"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
|
| 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 |
|---|
| 1994 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2004 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2005 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2006 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2008 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2010 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2011 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2012 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 2013 | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| 2014 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 2015 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| 2016 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 2017 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 2018 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 2019 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 2020 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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