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Patient Discharge
MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
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MeSH Tree Structures
Concepts
MeSH Heading
Patient Discharge
Tree 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
Unique ID
D010351
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010351
Scope Note
The administrative process of discharging the patient, alive or dead, from hospitals or other health facilities.
Entry Term(s)
Discharge Planning
NLM Classification #
WX 158
Previous Indexing
Hospitalization (1966-1977)
See Also
Patient Discharge Summaries
Public MeSH Note
78
History Note
78
Date Established
1978/01/01
Date of Entry
1977/05/12
Revision Date
2016/05/31
Allowable Qualifiers
economics (EC)
legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)
standards (ST)
statistics & numerical data (SN)
trends (TD)
Therapeutics [E02]
Patient Care [E02.760]
Continuity of Patient Care [E02.760.169]
Aftercare [E02.760.169.063]
Hospital to Home Transition [E02.760.169.094]
Patient Discharge [E02.760.169.125]
Patient Handoff [E02.760.169.249]
Patient Transfer [E02.760.169.624]
Retention in Care [E02.760.169.671]
Transition to Adult Care [E02.760.169.718]
Transitional Care [E02.760.169.812]
Therapeutics [E02]
Patient Care [E02.760]
Hospitalization [E02.760.400]
Length of Stay [E02.760.400.480]
Patient Admission [E02.760.400.600]
Patient Discharge [E02.760.400.610]
Patient Handoff [E02.760.400.615]
Patient Readmission [E02.760.400.620]
Patient Transfer [E02.760.400.630]
Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Patient Care [N02.421.585]
Continuity of Patient Care [N02.421.585.169]
Aftercare [N02.421.585.169.063]
Hospital to Home Transition [N02.421.585.169.094]
Patient Discharge [N02.421.585.169.125]
Patient Handoff [N02.421.585.169.249]
Patient Transfer [N02.421.585.169.624]
Retention in Care [N02.421.585.169.671]
Transition to Adult Care [N02.421.585.169.718]
Transitional Care [N02.421.585.169.812]
Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Patient Care [N02.421.585]
Hospitalization [N02.421.585.400]
Length of Stay [N02.421.585.400.480]
Patient Admission [N02.421.585.400.600]
Patient Discharge [N02.421.585.400.610]
Patient Handoff [N02.421.585.400.615]
Patient Readmission [N02.421.585.400.620]
Patient Transfer [N02.421.585.400.630]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Patient Care Management [N04.590]
Comprehensive Health Care [N04.590.233]
Primary Health Care [N04.590.233.727]
Continuity of Patient Care [N04.590.233.727.210]
Aftercare [N04.590.233.727.210.063]
Patient Discharge [N04.590.233.727.210.125]
Patient Handoff [N04.590.233.727.210.249]
Patient Transfer [N04.590.233.727.210.624]
Transition to Adult Care [N04.590.233.727.210.718]
Transitional Care [N04.590.233.727.210.812]
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Patient Discharge
Preferred
Concept UI
M0016051
Scope Note
The administrative process of discharging the patient, alive or dead, from hospitals or other health facilities.
Terms
Patient Discharge
Preferred Term
Term UI
T030570
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
Discharge Planning
Narrower
Concept UI
M0016050
Terms
Discharge Planning
Preferred Term
Term UI
T030569
Date
05/09/1978
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
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