 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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1982 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1984 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1985 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1988 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1989 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1990 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1992 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 1993 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1998 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 1999 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2000 | 1 | 8 | 9 | | 2001 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2002 | 0 | 8 | 8 | | 2003 | 2 | 8 | 10 | | 2004 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2005 | 0 | 9 | 9 | | 2006 | 1 | 8 | 9 | | 2007 | 3 | 6 | 9 | | 2008 | 1 | 9 | 10 | | 2009 | 3 | 13 | 16 | | 2010 | 5 | 16 | 21 | | 2011 | 2 | 8 | 10 | | 2012 | 1 | 15 | 16 | | 2013 | 2 | 12 | 14 | | 2014 | 5 | 23 | 28 | | 2015 | 4 | 17 | 21 | | 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2017 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Length of Stay" by people in Profiles.
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Maykel JA, Phatak UR, Suwanabol PA, Schlussel AT, Davids JS, Sturrock PR, Alavi K. Initiation of a Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision Program at an Academic Training Program: Evaluating Patient Safety and Quality Outcomes. Dis Colon Rectum. 2017 Dec; 60(12):1267-1272.
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Bishop EA, Java JJ, Moore KN, Spirtos NM, Pearl ML, Zivanovic O, Kushner DM, Backes F, Hamilton CA, Geller MA, Hurteau J, Mathews C, Wenham RM, Ramirez PT, Zweizig S, Walker JL. Surgical outcomes among elderly women with endometrial cancer treated by laparoscopic hysterectomy: a NRG/Gynecologic Oncology Group study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018 01; 218(1):109.e1-109.e11.
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Tisminetzky M, Wang TY, Gurwitz J, Kaltenbach LA, McManus D, Gore J, Peterson E, Goldberg RJ. Magnitude and Characteristics of Patients Who Survived an Acute Myocardial Infarction. J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Sep 25; 6(9).
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Kapoor A, Matheos T, Walz M, McDonough C, Maheswaran A, Ruppell E, Mohamud D, Shaffer N, Zhou Y, Kaur S, Heard S, Crawford S, Cabral H, White DK, Santry H, Jette A, Fielding R, Silliman RA, Gurwitz J. Self-Reported Function More Informative than Frailty Phenotype in Predicting Adverse Postoperative Course in Older Adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Nov; 65(11):2522-2528.
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Artenstein AW, Rathlev NK, Neal D, Townsend V, Vemula M, Goldlust S, Schmidt J, Visintainer P. Decreasing Emergency Department Walkout Rate and Boarding Hours by Improving Inpatient Length of Stay. West J Emerg Med. 2017 Oct; 18(6):982-992.
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Limaye AP, Stapleton RD, Peng L, Gunn SR, Kimball LE, Hyzy R, Exline MC, Files DC, Morris PE, Frankel SK, Mikkelsen ME, Hite D, Enfield KB, Steingrub J, O'Brien J, Parsons PE, Cuschieri J, Wunderink RG, Hotchkin DL, Chen YQ, Rubenfeld GD, Boeckh M. Effect of Ganciclovir on IL-6 Levels Among Cytomegalovirus-Seropositive Adults With Critical Illness: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2017 08 22; 318(8):731-740.
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Synnot A, Karlsson A, Brichko L, Chee M, Fitzgerald M, Misra MC, Howard T, Mathew J, Rotter T, Fiander M, Gruen RL, Gupta A, Dharap S, Fahey M, Stephenson M, O'Reilly G, Cameron P, Mitra B. Prehospital notification for major trauma patients requiring emergency hospital transport: A systematic review. J Evid Based Med. 2017 Aug; 10(3):212-221.
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Wahl TS, Graham LA, Hawn MT, Richman J, Hollis RH, Jones CE, Copeland LA, Burns EA, Itani KM, Morris MS. Association of the Modified Frailty Index With 30-Day Surgical Readmission. JAMA Surg. 2017 Aug 01; 152(8):749-757.
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Fisher K, Smith K, Gallagher T, Burns L, Morales C, Mazor K. We Want to Know: Eliciting Hospitalized Patients' Perspectives on Breakdowns in Care. J Hosp Med. 2017 Aug; 12(8):603-609.
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Bryson C, Boynton G, Stepczynski A, Garb J, Kleppel R, Irani F, Natanasabapathy S, Stefan MS. Geographical assignment of hospitalists in an urban teaching hospital: feasibility and impact on efficiency and provider satisfaction. Hosp Pract (1995). 2017 Oct; 45(4):135-142.
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