"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
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.400.480 N02.421.585.400.480
|
| Concept/Terms |
Hospital Stay- Hospital Stay
- Hospital Stays
- Stay, Hospital
- Stays, Hospital
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Length of Stay".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Length of Stay".
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.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 1997 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2004 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2011 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2012 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2013 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2014 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2015 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 2016 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2017 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 2018 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2019 | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
To return to the timeline,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Length of Stay" by people in Profiles.
-
Association of Previous Cardiac Surgery With Postoperative Pneumonia in Infants Undergoing Abdominal Operations: A Cohort Study. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Nov; 59(11):161676.
-
Effectiveness of Gabapentin as a Benzodiazepine-Sparing Agent in Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome. Medicina (Kaunas). 2024 Jun 19; 60(6).
-
Early vs. delayed mechanical circulatory support in patients with acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care. 2024 May 28; 13(5):390-397.
-
Introduction of oral feeding in premature infants on high flow nasal cannula in a level IV neonatal intensive care unit: a quality improvement initiative. J Perinatol. 2024 Nov; 44(11):1692-1699.
-
Association of atrial fibrillation and outcomes in patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation. Europace. 2023 May 19; 25(5).
-
Zenker's peroral endoscopic myotomy for management of large Zenker's diverticulum. Endoscopy. 2023 06; 55(6):501-507.
-
Iron deficiency anemia is associated with increased medical and implant-related complications and length of stay for patients undergoing total shoulder arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2023 May; 32(5):e200-e205.
-
Effect of Resident Involvement on Trauma Patient Outcomes: A Single-Institution Review. J Surg Educ. 2023 02; 80(2):288-293.
-
Evaluating the Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Idiopathic Acute Pancreatitis: Comparison With Nonidiopathic Acute Pancreatitis Over a 10-Year Period. Pancreas. 2022 10 01; 51(9):1167-1170.
-
Comment on: Validation of the cumulative deficit theory in bariatric surgery: new bariatric frailty score is associated with non-home discharge, prolonged hospital stay and mortality in the era of fast-track bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2022 07; 18(7):e49-e50.