"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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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2010 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2011 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2012 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2013 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2014 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2015 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7 | 38 | 45 |
| 2017 | 68 | 334 | 402 |
| 2018 | 83 | 341 | 424 |
| 2019 | 24 | 137 | 161 |
| 2020 | 21 | 171 | 192 |
| 2021 | 18 | 128 | 146 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Length of Stay" by people in Profiles.
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Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Outcomes of Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019. Crit Care Med. 2022 02 01; 50(2):256-263.
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COVID-19 Vaccination Associated With Reduced Postoperative SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Morbidity. Ann Surg. 2022 01 01; 275(1):31-36.
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Body Mass Index and Mortality in Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Other Diseases: A Cohort Study in 35,506 ICU Patients. Crit Care Med. 2022 01 01; 50(1):e1-e10.
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Retrospective evaluation of seven different treatment protocols in hospitalized COVID-19 patients Turk J Med Sci. 2021 12 13; 51(6):2835-2849.
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Association of Myocarditis With BNT162b2 Messenger RNA COVID-19 Vaccine in a Case Series of Children. JAMA Cardiol. 2021 12 01; 6(12):1446-1450.
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The Impact of Strict Public Health Restrictions on Pediatric Critical Illness. Crit Care Med. 2021 12 01; 49(12):2033-2041.
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COVID-19 Significantly Impacted Hospital Length of Stay and Discharge Patterns for Adult Spinal Deformity Patients. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2021 Nov 15; 46(22):1551-1556.
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Steroids use in non-oxygen requiring COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. QJM. 2021 Nov 05; 114(7):455-463.
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Implications of Frailty in COVID-19. Cardiol Rev. 2021 Nov-Dec 01; 29(6):285-288.
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Trends in 28-Day Mortality of Critical Care Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the United Kingdom: A National Cohort Study, March 2020 to January 2021. Crit Care Med. 2021 11 01; 49(11):1895-1900.