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Table 2 Hospital characteristics of responders (n = 359)

From: Agreement with evidence for tissue Plasminogen Activator use among emergency physicians: a cross-sectional survey

Characteristic

N (%)

Arrangements are in place to receive pre-hospital notification of stroke patients from the ambulance service

238 (66.3)

The hospital has a dedicated stroke care unit*

266 (74.3)

The hospital has an intensive care unit*

338 (94.4)

The hospital has advanced imaging facilities (perfusion CT and MRI)*

300 (83.8)

The hospital provides tPA treatment to eligible ischemic stroke patients*

278 (77.7)

The proportion of the emergency physicians at the hospital who routinely administer tPA treatment for eligible ischemic stroke patients†

 None

184 (66.2)

 Less than half

33 (11.9)

 About half

8 (2.9)

 Most

36 (12.9)

 All

17 (6.1)

The head of the ED routinely administers tPA treatment for eligible ischemic stroke patients†

 Yes

32 (11.5)

 No

173 (62.2)

 I do not know

73 (26.3)

  1. Number of observations varies across characteristics due to missing data and question applicability.
  2. * n = 358.
  3. † n = 278.