"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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| 1995 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1996 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 1997 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 1998 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1999 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2000 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2001 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2002 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2003 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2004 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2005 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 2006 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2007 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2008 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2009 | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| 2010 | 1 | 21 | 22 |
| 2011 | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| 2012 | 6 | 19 | 25 |
| 2013 | 3 | 21 | 24 |
| 2014 | 5 | 20 | 25 |
| 2015 | 6 | 27 | 33 |
| 2016 | 12 | 23 | 35 |
| 2017 | 6 | 22 | 28 |
| 2018 | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| 2019 | 3 | 30 | 33 |
| 2020 | 4 | 17 | 21 |
| 2021 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 2022 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Length of Stay" by people in Profiles.
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Methods to Enhance Causal Inference for Assessing Impact of Clinical Informatics Platform Implementation. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2023 Feb; 16(2):e009277.
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Understanding the association between admission source and in-hospital delirium: A cross-sectional study. J Investig Med. 2023 01; 71(1):32-37.
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Leveraging Social Determinants of Health to Reduce Hospital Length of Stay: A Pilot QI Project for Solid Tumor Oncology Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic. WMJ. 2022 Oct; 121(3):205-211.
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Surgical stabilization of rib fractures versus nonoperative treatment in patients with multiple rib fractures following cardiopulmonary resuscitation: An international, retrospective matched case-control study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Dec 01; 93(6):727-735.
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The Effect of Goal-Directed Fluid Administration on Outcomes After Pancreatic Surgery. World J Surg. 2022 11; 46(11):2760-2768.
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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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Age at surgery and outcomes following neonatal cardiac surgery: An analysis from the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 04; 165(4):1528-1538.e7.
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Transfer Patterns of Very Low Birth Weight Infants for Convalescent Care. Pediatrics. 2022 06 01; 149(6).
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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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Fluid Accumulation After Neonatal Congenital Cardiac Operation: Clinical Implications and Outcomes. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 12; 114(6):2288-2294.