Table 4.
QASC Europe: patient treatment and discharge outcomes.
| Pre N = 3464 | Post N = 3257 | Difference in proportion (95% CI) b | p a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Treatment | ||||
| Patient received intravenous thrombolysis | 813 (23) | 738 (23) | −1.2% (−3.4%, 0.99%) | 0.2770 |
| Patient treated in a stroke unit at any time during their stay | 2904 (84) | 2974 (91) | 4.1% (2%, 6.2%) | <0.0001 |
| Discharge outcomes | ||||
| Discharge destination | ||||
| Home | 1965 (61) | 1799 (61) | n/a | 0.6774 |
| Rehabilitation facility | 402 (13) | 363 (12) | ||
| Long-term care/nursing home | 198 (6.2) | 208 (7.1) | ||
| Other hospital | 323 (10) | 293 (9.9) | ||
| Deceased | 294 (9.2) | 280 (9.5) | ||
| (Missing) | 253 (7.3) | 308 (9.5) | – | – |
| Discharge modified Rankin Score | ||||
| 0: No symptoms at all | 489 (15) | 390 (13) | n/a | 0.0328 |
| 1: No significant disability despite symptoms | 572 (18) | 505 (17) | ||
| 2: Slight disability | 413 (13) | 413 (14) | ||
| 3: Moderate disability | 472 (15) | 402 (14) | ||
| 4: Moderately severe disability | 521 (16) | 522 (18) | ||
| 5: Severe disability | 450 (14) | 437 (15) | ||
| 6: Deceased | 294 (8.5) | 280 (9.5) | ||
| mRS ⩾ 2 | 2150 (67) | 2054 (70) | 1.6% (−0.65%, 3.9%) | 0.1614 |
| (Missing) | 243 (7.0) | 308 (9.5) | – | – |
| Able to walk unassisted on discharge | ||||
| Yes | 1791 (53) | 1799 (56) | 2.9% (0.68%, 5.2%) | 0.0105 |
| No | 1562 (47) | 1410 (44) | ||
| (Missing) | 111 (3.2) | 48 (1.5) | – | – |
| Duration of hospital stay (days) | ||||
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 8 (5, 12) | 8 (5, 12) | −0.20 (−0.53, 0.14) | 0.1257 |
n/a: due to the multiple nominal distribution of this variable it was not appropriate to calculate pre-post difference in proportions.
a
Mixed effects logistic regression controlling for age, sex, NIHSS and correlation within site and country.
b
Estimated marginal mean difference in proportion from mixed effects model, standard errors for confidence interval obtained using delta method.
Bold indicates significant values