddy YNV, Caughey MC, Savarese G, Greene SJ, Michos ED, Fudim M. Most Common Causes of Hospitalization Associated with Inpatient Mortality in the United States Between 2005-2018. Am J Med Sci. 2022 05; 363(5):459-461.

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DeVoe WB, Abourezk M, Goslin BJ, Saraswat N, Kiel B, Bach JA, Suh KI, Eriksson EA. Surgical stabilization of severe chest wall injury following cardiopulmonary resuscitation. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 01 01; 92(1):98-102.

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Rogers MP, Janjua H, Eguia E, Lozonschi L, Kuo PC. Introduction of transcatheter aortic valve replacement technology increases overall aortic valve surgical volume: Evaluating the Florida experience. Surgery. 2022 03; 171(3):757-761.

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