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.

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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 172 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 20 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1993	0	1	1
1997	0	4	4
1999	1	3	4
2000	1	3	4
2001	0	5	5
2002	2	2	4
2003	0	3	3
2004	0	5	5
2005	2	4	6
2006	1	6	7
2007	1	3	4
2008	1	5	6
2009	0	7	7
2010	0	8	8
2011	0	4	4
2012	1	10	11
2013	1	10	11
2014	0	13	13
2015	3	17	20
2016	3	11	14
2017	1	5	6
2018	1	8	9
2019	1	13	14
2020	0	2	2

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Jennings LA, Hollands S, Keeler E, Wenger NS, Reuben DB. The Effects of Dementia Care Co-Management on Acute Care, Hospice, and Long-Term Care Utilization. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 11; 68(11):2500-2507.

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Elkbuli A, Smith Z, Shaikh S, Hai S, McKenney M, Boneva D. Mild and Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury and Gender-Based Critical Care Outcomes. World J Surg. 2020 05; 44(5):1492-1497.

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Torphy RJ, Friedman C, Halpern A, Chapman BC, Ahrendt SS, McCarter MM, Edil BH, Schulick RD, Gleisner A. Comparing Short-term and Oncologic Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Versus Open Pancreaticoduodenectomy Across Low and High Volume Centers. Ann Surg. 2019 12; 270(6):1147-1155.

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Makkar A, McCoy M, Hallford G, Foulks A, Anderson M, Milam J, Wehrer M, Doerfler E, Szyld E. Evaluation of Neonatal Services Provided in a Level II NICU Utilizing Hybrid Telemedicine: A Prospective Study. Telemed J E Health. 2020 02; 26(2):176-183.

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Pandit V, Lee A, Zeeshan M, Goshima K, Tan TW, Jhajj S, Trinidad B, Weinkauf C, Zhou W. Effect of frailty syndrome on the outcomes of patients with carotid stenosis. J Vasc Surg. 2020 05; 71(5):1595-1600.

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Schellenberg M, Brown CVR, Trust MD, Sharpe JP, Musonza T, Holcomb J, Bui E, Bruns B, Hopper HA, Truitt MS, Burlew CC, Inaba K, Sava J, Vanhorn J, Eastridge B, Cross AM, Vasak R, Vercuysse G, Curtis EE, Haan J, Coimbra R, Bohan P, Gale S, Bendix PG. Rectal Injury After Foreign Body Insertion: Secondary Analysis From the AAST Contemporary Management of Rectal Injuries Study Group. J Surg Res. 2020 03; 247:541-546.

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Martinez C, Omesiete P, Pandit V, Thompson E, Nocera M, Riall T, Guerrero M, Nfonsam V. A Protocol-Driven Reduction in Surgical Site Infections After Colon Surgery. J Surg Res. 2020 02; 246:100-105.

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Alhaj Saleh A, Esquivel EC, Lung JT, Eaton BC, Bruns BR, Barmparas G, Margulies DR, Raines A, Bryant C, Crane CE, Scherer EP, Schroeppel TJ, Moskowitz E, Regner J, Frazee R, Campion EM, Bartley M, Mortus J, Ward J, Almekdash MH, Dissanaike S. Laparoscopic omental patch for perforated peptic ulcer disease reduces length of stay and complications, compared to open surgery: A SWSC multicenter study. Am J Surg. 2019 12; 218(6):1060-1064.

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McCarthy CK, Maqbool F, Gierman JL. Two-Device Closure Method for Large Diameter Arteriotomies in Percutaneous Endovascular Aortic Repair. Ann Vasc Surg. 2020 Jan; 62:191-194.

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Tierney W, Shah J, Clancy K, Lee MY, Ciolek PJ, Fritz MA, Lamarre ED. Predictive value of the ACS NSQIP calculator for head and neck reconstruction free tissue transfer. Laryngoscope. 2020 03; 130(3):679-684.

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