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.

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The administrative process of discharging the patient, alive or dead, from hospitals or other health facilities.

Descriptor ID	D010351
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
Concept/Terms	Patient Discharge Patient Discharge Discharge, Patient Discharges, Patient Patient Discharges Discharge Planning Discharge Planning Discharge Plannings Planning, Discharge Plannings, Discharge

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

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Patient Care [E02.760]
Continuity of Patient Care [E02.760.169]
Patient Discharge [E02.760.169.125]
Hospitalization [E02.760.400]
Patient Discharge [E02.760.400.610]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Patient Care [N02.421.585]
Continuity of Patient Care [N02.421.585.169]
Patient Discharge [N02.421.585.169.125]
Hospitalization [N02.421.585.400]
Patient Discharge [N02.421.585.400.610]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Patient Care Management [N04.590]
Comprehensive Health Care [N04.590.233]
Primary Health Care [N04.590.233.727]
Continuity of Patient Care [N04.590.233.727.210]
Patient Discharge [N04.590.233.727.210.125]

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

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Bar chart showing 316 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 27 publications in 2019 and 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	2	2
1997	1	2	3
1998	1	1	2
1999	1	1	2
2000	0	3	3
2002	1	2	3
2003	1	2	3
2004	1	1	2
2005	0	1	1
2006	0	5	5
2007	1	4	5
2008	2	3	5
2009	4	6	10
2010	1	4	5
2011	2	5	7
2012	7	1	8
2013	4	13	17
2014	4	11	15
2015	8	9	17
2016	8	14	22
2017	10	13	23
2018	14	7	21
2019	8	19	27
2020	7	11	18
2021	8	15	23
2022	5	22	27
2023	3	7	10
2024	9	6	15
2025	4	5	9
2026	3	3	6

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

Kim HJ, Sim JA, Lee SY, Yoo SH. Association between palliative care consultation and care transition outcomes among hospitalized advanced cancer patients. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2026 May 09; 10(3).

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Kramer KZ, Kotagal M. Post Hospital Surgical Disparities. Surg Clin North Am. 2026 Jun; 106(3):403-410.

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Wu E, Mackey C, Jandu S, Carey JL. Assessment of Artificial Intelligence-based Translation Tools for Emergency Department Discharge Instructions. West J Emerg Med. 2026 Apr 08; 27(3):651-658.

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Rabasco A, Browne J, Kunicki Z, Benz MB, Arias SA, Weinstock LM, Miller I, Boudreaux E, Camargo CA, Gaudiano BA. Suicidal Behavior Patterns and Correlates in High-Risk Adults After Emergency Department Discharge: A One-Year Prospective Study. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2026 Apr; 56(2):e70093.

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Messinger JC, Vercollone L, Prostko S, Maddams S, Tom J, Zarrabi B, Hilal J, Szpak V, Hathaway D, Chai P, Suzuki J. Association Between Medication for Alcohol Use Disorder and Confirmed Linkage to Care Following Discharge From an Inpatient Unit for Medically Managed Withdrawal. Subst Use Addctn J. 2026 Jul; 47(3):890-895.

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Chary AN, Bhananker AR, Franks R, Bowman J, Haimovich AD, Martell V, Schoenfeld EM, Gettel CJ, Liu SW, Ouchi K, Kennedy M, Naik A, Shah MN. Disposition at Equipoise: A Qualitative Study of Emergency Physicians' Decision-Making About Hospitalizing People With Dementia. Acad Emerg Med. 2026 03; 33(3):e70272.

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O'Connor L, Sison SDM, Eisenstock K, Ito K, McGee S, Del Poza I, Hall M, Ulintz A, Rowe J, Soni A, Dickson E, Broach JP, McManus DD. Evaluating a Mobile Integrated Health Transitional Care Program to Reduce Readmissions: Findings From a Quasi-Experimental Design. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2026 04; 74(4):1132-1140.

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Haimovich AD, Chary A, Burke L, Janke AT, Rodman A, Landon B, Shapiro NI, Naik AD, Schoenfeld E, Ouchi K, Schonberg MA. Marginal Dispositions and Shared Decision-Making Among Older Adults in the ED: A Prospective Cohort Study. Acad Emerg Med. 2026 03; 33(3):e70211.

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Knorr AC, Wallace GT, Schatten HT, Prince MA, Boudreaux ED, Miller IW, Camargo CA, Conner BT, Arias SA. Characteristics differentiating near-term multiple, distal multiple, and single suicide attempters during the 12-months post-discharge from the emergency department. J Psychiatr Res. 2025 Nov; 191:711-719.

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Vaughn VM, Horowitz J, Gandhi T, Neetz RA, Petty L, Hersh A, Lindenauer P, Bernstein SJ, Flanders SA, Harrison JD, Smith JD, White AT, Szymczak JE. Developing an approach to enhance recruitment for a cluster-randomised implementation trial: leveraging deliberative participation and credible messengers. BMJ Open. 2025 Sep 16; 15(9):e094925.

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