Table 1.

Baseline data.

Specialty (n = 110 replies)
Neurologist	n = 84	76%
Neurointerventionalist	n = 22	20%
Other specialities	n = 4	4%
Type of stroke unit (n = 107 replies)
Local stroke unit	n = 27	25%
Comprehensive stroke centre	n = 79	74%
No stroke unit	N = 1	1%
Stroke unit certified by German Stroke Society (n = 108 replies)
Yes	N = 100	93%
No	N = 7	6%
Unknown	N = 1	1%
IVT/year (n = 102 replies)
<50	N = 7	7%
50–100	N = 25	25%
101–200	N = 39	38%
>200	N = 31	30%
ET / year (n = 100 replies)
<20	N = 17	17%
21–50	N = 18	18%
51–100	N = 25	25%
101–200	N = 36	36%
>200	N = 4	4%
Speciality performing ET (n = 98 replies)
ET exclusively performed by  neurointerventionalists	N = 86	88%
ET performed by neurointerventionalists  and other specialists	N = 8	8%
ET solely performed by other specialists	N = 4	4%
Availability of ET (n = 95 replies)
24 h/7d	N = 87	92%
At working hours	N = 6	6%
Only in individual case	N = 2	2%