Table 1.
The general characteristics of the participating physicians.
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
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| Gender | ||
| Male | 96 | 78.6 |
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| Age | ||
| < 30 | 51 | 41.8 |
| 30–40 | 60 | 49.1 |
| > 41 | 11 | 9.0 |
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| Nationality | ||
| Saudi | 114 | 93.4 |
| Non-Saudi | 8 | 6.5 |
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| Qualification (board certification in emergency) |
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| Yes | 61 | 50.0 |
| No | 61 | 50.0 |
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| Job title (Rank) | ||
| Consultant | 44 | 36.0 |
| Resident in training | 62 | 50.8 |
| Others | 16 | 13.1 |
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| Country of board certification (N=79) |
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| Saudi Arabia | 42 | 53.1 |
| North America | 5 | 6.3 |
| Still not board certified | 27 | 34.1 |
| Other | 5 | 6.3 |
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| Years of experience | ||
| 1–5 | 71 | 58.1 |
| 5-10 | 36 | 29.5 |
| > 10 | 15 | 12.2 |
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| Average strokes seen per week | ||
| < 1 | 10 | 8.1 |
| 1–5 | 97 | 79.5 |
| 6–10 | 15 | 12.2 |
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| Type of hospital | ||
| Tertiary care | 80 | 65.5 |
| Secondary care | 42 | 34.4 |
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| Do you have an acute stroke team? | ||
| Yes | 83 | 68.0 |
| No | 33 | 27.0 |
| I don't know | 6 | 4.9 |
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| written protocol/ care pathway of acute stroke management? | ||
| Yes | 80 | 65.5 |
| No | 26 | 21.3 |
| I don't know | 16 | 13.1 |