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 691 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 55 publications in 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	1	1
1996	1	0	1
1997	1	2	3
1999	0	2	2
2000	0	1	1
2001	0	3	3
2002	0	12	12
2003	0	13	13
2004	2	16	18
2005	2	13	15
2006	2	12	14
2007	4	15	19
2008	3	23	26
2009	3	19	22
2010	3	33	36
2011	4	39	43
2012	4	29	33
2013	6	29	35
2014	4	32	36
2015	8	24	32
2016	6	28	34
2017	11	44	55
2018	10	43	53
2019	11	43	54
2020	6	41	47
2021	2	38	40
2022	2	22	24
2023	0	7	7
2024	0	12	12

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

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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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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Oumarbaeva-Malone Y, McQuistion K, Quinn G, Mayer EJ, Manicone P. Investing in a New Role to Increase Timely Morning Discharges in the Inpatient Setting. Hosp Pediatr. 2025 Jan 01; 15(1):9-16.

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Garneau WM, Lankiewicz MJ, Lesko CR, Lauriello AP, Gebo KA, Lanzkron SM. Clinical effects of dexamethasone among patients with sickle cell disease hospitalized with COVID-19: Outcomes from a single academic health system. PLoS One. 2024; 19(11):e0313289.

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Grunebach H, Madeira T, Bose S, Holscher C, Aru RG, Abularrage CJ, Black JH, Lum YW, Perler BA, Hicks CW. A standardized carotid endarterectomy care pathway is associated with lower ICU admission rates and a significant reduction in hospital charges. Am J Surg. 2025 Jan; 239:116056.

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Fall F, Pace D, Brothers J, Jaszczyszyn D, Gong J, Purohit M, Sadacharam K, Lang RS, Berman L, Lin C, Reichard K. Utilization of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol in pediatric laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a quality improvement project. Pediatr Surg Int. 2024 Nov 07; 40(1):297.

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Hitch D, Angeles MR, Lau E, Nicola-Richmond K, Bennett C, Said CM, Holton S, Haines K, Rasmussen B, Pepin G, Richards K, Hensher M. Hospital costs of COVID-19, post-COVID-19 condition and other viral pneumonias: a cost comparison analysis. Med J Aust. 2024 Nov 04; 221 Suppl 9:S23-S30.

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Al Tannir AH, Tentis M, Maring M, Patin B, Biesboer EA, Golestani S, Pokrzywa CJ, Peschman J, Murphy PB, Morris RS, Carver TW, de Moya MA. Can Concurrent Traumatic Hemopneumothorax be Safely Observed? J Surg Res. 2024 Dec; 304:400-407.

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Halawi H, Sabawi MM, Rizk E, Mahmoud AA, Petkova JH, Hui SR, Srour N, Donahue KR. Bleeding outcomes in critically ill patients on heparin with discordant aPTT and anti-Xa activity. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2025 Feb; 58(2):210-219.

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