"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Length of Stay" by people in Profiles.
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A comparative study of outcomes of burns across multiple levels of care. Burns. 2023 12; 49(8):1879-1885.
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Clinical characteristics and histopathology of COVID-19 related deaths in South African adults. PLoS One. 2022; 17(1):e0262179.
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Enhanced recovery after surgery programs improve short-term outcomes after liver transplantation-A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Transplant. 2021 11; 35(11):e14453.
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Predictors of prolonged hospital stay in HIV-positive patients presenting to the emergency department. PLoS One. 2021; 16(4):e0249706.
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Association of Race with In-Hospital and Post-Hospitalization Mortality in Patients with Acute Kidney Injury. Nephron. 2021; 145(3):214-224.
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Randomized control trial of oral arginine therapy for children with sickle cell anemia hospitalized for pain in Nigeria. Am J Hematol. 2021 01; 96(1):89-97.
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Patterns of presentation and survival of HIV-infected patients admitted to a tertiary-level intensive care unit. HIV Med. 2020 05; 21(5):334-341.
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Living donor liver transplantation in South Africa: the donor experience. S Afr J Surg. 2019 Sep; 57(3):11-16.
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The spectrum of animal related injuries managed at a major trauma centre in South Africa. S Afr J Surg. 2019 Sep; 57(3):54.
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Increasing evidence-based interventions in patients with acute infections in a resource-limited setting: a before-and-after feasibility trial in Gitwe, Rwanda. Intensive Care Med. 2018 Sep; 44(9):1436-1446.