"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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| 1997 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2000 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2001 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2004 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2011 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2012 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2013 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2014 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2015 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| 2016 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 2017 | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| 2018 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 2019 | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Length of Stay" by people in Profiles.
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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.
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Machine learning to predict passenger mortality and hospital length of stay following motor vehicle collision. Neurosurg Focus. 2022 04; 52(4):E12.
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Effects of a perioperative geriatric intervention for older adults with Cancer: A randomized clinical trial. J Geriatr Oncol. 2022 05; 13(4):410-415.
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Unexpected Diaphragmatic Hernia Among Patients Undergoing Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Internal Fixation of Rib Fractures. Am Surg. 2022 Apr; 88(4):618-622.
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Risk factors for prolonged length of stay in patients undergoing surgery for intramedullary spinal cord tumors. J Clin Neurosci. 2021 Sep; 91:396-401.
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Clinical and economic outcomes associated with hospitalizations for acute idiopathic pericarditis in the United States. Heart Lung. 2021 Nov-Dec; 50(6):825-831.
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Interhospital transfer status for spinal metastasis patients in the United States is associated with more severe clinical presentations and higher rates of inpatient complications. Neurosurg Focus. 2021 05; 50(5):E4.
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Early Determinants of Neurocritical Care Unit Length of Stay in Patients with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care. 2021 04; 34(2):485-491.
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Timeliness of pediatric surgical appendicitis care is associated with time of hospital admission. Surgery. 2021 07; 170(1):224-231.
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Standardization of cerebrospinal fluid shunt valves in pediatric hydrocephalus: an analysis of cost, operative time, length of stay, and shunt failure. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2021 Jan 29; 27(4):400-405.