 Patient Discharge
"Patient Discharge" 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 administrative process of discharging the patient, alive or dead, from hospitals or other health facilities.
| Descriptor ID |
D010351
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.169.125 E02.760.400.610 N02.421.585.169.125 N02.421.585.400.610 N04.590.233.727.210.125
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| Concept/Terms |
Patient Discharge- Patient Discharge
- Discharge, Patient
- Discharges, Patient
- Patient Discharges
Discharge Planning- Discharge Planning
- Discharge Plannings
- Planning, Discharge
- Plannings, Discharge
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Patient Discharge" by people in this website by year, and whether "Patient Discharge" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2003 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2006 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2007 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2008 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2009 | 7 | 7 | 14 | | 2010 | 1 | 11 | 12 | | 2011 | 6 | 6 | 12 | | 2012 | 9 | 11 | 20 | | 2013 | 12 | 10 | 22 | | 2014 | 9 | 7 | 16 | | 2015 | 15 | 20 | 35 | | 2016 | 19 | 19 | 38 | | 2017 | 13 | 20 | 33 | | 2018 | 24 | 17 | 41 | | 2019 | 14 | 30 | 44 | | 2020 | 16 | 34 | 50 | | 2021 | 18 | 38 | 56 | | 2022 | 16 | 54 | 70 | | 2023 | 13 | 38 | 51 | | 2024 | 21 | 20 | 41 | | 2025 | 10 | 14 | 24 | | 2026 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Discharge" by people in Profiles.
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Handley SC, Burris HH, Schmatz M, Miller E, Lo JY, Knake LA, Son M, McKenney KM, Culhane JF, Greenspan J, Dysart K. Trends in Postmenstrual Age at Discharge and Predictive Factors Among a Contemporary Cohort of Infants Born Preterm. J Pediatr. 2026 Oct; 297:115236.
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Lensink-Vasan M, Wham C, Nicke D, Espinoza I, Duenas J, Kuna EM, Sillau S, Farcas A, Dylla L. Association between race, ethnicity, and sex with prehospital identification and outcomes of patients with stroke. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2026 Aug; 35(8):108696.
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Lima GP, Levy P, Zaniletti I, Padula MA, Grover TR, Rumpel J, Mallet J, Chaudhry PM, Ball MK, Murthy K, Morton SU. Risk Factors for Mortality and Age at Discharge in Infants with Congenital Heart Disease Born Preterm. J Pediatr. 2026 Oct; 297:115214.
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Etra JW, Pfaff AC, Kaul S, Seshadri A, Berrigan M, Dombek M, Morris RE, Fleishman A, Burlew CC, Cripps MW, Cook CH, Brat G, Odom S. ED discharge after trauma transfer has increased over time: A single tertiary care center analysis. Injury. 2026 Sep; 57(9):113383.
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Khomiak A, Fajolu O, Abud VL, Ziogas IA, Johnson J, Patel H, Hassel A, Jones C, Cyriacks B, Battreall K, Lewis S, Bata K, Thornton O, Del Chiaro M, Schulick R, Cumbler E, Tevis SEA. Patient-reported symptom tracking and intervention in real time after pancreatic surgery: A quality improvement project. Surgery. 2026 Aug; 196:110321.
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Young DL, McLaughlin K, Turnbull AE, Thomas CB, Minick K, Gore S, Ridgeway K, Lyons D, Friedman M, Kudchadkar SR, Hoyer EH. Implementation of a Systematic Patient Mobility Program Across 5 Hospitals. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2026 06; 27(6):106205.
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Saeed A, Hayat U, Herman T, Igbinedion S, Baidoo L, Hayat M, Kamal F, Mahmood S, Parsi MA, Bilal M, Radlinski M. Safety and feasibility of same-day discharge after peroral endoscopic myotomy in esophageal motility disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Surg Endosc. 2026 May; 40(5):3698-3708.
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Goston C, Benson T, Coats H. Quality improvement project: Implementing a mortality screening tool post hospital discharge to guide goals of care conversations and improve hospice admissions. Geriatr Nurs. 2026 Jun; 70:104020.
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Singh S, Mann S, Dorsey C, Lahoff D, McDermott W, Cagle J, Min SJ, Lum HD, Fischer SM. Assessing and Listening to Individual Goals and Needs (ALIGN) versus enhanced usual care for hospitalized older patients with cancer discharged to skilled nursing facilities: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. J Geriatr Oncol. 2026 May; 17(4):102956.
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Edelstein J, Hoffman A, Luby DM, Rosenthal J, Graham JE. Timing and Intensity of Rehabilitation Services During Acute Stroke Hospitalization: Impacts on Functional Recovery and Community Discharge. Am J Occup Ther. 2026 Mar 01; 80(2).
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