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Patient Characteristics From Abstraction of the Electronic Medical Record
| Variable | Patient Respondents, n (%) |
|---|---|
| Discharge destination after stroke hospitalization, n=189 | |
| Home | 112 (59) |
| Skilled nursing facility | 19 (10) |
| Inpatient rehabilitation | 53 (28) |
| Other | 5 (3) |
| NIHSS on admission, n=79 | |
| Median NIHSS (IQR) | 4 (1–7) |
| Received tPA or thrombectomy, n=219 | 22 (10) |
IQR indicates interquartile range; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; tPA, tissue plasminogen activator.
