Hospital characteristics | Clinical pathway, n = 7b | No intervention, n = 7b | P-valuec |
---|---|---|---|
Setting (University hospital (%) | 1 (14.3) | 1 (14.3) | 1 |
Healthcare workers dedicated to stroke care, n (mean ± SD) | |||
   Physician | 46 (6.6) (0.97) | 49 (7.0) (1.29) | 0.49 |
   Nurse | 80 (11.4) (1.51) | 88 (12.6) (1.72) | 0.21 |
   Physiotherapist | 28 (4.0) (1.29) | 24 (3.4) (1.39) | 0.44 |
   Auxiliary nurse | 11 (1.6) (0.79) | 10 (1.4) (0.53) | 0.69 |
   Speech therapist | 2 (0.3) (0.49) | 1 (0.1) (0.38) | 0.55 |
Availability of medical equipment in emergency department, n (%) | |||
   24-hour ED | 7 (100) | 7 (100) | 1 |
   CT brain scan | 7 (100) | 7 (100) | 1 |
   MRI brain scan | 5 (71.4) | 7 (100) | 0.17 |
   Eco-color Doppler | 5 (71.4) | 7 (100) | 0.17 |
   Echocardiography | 5 (71.4) | 7 (100) | 0.17 |
   Transcranic Doppler | 4 (57.1) | 2 (28.6) | 0.35 |
Availability of continuous monitoring during stay, n (%) | |||
   Electrocardiography | 5 (71.4) | 6 (85.7) | 0.35 |
   Finger-press | 5 (71.4) | 6 (85.7) | 0.35 |
   Saturimeter | 5 (71.4) | 6 (85.7) | 0.35 |
   Pulse oximeter | 4 (57.1) | 4 (57.1) | 1 |
   24-hour investigations |  |  |  |
Hematochemical | 5 (71.4) | 6 (85.7) | 0.35 |
Neurological | 5 (71.4) | 4 (57.1) | 0.60 |