"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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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 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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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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Alzheimer Disease and Cancer: A National Inpatient Sample Analysis. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2020 Apr-Jun; 34(2):122-127.
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Length of stay following percutaneous coronary intervention: An expert consensus document update from the society for cardiovascular angiography and interventions. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 10 01; 92(4):717-731.
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Association of Psychiatric Diagnostic Conditions with Hospital Care Outcomes of Patients with Orthopedic Injuries. Perm J. 2018; 22:17-120.
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Chronic mesenteric ischemia outcome analysis and?predictors of endovascular failure. J Vasc Surg. 2016 Jun; 63(6):1582-7.
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Senior Managed Care System for Hip Fracture in the United States. Clin Orthop Surg. 2016 Mar; 8(1):19-28.
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Association of Pre-Operative Albuminuria with Post-Operative Outcomes after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Sci Rep. 2015 Nov 09; 5:16458.
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Clinical Epidemiology of Extubation Failure in the Pediatric Cardiac ICU: A Report From the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2015 Nov; 16(9):837-45.