 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.
The period of confinement of a patient to a hospital or other health facility.
| Descriptor ID |
D007902
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.400.480 N02.421.585.400.480
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| Concept/Terms |
Hospital Stay- Hospital Stay
- Hospital Stays
- Stay, Hospital
- Stays, Hospital
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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.
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1997 | 1 | 10 | 11 | | 1998 | 1 | 8 | 9 | | 1999 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2000 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2001 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 2002 | 2 | 6 | 8 | | 2003 | 1 | 9 | 10 | | 2004 | 1 | 7 | 8 | | 2005 | 0 | 12 | 12 | | 2006 | 1 | 10 | 11 | | 2007 | 1 | 15 | 16 | | 2008 | 0 | 12 | 12 | | 2009 | 7 | 14 | 21 | | 2010 | 4 | 25 | 29 | | 2011 | 5 | 19 | 24 | | 2012 | 6 | 21 | 27 | | 2013 | 2 | 39 | 41 | | 2014 | 7 | 36 | 43 | | 2015 | 8 | 49 | 57 | | 2016 | 11 | 47 | 58 | | 2017 | 8 | 47 | 55 | | 2018 | 19 | 46 | 65 | | 2019 | 14 | 55 | 69 | | 2020 | 5 | 41 | 46 | | 2021 | 3 | 49 | 52 | | 2022 | 1 | 32 | 33 | | 2023 | 2 | 19 | 21 | | 2024 | 16 | 31 | 47 | | 2025 | 8 | 45 | 53 | | 2026 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Length of Stay" by people in Profiles.
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Bonsdorff A, Wennerblom J, Wigmore SJ, Williamsson C, Kjeseth T, Kirkegård J, de Ponthaud C, Sparrelid E, Hallet J, Sallinen V. Comparing Hand-Sewn Closure to Stapler Closure for Pancreatic Stump Management in Left Pancreatectomy: A Retrospective International Multicenter Propensity Score-Matched Study. J Am Coll Surg. 2026 May 01; 242(5):1348-1358.
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Tam LM, Naderi S, Chi G, Gornik HL, Wells BJ, Kadian-Dodov D, Grodzinsky A, Taylor AM, Hess CN, Lewey J, Henkin S, Orford JL, Lindley KJ, Wells GL, Mauricio R, Ouellette ML, Trost J, Koczo A, Saucier S, Crousillat DR, Tolani S, Kovacic JC, Gibson CM, Leon KK, Wood MJ, Kim ESH. Sex Differences in Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: A Report of the iSCAD Registry. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Jan 20; 15(2):e042773.
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Frey KL, Gilmore N, Arciniegas DB, Makley M, Sevigny M, Bogart E, Steel J, Togher L. Naming Impairment and Language Disturbance During Inpatient Rehabilitation for Traumatic Brain Injury: Implications for Assessment and Intervention. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2026 Mar 10; 35(2):461-475.
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Patel JA, El Moheb M, Strobel R, Norman AV, Wisniewski AM, Weber MP, Young S, Young AM, Rotar EP, Damluji A, Kontos MC, Speir A, Mazzeffi M, Beller J, Singh R, Joseph M, Fonner CE, Preventza O, Yount K, Teman NR, Lancey R, Quader M. Impact of Operating Room Efficiencies on Patient Outcomes Following Primary Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2026 Jan 06; 41(1).
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Chen LA, Wang SY, Lin SA. Predicting Postoperative Outcomes in Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Machine Learning Approach Using Electronic Health Records. AORN J. 2026 Jan; 123(1):68-80.
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Bernstein EY, Wilson LM, Kruse GR, Edelman EJ, Herzig SJ, Anderson TS. Alcohol-Related Hospitalizations From 2016 to 2022. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Dec 01; 8(12):e2550589.
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Laykova A, Scheeres D, Zambito G, Banks-Venegoni A. Outcomes of non-obstructed gastric volvulus: Repair during the index hospitalization vs early elective setting. Am J Surg. 2026 Mar; 253:116758.
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Chamberlain JM, Simon NE, Bajaj L, Alessandrini E, Grundmeier RW, Gorelick M, Nielsen B, Olsen CS, Ramgopal S, Zorc JJ, Elsholz C, Cook LJ, Alpern ER. Audit and Feedback on Pediatric Emergency Department Performance Measures: A Stepped-Wedge Trial. Hosp Pediatr. 2025 Nov 01; 15(11):901-910.
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Guarnieri M, Kipnis P, Panchal A, Shakespeare WG, Marelich G, Desai B, Peterson B, Scruth E, Liu V. Analysis of Mortality and Length of Stay Associated With Implementation of a Large Telecritical Care Program in an Integrated Healthcare System. Crit Care Med. 2025 Dec 01; 53(12):e2642-e2651.
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Akabane M, Kawashima J, Altaf A, Woldesenbet S, Cauchy F, Aucejo F, Popescu I, Kitago M, Martel G, Ratti F, Aldrighetti L, Poultsides GA, Imaoka Y, Ruzzenente A, Endo I, Gleisner A, Marques HP, Lam V, Hugh T, Bhimani N, Shen F, Pawlik TM. Minimally invasive surgery for hepatocellular carcinoma: evolving trade-offs of patient selection and recurrence risk. J Gastrointest Surg. 2026 01; 30(1):102272.
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