Hospitalization

"Hospitalization" 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 confinement of a patient in a hospital.

Descriptor ID	D006760
MeSH Number(s)	E02.760.400 N02.421.585.400
Concept/Terms	Hospitalization Hospitalization Hospitalizations

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Hospitalization".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Patient Care [E02.760]
Hospitalization [E02.760.400]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Patient Care [N02.421.585]
Hospitalization [N02.421.585.400]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Hospitalization".

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Bar chart showing 885 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 74 publications in 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	2	2
1996	1	1	2
1997	1	2	3
1998	2	1	3
1999	3	5	8
2000	1	8	9
2001	5	2	7
2002	7	14	21
2003	7	10	17
2004	3	16	19
2005	8	10	18
2006	7	12	19
2007	8	18	26
2008	8	18	26
2009	7	12	19
2010	15	9	24
2011	16	24	40
2012	14	19	33
2013	16	17	33
2014	25	22	47
2015	18	19	37
2016	24	22	46
2017	18	29	47
2018	19	24	43
2019	19	26	45
2020	20	30	50
2021	18	56	74
2022	5	45	50
2023	4	33	37
2024	16	33	49
2025	13	18	31

Below are the most recent publications written about "Hospitalization" by people in Profiles.

Auckley DH, Mehra R, Johnson KG, Billings ME, Carandang G, Falck-Ytter Y, Khayat RN, Mustafa RA, Pena-Orbea C, Sahni AS, Patil SP, Sharma S. Evaluation and management of obstructive sleep apnea in adults hospitalized for medical care: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine systematic review, meta-analysis, and GRADE assessment. J Clin Sleep Med. 2025 Dec 01; 21(12):2237-2256.

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Mehra R, Auckley DH, Johnson KG, Billings ME, Carandang G, Falck-Ytter Y, Khayat RN, Mustafa RA, Pena-Orbea C, Sahni AS, Sharma S, Patil SP. Evaluation and management of obstructive sleep apnea in adults hospitalized for medical care: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline. J Clin Sleep Med. 2025 Dec 01; 21(12):2193-2203.

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Surie D, Self WH, Yuengling KA, Lauring AS, Zhu Y, Safdar B, Ginde AA, Simon SJ, Peltan ID, Brown SM, Gaglani M, Ghamande S, Columbus C, Mohr NM, Gibbs KW, Hager DN, Prekker M, Gong MN, Mohamed A, Johnson NJ, Steingrub JS, Khan A, Duggal A, Gordon AJ, Qadir N, Chang SY, Mallow C, Felzer JR, Kwon JH, Exline MC, Vaughn IA, Ramesh M, Papalambros L, Mosier JM, Harris ES, Baughman A, Cornelison SA, Blair PW, Johnson CA, Lewis NM, Ellington S, Grijalva CG, Talbot HK, Casey JD, Halasa N, Chappell JD, Rutkowski RE, Ma KC, Dawood FS. RSV Vaccine Effectiveness Against Hospitalization Among US Adults Aged 60 Years or Older During 2 Seasons. JAMA. 2025 Oct 28; 334(16):1442-1451.

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Lewis NM, Harker EJ, Cleary S, Zhu Y, Grijalva CG, Chappell JD, Rhoads JP, Baughman A, Casey JD, Blair PW, Jones ID, Johnson CA, Halasa NB, Lauring AS, Martin ET, Gaglani M, Ghamande S, Columbus C, Steingrub JS, Duggal A, Felzer JR, Prekker ME, Peltan ID, Brown SM, Hager DN, Gong MN, Mohamed A, Exline MC, Khan A, Ferguson SAN, Mosier J, Qadir N, Chang SY, Ginde AA, Zepeski A, Mallow C, Harris ES, Johnson NJ, Gibbs KW, Kwon JH, Vaughn IA, Ramesh M, Safdar B, Surie D, Dawood FS, Ellington S, Self WH. Vaccine Effectiveness Against Influenza A(H1N1), A(H3N2), and B-Associated Hospitalizations, United States, 1 September 2023 to 31 May 2024. J Infect Dis. 2025 Oct 15; 232(4):e626-e636.

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Ostrowski SJ, Adkins A, Goldfarb D, Kukowski M, Stratton D, Barton DJ, Pizon AF. Transdermal buprenorphine patch-facilitated induction of sublingual buprenorphine in hospitalized patients receiving full agonist opioids: a retrospective cohort study. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2025 Nov; 63(11):897-905.

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Friedmann PD, Wilson D, Stopka TJ, Bernson D, Pivovarova E, Ferguson W, Hoskinson RA, Rottapel RE, Bovell-Ammon B, Gaba A, Morgan JR, Senst T, Hayes E, Evans EA. Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in County Jails - Outcomes after Release. N Engl J Med. 2025 Sep 11; 393(10):994-1003.

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Saad AM, Abozenah M, Salerno C, Goldsweig AM. Sex differences in in-hospital outcomes in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A nationwide analysis. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2025 Nov; 50(11):103172.

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Lawal OD, Aronow HD, Shobayo F, Zhang Y, Hume AL, Taveira TH, Matson KL, Gold J, Wen X. Restarting Oral Anticoagulation in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation After Admission for a Gastrointestinal Bleeding Event: Effectiveness and Safety of Direct Oral Anticoagulants Compared to Warfarin. Pharmacotherapy. 2025 Oct; 45(10):638-653.

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Lewis NM, Harker EJ, Grant LB, Zhu Y, Grijalva CG, Chappell JD, Rhoads JP, Baughman A, Casey JD, Blair PW, Jones ID, Johnson CA, Lauring AS, Gaglani M, Ghamande S, Columbus C, Steingrub JS, Shapiro NI, Duggal A, Busse LW, Felzer J, Prekker ME, Peltan ID, Brown SM, Hager DN, Gong MN, Mohamed A, Exline MC, Khan A, Hough CL, Wilson JG, Mosier J, Qadir N, Chang SY, Ginde AA, Martinez A, Mohr NM, Mallow C, Harris ES, Johnson NJ, Srinivasan V, Gibbs KW, Kwon JH, Vaughn IA, Ramesh M, Safdar B, Goyal A, DeLamielleure LE, DeCuir J, Surie D, Dawood FS, Tenforde MW, Uyeki TM, Garg S, Ellington S, Self WH. Benefit of Early Oseltamivir Therapy for Adults Hospitalized With Influenza A: An Observational Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Aug 01; 81(1):190-197.

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Diaz AA, Balte PP, Han M, Kalhan R, Bhatt SP, Couper DJ, Jacobs DR, Daviglus ML, Loehr LR, London SJ, O'Connor GT, Schwartz JE, Gharib SA, Chaves PHM, Sanchez TR, Yende S, Bao R, Smith BM, White WB, Martinez FJ, Oelsner EC. Prevalence and Prognostic Significance of COPD in Adults Younger than 50 Years of Age. NEJM Evid. 2025 Aug; 4(8):EVIDoa2400424.

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