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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Bar chart showing 204 publications over 25 distinct years, with a maximum of 22 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	4	5
2005	1	5	6
2006	1	4	5
2007	2	7	9
2008	1	6	7
2009	4	1	5
2010	2	9	11
2011	1	7	8
2012	6	9	15
2013	2	7	9
2014	2	10	12
2015	6	16	22
2016	6	5	11
2017	4	7	11
2018	6	13	19
2019	1	8	9
2020	3	8	11
2021	2	3	5
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	6	6
2024	1	4	5
2025	0	5	5

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Carlo WA, Eichenwald EC, Carper BA, Bell EF, Keszler M, Patel RM, S?nchez PJ, Goldberg RN, D'Angio CT, Van Meurs KP, Hibbs AM, Ambalavanan N, Cosby SS, Newman NS, Vohr BR, Walsh MC, Das A, Ohls RK, Fuller J, Rysavy MA, Ghavam S, Brion LP, Puopolo KM, Moore R, Baack ML, Colaizy TT, Baserga M, Osman AF, Merhar SL, Poindexter BB, DeMauro SB, Kumar V, Cotten CM. Extended Caffeine for Apnea in Moderately Preterm Infants: The MoCHA Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2025 06 24; 333(24):2154-2163.

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Zeineddin A, Harris J, Olivencia-Delgado M, Carmona-Tamayo J, Fullum TM, Cornwell EE, Williams M. A 20-Year Analysis of Risk Factors for Complicated Postoperative Course Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Am Surg. 2025 Aug; 91(8):1258-1262.

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Wen T, Tessler G, Huang Y, Andrikopoulou M, De Meritens AB, Venkatesh KK, Friedman A, Arditi B, Mourad M, Overton E. Variation in Inpatient Admission for Management and Cost Drivers in Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorder. Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Jun 01; 145(6):691-699.

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Shannon EM, Blegen MB, Orav EJ, Li R, Norris KC, Maggard-Gibbons M, Dimick JB, de Virgilio C, Zingmond D, Alberti P, Tsugawa Y. Patient-surgeon racial and ethnic concordance and outcomes of older adults operated on by California licensed surgeons: an observational study. BMJ Open. 2025 Mar 03; 15(3):e089900.

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Sala AC, Temoshock L, Figueroa M, Garc?a O, Guerrios L, Rodr?guez P, Mart?nez KG. Coping Styles of Patients Hospitalized in an Intermediate Trauma Unit. P R Health Sci J. 2025 Mar; 44(1):32-38.

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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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