Time from stroke to CT examination and differences in treatment offered in the stroke unit and in general medical wards
| Treatment | Stroke unit (n=54) | Medical wards (n=62) | OR (95% CI) |
| Median time in hospital (days (IQR)) | 7 (3–13) | 5 (2–11) | |
| Time between stroke and CT | |||
| CT<6 h | 26/54 (48) | 19/62 (31) | 2.10 (0.98–4.50) |
| CT between 6 and 12 h | 15/54 (28) | 16/62 (26) | 1.10 (0.49–2.50) |
| CT between 12 and 24 h | 9/54 (17) | 16/62 (26) | 0.58 (0.23–1.43) |
| CT>24 h | 5/54 (9) | 11/62 (17) | 0.47 (0.15–1.46) |
| Referral to the neurosurgical department | 8/54 (15) | 9/62 (15) | 1.02 (0.37–2.87) |
| Mobilisation within the first day after admittance | 29/54 (54) | 26/62 (42) | 1.61 (0.77–3.35) |
| Parenteral fluid | 54/54 (100) | 46/62 (74) | N/A |
| Low molecular weight heparin | 2/54 (4) | 10/62 (16) | 0.20 (0.04–0.96) |
| Oxygen treatment | 49/54 (91) | 48/62 (77) | 2.86 (0.96–8.55) |
| Paracetamol | 22/54 (41) | 16/62 (26) | 1.98 (0.90–4.34) |
| Penicillin | 7/54 (13) | 7/62 (11) | 1.17 (0.38–3.58) |
| Antibiotics except penicillin | 12/54 (22) | 6/62 (10) | 2.67 (0.93–7.69) |
Data are number of patients with a given characteristic/total number of patients (%), unless otherwise stated. p Values are two tailed. IQR=interquartile range; OR=odds ratio; 95% CI=95% confidence interval; N/A=not available.