"Patient Readmission" 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.
Subsequent admissions of a patient to a hospital or other health care institution for treatment.
| Descriptor ID |
D010359
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.400.620 N02.421.585.400.620
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| Concept/Terms |
Patient Readmission- Patient Readmission
- Patient Readmissions
- Readmission, Patient
- Readmissions, Patient
Hospital Readmissions- Hospital Readmissions
- Readmissions, Hospital
- Hospital Readmission
- Readmission, Hospital
|
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2014 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2015 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2016 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2017 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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