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.

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The period of confinement of a patient to a hospital or other health facility.

Descriptor ID	D007902
MeSH Number(s)	E02.760.400.480 N02.421.585.400.480
Concept/Terms	Length of Stay Length of Stay Stay Length Stay Lengths Hospital Stay Hospital Stay Hospital Stays Stay, Hospital Stays, Hospital

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Length of Stay".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Patient Care [E02.760]
Hospitalization [E02.760.400]
Length of Stay [E02.760.400.480]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Patient Care [N02.421.585]
Hospitalization [N02.421.585.400]
Length of Stay [N02.421.585.400.480]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Length of Stay".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Length of Stay".

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Bar chart showing 565 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 54 publications in 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	3	2	5
1997	0	2	2
1998	0	5	5
1999	2	7	9
2000	2	6	8
2001	0	3	3
2002	0	7	7
2003	1	8	9
2004	2	7	9
2005	0	10	10
2006	1	8	9
2007	1	9	10
2008	2	4	6
2009	3	15	18
2010	4	20	24
2011	4	11	15
2012	3	15	18
2013	2	15	17
2014	8	33	41
2015	8	33	41
2016	6	24	30
2017	10	44	54
2018	9	25	34
2019	5	36	41
2020	4	31	35
2021	3	37	40
2022	0	18	18
2023	0	15	15
2024	7	12	19
2025	0	13	13

Below are the most recent publications written about "Length of Stay" by people in Profiles.

Ferrari D, Peponis T, Violante T, Glasgow AE, Perry WRG, Larson DW, Behm KT. Comparison of Open, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Approaches for Hartmann's Reversal: The Mayo Clinic Experience. Dis Colon Rectum. 2026 Mar 01; 69(3):432-441.

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Zammitti C, Megafu O, Lee S, Phan Q, Alavi K, Sturrock P, Maykel J, Aulet T. Multidisciplinary Preoperative Immunonutrition Initiative in Colon and Rectal Surgery. J Surg Res. 2025 12; 316:254-263.

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Lewellen KA, Kim RC, Maatman TK, McGuire SP, Ceppa EP, House MG, Nakeeb A, Roch AM, Schmidt CM, Zyromski NJ. Distal pancreatectomy for chronic pancreatitis: The influence of body mass index. Surgery. 2025 Dec; 188:109722.

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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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Tang N, Zhang J, Liu X, Yao D, Zhang X, Ye P, Liu T, Liang J, Yang W, Armstrong E, Mitchell P, Ivers R, Wong RMY, Wang Y, Yang M, Tian M. Effects of pre-operative continuing oral anticoagulants or antiplatelets on health outcomes among older patients with hip fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Osteoporos Int. 2025 Aug; 36(8):1347-1357.

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Abdallah N, Ismayl M, Mohamoud A, Samra M, Goldsweig AM. Socioeconomic disparities in In-hospital outcomes and readmission rates among patients hospitalized with infective endocarditis: A national analysis from the United States. Heart Lung. 2025 Nov-Dec; 74:206-210.

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Tripathi S, McGarvey J, Montgomery V, Gharpure VP, Kashyap R, Walkey A, Bansal V, Boman K, Kumar VK, Kissoon N. Prevalence of Sepsis as Defined by Phoenix Sepsis Definition Among Children With COVID-19. Hosp Pediatr. 2025 Jul 01; 15(7):554-562.

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Fadayomi AB, Boussy C, Walker J, Gebhardt BR, Badr R. Multimodal Pain Management Protocol with Anterior Chest Wall Fascial Plane Blocks Significantly Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Oct; 39(10):2685-2690.

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Hoogma DF, Meeusen I, Coppens S, Verbrugghe P, van den Eynde J, Engelman DT, Grant MC, Stoppe C, Rex S. Efficacy of enhanced recovery programmes for cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Anaesth. 2025 Jul; 135(1):31-39.

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Gaetani RS, Jonczyk MM, Kleiman DA, Kuhnen AH, Marcello PW, Saraidaridis JT, Abelson JS. Readmission and Adoption of Early Discharge After Colectomy Using ACS-NSQIP: Is It Time for Widespread Adoption? J Surg Res. 2025 05; 309:242-248.

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