"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.
The administrative process of discharging the patient, alive or dead, from hospitals or other health facilities.
| Descriptor ID |
D010351
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| 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
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| Concept/Terms |
Patient Discharge- Patient Discharge
- Discharge, Patient
- Discharges, Patient
- Patient Discharges
Discharge Planning- Discharge Planning
- Discharge Plannings
- Planning, Discharge
- Plannings, Discharge
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Discharge" by people in Profiles.
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Reducing HIV-Associated Post-Hospital Mortality Through Home-Based Care in South Africa: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 May 15; 78(5):1256-1263.
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Using a priority setting exercise to identify priorities for guidelines on newborn and child health in South Africa, Malawi, and Nigeria. Health Res Policy Syst. 2024 Apr 16; 22(1):48.
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Fat and lean mass predict time to hospital readmission or mortality in children treated for complicated severe acute malnutrition in Zimbabwe and Zambia. Br J Nutr. 2023 09 28; 130(6):1024-1033.
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Long-stay medical-surgical intensive care unit patients in South Africa: Quality of life and mortality 1 year after discharge. S Afr Med J. 2022 03 02; 112(3):227-233.
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Secondary asthma prevention measures are not adequately addressed prior to emergency department discharge! Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Mar; 53:196-200.
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Recovery of children following hospitalisation for complicated severe acute malnutrition. Matern Child Nutr. 2022 04; 18(2):e13302.
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Sepsis in previously healthy neonates discharged home after delivery in Soweto, South Africa. S Afr Med J. 2021 04 30; 111(5):432-436.
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Procalcitonin and Bacterial Sepsis in Burn Patients in South Africa. J Surg Res. 2020 02; 246:490-498.
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Readmission and death following hospitalization among people with HIV in South Africa. PLoS One. 2019; 14(7):e0218902.
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Hospitalization and post-discharge care in South Africa: A critical event in the continuum of care. PLoS One. 2018; 13(12):e0208429.