"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 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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30-day outcomes of robotic versus laparoscopic Heller myotomy. Surg Endosc. 2025 Nov; 39(11):7592-7597.
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Contemporary Operative Trends and Outcomes of Laparoscopic and Robotic Heller Myotomy Using a Large National Database. Am Surg. 2025 Oct; 91(10):1802-1807.
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Early Hypophosphatemia as a Prognostic Marker in Acute Pancreatitis. Pancreas. 2024 08 01; 53(7):e611-e616.
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The role and timing of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in acute biliary pancreatitis without cholangitis: A nationwide analysis. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci. 2023 Jun; 30(6):767-776.
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Short Courses of Antibiotics Are Safe in Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections. Am Surg. 2021 Dec; 87(10):1666-1671.
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Schizophrenia hospitalization in the US 2005-2014: Examination of trends in demographics, length of stay, and cost. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Apr 16; 100(15):e25206.
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Sex differences in outcomes of acute pancreatitis: Findings from a nationwide analysis. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci. 2021 Mar; 28(3):280-286.
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Alzheimer Disease and Cancer: A National Inpatient Sample Analysis. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2020 Apr-Jun; 34(2):122-127.
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Same-day discharge among patients undergoing elective PCI: Insights from the VA CART Program. Am Heart J. 2019 12; 218:75-83.
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Investigating the effect of discordant clinical and pathological diagnoses of complicated appendicitis on clinical outcomes. Am J Surg. 2020 01; 219(1):71-74.