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Table 1 Descriptive results of our cohort

From: Quality indicators and patients' characteristics in relation to early outcome of Kasr-al-ainy stroke unit

Descriptive results

Items

n (%)

1) Clinical stroke subtypes (Oxford classification)

TAC I

51 (21.1)

TAC H

1 (0.4)

PAC I

53 (21.9)

PAC H

23 (9.5)

POC I

19 (7.9)

POC H

2 (0.8)

LAC I

67 (27.7)

LAC H

14 (5.8)

TIA

3 (1.2)

Others

9 (3.8)

2) Risk factors

HTN

167 (69)

Diabetes

85 (35.1)

Dyslipidaemia

111 (45.9)

Obesity

65 (26.9)

Overweight

98 (40.5)

Current smoker

85 (35.1)

Hold smoking

25 (10.3)

Transient ischemic attack

30 (12.4)

Atrial fibrillation

47 (19.4)

Valve replacement

7 (2.9)

Congestive heart failure

30 (12.4)

Substance abuse

6 (2.5)

Oral contraceptive pills (OCP)

3 (3.45) of all female patients

3) Stroke subtype

Large artery

51 (21.1)

Cardio-embolic

42 (17.4)

Small artery

51 (21.1)

Other determined

5 (2.1)

Non-determined

37 (15.3)

TIA

3 (1.2)

Haemorrhage including SAH

46 (19.1)

Sinus thrombosis

5 (2.1)

Venous infarction

2 (0.8)

Complications

Chest infection

48 (19.8)

UTI

24 (9.9)

Sepsis

18 (7.4)

Bed sores

16 (6.6)

DVT

5 (2.1)

Bleedings other than cerebral

4(1.7)

Pulmonary embolism

2 (0.8)

Haemorrhagic transformation

19 (7.9)

Fits

4 (1.7)

Allergy from rtpa (of total 75)

1 (1.3)

  1. TACI: total anterior circulation infarction; HTN: hypertension; TACH: total anterior circulation hemorrhage; PACI: partial anterior circulation infarction; PACH: partial anterior circulation hemorrhage; POCI: posterior circulation infarction; POCH: posterior circulation hemorrhage; LACI: lacunar infarction; LACH: lacunar hemorrhage; TIA: transient ischemic attack