A chart review of management of ischemic stroke patients in Germany

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Table 1. Patient characteristics

Characteristic	Total, N=185 n (%)
Age mean (SD)	69.8 (11.8)
Males	98 (53)
Urban	133 (71.9)
Marital status
Married/living with a partner	117 (63.2)
Single	68 (36.8)
Current place of living
Home	57 (30.8)
Nursing home	19 (10.3)
Missing	102 (55.1)
Employed at the time of event	48 (25.9)
Medical conditions
Ischemic event	16 (11.8)
Myocardial infarction	26 (19.1)
Angina pectoris	33 (24.3)
Carotid stenosis	29 (21.3)
Arteriopathy of lower limbs	22 (16.2)
Aortic aneurysm	2 (1.5)
Atrial fibrillation	35 (25.7)
Others	64 (47.1)

SD=standard deviation.

Table 2. Pre-hospitalization phase

	Total, N=185 n (%)
Contact with health professional at time of event	166 (89.7)
Type of health professional contacted at the time of event
General practitioner (referee)	39 (23.5)
Emergency medicine physician	73 (44.0)
Emergency department	3 (1.8)
Other general practitioner	5 (3.0)
Other	1 (0.6)
Referee and emergency medicine physician	4 (2.4)
Referee and ambulance corps	11 (6.6)
Referee and other general practitioner and ambulance corps	1 (0.6)
Mode of arrival to Hospital
Emergency ambulance	98 (57.0)
Individual car	19 (11.0)
Ambulance service	51 (29.7)
Other	2 (1.2)
No answer	2 (1.2)

Table 3. Hospitalization and Healthcare resource utilization at acute phase

	Total, N=185 N (%)
Hospitalization
Length of stay in Days^a (LOS) in hospital, mean (SD)	13.6 (9.8)
Time in hours between admission and treatment, mean (SD)	2.0 (2.64)
Type of Hospital
Specialized hospital	60 (34.9)
General hospital	43 (25.0)
Basic general hospital	43 (25.0)
Primary care	24 (14.0)
First hospital unit of admission
Emergency unit	22 (12.8)
Stroke unit	72 (41.9)
Intensive care unit	28 (16.3)
Neurology unit	20 (11.6)
Internal medicine unit	29 (16.9)
Cardiology unit	1 (0.6)
Imaging test
Number of imaging tests	163 (94.8)
Type of imaging testing
CT scan without contrast injection	99 (61.5)
CT scan with contrast injection	38 (23.6)
MRI	61 (37.9)
Cerebral angiography angioscan or angioIRM	13 (8.0)
Cervical Doppler ultrasound examination	59 (37.1)
Thrombolysis treatment	28 (16.3)

^aCalculated as the sum of all durations in all units on 182 patients.

Table 4. Healthcare resource utilization during Chronic Phase

	Total, N=185 n (%)
First place after hospital discharge
Home	45 (24.3)
Rehabilitation center	88 (47.6)
Nursing home	30 (16.2)
Home medical care	14 (7.6)
Long-term hospitalization	–
Mean length of stay in days
Home	222.1 (163.72)
Rehabilitation center	32.7 (16.13)
Nursing home	102.9 (137.17)
Home medical care	175.9 (145.2)
Long-term hospitalization	–
Re-hospitalization	40 (21.6)
Re-hospitalization LOS	15.3 (14.2)
Outpatient visits
Mean number of nursing care visits (weeks)	21.1 (19.2)
Mean number of physiotherapist visits (weeks)	17.1 (18.60)
Mean number of occupational therapy (weeks)	11.0 (10.89)
Mean number of speech therapist	12.7 (11.90)
Mean number of neurologist visits	2.2 (3.1)
Number of general practitioner visits	11.7 (11.9)
Psychological support	9.5 (12.4)
Patient status according to social reimbursement among employed patients
Sick leave	28 (59.3)
Changed occupation	11 (5.9)
Change to part time job	4 (2.2)
Caregiver	83 (44.9)
Professional	44 (53.0)
Personal	24 (28.9)
Still follow-up by the general practitioner	151 (81.6)