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.

MeSH information

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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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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.

Bar chart showing 1075 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 79 publications in 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	3	14	17
1997	1	12	13
1998	5	15	20
1999	2	15	17
2000	0	10	10
2001	3	13	16
2002	0	20	20
2003	0	19	19
2004	2	21	23
2005	3	17	20
2006	3	14	17
2007	4	18	22
2008	3	27	30
2009	3	21	24
2010	3	36	39
2011	5	43	48
2012	7	38	45
2013	8	43	51
2014	4	43	47
2015	10	34	44
2016	13	38	51
2017	14	59	73
2018	11	59	70
2019	12	67	79
2020	8	60	68
2021	2	50	52
2022	2	44	46
2023	3	29	32
2024	15	33	48
2025	2	12	14

Below are the most recent publications written about "Length of Stay" by people in Profiles.

Gangwani MK, Haghbin H, Hasan F, Dillard J, Jaber F, Dahiya DS, Ali H, Kamal F, Hayat U, Lee-Smith W, Sohail A, Inamdar S, Aziz M, Adler DG. Comparing Endoscopic Treatment Modalities for Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia: Efficacy, Safety, and Outcomes in a Network Meta-analysis. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2025 Jul 01; 59(6):555-561.

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Pohl NB, Dalton J, Huang R, Narayanan R, Tarawneh OH, Lee Y, Fellheimer H, Buckner M, Kurd MF, Kaye ID, Canseco JA, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Schroeder GD, Kepler CK. The Effect of Body Mass Index on Surgical Outcomes Following Aseptic Short-Segment Revision Lumbar Fusions: A Retrospective Study. World Neurosurg. 2025 04; 196:123801.

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Baig SH, Lee JD, Yoo EJ. Patient outcomes after interhospital transfer: the impact of early intensive care unit upgrade. Hosp Pract (1995). 2025 Feb; 53(1):2470107.

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Roy JM, Musmar B, Lan M, Majmundar S, Amaravadi C, Winiker S, Morse C, Sais E, Patel S, El Naamani K, Tjoumakaris SI, Gooch MR, Rosenwasser RH, Jabbour PM. Microsurgical clipping for intracranial aneurysms in elderly patients: outcomes comparable to those in younger cohorts. J Neurosurg. 2025 Jul 01; 143(1):214-219.

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Ghodasara SK, Elsawwah JK, Hyon SS, Flanagan JS, Stopper PB, Rolandelli RH, Nemeth ZH. Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery (HALS) as an Alternative to Unplanned Laparoscopic Conversion to Open Surgery (LCOS) in Colectomies for Acute Diverticulitis. Surg Innov. 2025 Jun; 32(3):222-228.

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Sutton R, Lizcano J, Krueger CA, Courtney PM, Purtill JJ, Austin MS. Evaluating Surgeon-influenced Factors for Total Knee Arthroplasty Value-based Reimbursement. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2025 Jan 28; 33(14):e807-e816.

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Heybati K, Chang A, Mohamud H, Satkunasivam R, Coburn N, Salles A, Tsugawa Y, Ikesu R, Saka N, Detsky AS, Ko DT, Ross H, Mamas MA, Jerath A, Wallis CJD. The association between physician sex and patient outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Health Serv Res. 2025 Jan 17; 25(1):93.

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Johnsen P, Morway GR, Jackson A, Buchner SH, Gentile P, Ilyas AM, Criner Woozley K. The Management of Upper-Extremity Xylazine-Associated Wounds. J Hand Surg Am. 2025 Mar; 50(3):331-339.

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Farjoud Kouhanjani M, Shafie'ei M, Hashemi B, Farazdaghi M, Asadi-Pooya AA. "Clinical outcomes and healthcare costs in status epilepticus: A multivariable analysis from a tertiary center in a resource-limited setting". Epilepsy Behav. 2025 Mar; 164:110259.

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Patwardhan UM, Kahan A, Eldredge RS, Russell KW, Lee J, Short SS, Padilla B, Cairo SB, Acker SN, Jensen AR, Kelley-Quon LI, Rothstein DH, Fialkowski EA, Chao SD, Gillory L, Pandya S, Diaz-Miron J, Ignacio RC. Comparison of Postoperative Antibiotic Protocols for Pediatric Complicated Appendicitis: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium Study. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Apr; 60(4):162165.

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