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.

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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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Bar chart showing 165 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 19 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	1	0	1
2002	1	1	2
2003	0	4	4
2004	1	3	4
2005	1	3	4
2006	1	5	6
2007	1	6	7
2008	1	5	6
2009	3	1	4
2010	1	8	9
2011	0	6	6
2012	3	7	10
2013	2	6	8
2014	2	10	12
2015	4	15	19
2016	5	5	10
2017	2	7	9
2018	5	10	15
2019	1	6	7
2020	3	5	8
2021	1	3	4
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	6	6
2024	0	3	3

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

Quelch D, Copland A, Kaur J, Sarma N, Appleyard C, Nevill A, Davies N, Knight T, Williams G, Roderique-Davies G, John B, Bradberry S. Oral ethanol prescribing for alcohol withdrawal syndrome: initial findings and future directions following implementation within a United Kingdom National Health Service setting. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2024 Jul; 62(7):432-440.

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Weldeslase TA, Akinyemi OA, Enchill KA, Lin A, Silvestre J, Fullum TM, Cornwell EE, Nembhard CE. The relationship between neighborhood socioeconomic status and short-term outcomes following colon resection. Am J Surg. 2024 Oct; 236:115803.

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Devlin LA, Hu Z, Merhar SL, Ounpraseuth ST, Simon AE, Lee JY, Das A, Crawford MM, Greenberg RG, Smith PB, Higgins RD, Walsh MC, Rice W, Paul DA, Maxwell JR, Fung CM, Wright T, Ross J, McAllister JM, Crowley M, Shaikh SK, Christ L, Brown J, Riccio J, Wong Ramsey K, Braswell EF, Tucker L, McAlmon K, Dummula K, Weiner J, White JR, Newman S, Snowden JN, Young LW. Influence of Eat, Sleep, and Console on Infants Pharmacologically Treated for Opioid Withdrawal: A Post Hoc Subgroup Analysis of the ESC-NOW Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Jun 01; 178(6):525-532.

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Akinyemi OA, Weldeslase TA, Andine TF, Fasokun M, Griffiths Y, Odusanya E, Williams M, Hughes K, Cornwell E, Fullum T. Race, Insurance, and Socioeconomic Influences on Outcomes Following Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass. Am Surg. 2024 Sep; 90(9):2300-2304.

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Shih CA, Li CC, Chang YF, Hwang JS, Tsai MC, Chou YY, Lin CJ, Huang MT, Hong CK, Tai TW, Wu CH. Demographics and medical burden of osteogenesis imperfecta: a nationwide database analysis. Osteoporos Int. 2024 Jul; 35(7):1185-1193.

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Lu BY, Onoye JM, Kim KM, Toohey TP, Takeshita J. Impact of psychiatric social workers on length of stay in psychiatric emergency service. Acad Emerg Med. 2024 04; 31(4):401-403.

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Lew R, Cheng S, Chun I, Ishikawa K, Ahn HJ, Wai C. Gastric adenocarcinoma location and postoperative complication rates in Asian patients: A 2014-2019 NSQIP analysis. Am J Surg. 2024 01; 227:208-212.

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Sanogo V, Chen Z, Almutairi RD, Hong X, Diaby V. Predictors of 30-day readmission, mortality, and length of stay for hospitalized U.S. patients with Alzheimer's and related dementias from 2010 to 2015. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res. 2023 Jun; 23(5):555-559.

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Kumar A, Roy I, Falvey J, Rudolph JL, Rivera-Hernandez M, Shaibi S, Sood P, Childers C, Karmarkar A. Effect of Variation in Early Rehabilitation on Hospital Readmission After Hip Fracture. Phys Ther. 2023 03 03; 103(3).

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Arora S, Bronkema C, Majdalany SE, Corsi N, Rakic I, Piontkowski A, Sood A, Davis MJ, Modonutti D, Novara G, Rogers CG, Abdollah F. Impact of preexisting opioid dependence on morbidity, length of stay, and inpatient cost of urological oncological surgery. World J Urol. 2023 Apr; 41(4):1025-1031.

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