Variable | All included stroke units (N = 310) | Comprehensive stroke centers (N = 132; 42.6%) | Primary stroke centers (N = 178; 57.4%) | p |
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Reported variables (included departments) | ||||
University hospital: N (%) | 31 (10.0) | 30 (22.7) | 1 (0.6) | < 0.001a |
Neurological department present: N (%) | 301 (97.1) | 132 (100) | 169 (94.9) | 0.012a |
Cardiological department present: N (%) | 230 (74.2) | 117 (88.6) | 113 (63.5) | < 0.001a |
Number of stroke unit beds: N (IQR) | 8 (4–22) IQR: 6–10 | 10 (8–12) | 6 (5–8) | < 0.001b |
Stroke patients per department: median (IQR)c | 784 (583–1043) | 1039 (791–1291) | 654 (480–845) | < 0.001b |
Number of TTEs per department and year: median (IQR) | 455 (269–645) | 552 (371–777) | 401 (243–586) | < 0.001b |
Number of TEEs per department and year: median (IQR) | 170 (121–243) | 216 (159–303) | 140 (102–200) | < 0.001b |
Calculated variable (included departments) | ||||
TTE rate (%) per stroke patients: median (IQR) | 63.3 (39.0–80.8) | 57.9 (33.4–76.8) | 69.8 (43.3–84.3) | 0.008b |
TEE rate (%) per stroke patients: median (IQR) | 21.7 (16.4–29.5) | 21.5 (16.5–29.2) | 20.9 (16.4–30.0) | 0.733b |
Rates of patients with no-, or combined examinations (%) [TTE rate + TEE rate) − 100]: median (IQR) | − 13.6 (− 33.5 to 5.1) | − 19.7 (− 40.3 to − 1.9) | − 8.7 (− 27.9 to 8.3) | 0.002b |