Table 2.
Key variables in the Lithuanian Stroke Database.
| Variable | Values |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| National Identification Number | Numeric |
| Date of birth | Date |
| Date of death | Date |
| Sex | Male/Female |
| Health-related information | |
| Previously prescribed medications | ATC subgroup |
| Earlier diagnoses | ICD-10 codes |
| Mechanical valve implanted | Yes/No |
| Atrial fibrillation recorded in history | Yes/No |
| Previous brain aneurysm treatment | Endovascular/Surgery/None/N.A. |
| mRS before stroke | 0–5 |
| Stroke-related information | |
| Stroke type | ICD-10 code |
| TIA type | ICD-10 code |
| Mode of arrival | EMS/Private transport/Self-presented |
| Remote consultation before the arrival | Yes/No |
| Diagnosis establishment setting | Inpatient/ER/Outpatient |
| Type of medical care establishment | CSC/PSC/Other |
| Transfer by EMS | Yes/No |
| Time of the first contact with EMS | Date, time |
| Transfer from PSC to CSC | Yes/No |
| Last known well | Date, time |
| Time of arrival at PSC | Date, time/N.A. |
| Time of discharge from PSC | Date, time/N.A. |
| Time of arrival at CSC | Date, time/N.A. |
| Inpatient admission to CSC | Yes/No |
| Inpatient admission to PSC | Yes/No |
| Time of inpatient admission | Time |
| Referral to a regional hospital for inpatient admission | Yes/No |
| Reperfusion therapy | IVT/EVT/Both/None |
| Time of IVT initiation | Date, time |
| IVT medication | Alteplase/Tenecteplase/Other/N.A. |
| Time of groin puncture (MTE) | Date, time |
| Time of recanalisation (MTE) | Date, time |
| mTICI score | 0/1/2a/2b/3/N.A. |
| Imaging | CT/MRI/None |
| Time of CT | Date, time |
| Time of CT evaluation | Date, time |
| Time of CT angiography | Date, time |
| Time of CT perfusion | Date, time |
| Time of MRI | Date, time |
| Time of MRI evaluation | Date, time |
| CT angiography in PSC | Yes/No/N.A. |
| CT angiography in CSC | Yes/No/N.A. |
| SAH treatment | Endovascular/Surgery/None/N.A. |
| NIHSS value on admission | 0–42 |
| NIHSS value 24 h post-admission | 0–42 |
| NIHSS value 7 days post-admission | 0–42 |
| NIHSS value on discharge | 0–42 |
| mRS value on admission | 0–6 |
| mRS value after 7 days | 0–6 |
| mRS value on discharge | 0–6 |
| Medications given in inpatient settings | ATC subgroup |
| Antithrombotic therapy given in inpatient settings | Yes/No |
| Time of antithrombotic therapy initiation | Date, time |
| Rehabilitation in inpatient settings | Yes/No |
| Time of rehabilitation initiation | Date, time |
| Swallowing assessment in inpatient settings | Yes/No |
| Time of swallowing assessment | Date, time |
| Referral to rehabilitation after discharge | Inpatient level 2/Inpatient level 3/Outpatient/None |
| Time of inpatient discharge | Date, time |
| Cause of discharge | Inpatient care not required/Transfer to inpatient rehabilitation/Transfer to palliative care/Transfer to psychiatric hospital/Transfer to another hospital/Death |
| Death in inpatient settings | Yes/No |
| Death caused by stroke | Yes/No |
| Anticoagulants prescribed on discharge | Yes/No |
| Follow-up information | |
| Active prescription of antithrombotic medication in 1 year | ATC subgroup/N.A. |
| Active prescription of antithrombotic medication in 2 years | ATC subgroup/N.A. |
| Filled patient satisfaction survey | Yes/No |
N.A., Not Applicable; ATC, The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System; ICD-10, The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification; mRS, Modified Rankin Scale; TIA, Transient Ischemic Attack; PSC, Primary Stroke Centre; CSC, Comprehensive Stroke Centre; EMS, Emergency Medical Services; ER, Emergency Room; IVT, Intravenous Thrombolysis; EVT, Endovascular Therapy; CT, Computed Tomography; MRI, Magnetic Resonance Imaging; MTE, Mechanical Thrombectomy; mTICI, Modified Treatment in Cerebral Infarction scale; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.