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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2015 Oct 12;24(12):2866–2874. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2015.08.023

Table 2.

Utilization of services unique to CSCs for ICH patients transferred to our CSC compared to those presenting directly to our CSC

Direct (N = 152) Transfer (N = 210) P value
Overview
 % using at least 1 CSC service (NICU, neurosurgery, or clinical trial enrollment) 89.5 80.0 .015
Neurointensive care
 % who spent at least 1 day in NICU 76.9 70.5 .17
 Length of stay—days in NICU (median [IQR]) 3 (1–8) 2 (0–5) .02
Neurosurgical procedures (%)
 Received at least 1 procedure 32.2 21.0 .015
 Hemicraniectomy 7.2 2.9 .05
 External ventricular drain 28.3 18.1 .02
 Clot evacuation 5.3 1.4 .036
Clinical trial enrolment (%)
 Enrolled in at least 1 clinical trial 30.9 20.5 .013
 Interventional trials 15.1 4.8 <.01
 Observational trials 31.6 21.4 .11

Abbreviations: CSC, comprehensive stroke center; ICH, intracerebral hemorrhage; IQR, interquartile range; NICU, neurointensive care unit.