Table 2:
Demographic and medical information.
| Demographical Information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age, in years, mean (SD; range) | 67.48 (15.89; 28–90) | |
| Gender, N (%) | Female | 23 (52%) |
| Male | 21 (48%) | |
| Race, N (%) | White or Caucasian | 29 (66%) |
| Black or African-American | 15 (34%) | |
| Asian | 0 (0%) | |
| Other/Unknown | 0 (0%) | |
| Ethnicity, N (%) | Not Hispanic or Latino | 44 (100%) |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 (0%) | |
| Status at hospital admission and stroke characteristics | ||
| National institute of health stroke scale, N, mean (SD; range) | N=42, 14.31 (5.94; 2–26) | |
| Modified rankin scale, N, median (range) | N=37, 0 (0–4) | |
| Charlson comorbidity index, mean (SD; range) | 0.86 (1.34; 0–6) | |
| Lesion volume (in ml / cc), mean (SD; range) | 112.28 (97.95; 0.43–360.72) | |
| Hospital course | ||
| Length of hospital stay (in days), mean (SD; range) | 12.82 (14.29; 2–90) | |
| Tissue plasminogen activator, N (%) | 21 (48%) | |
| Thrombectomy, N (%) | 11 (25%) | |
| Intubation, N (%) | 6 (14%) | |
| Tracheotomy, N (%) | 2 (5%) | |
| Hospital discharge | ||
| Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, N (%) | 10 (23%) | |
| Nasogastric feeding tube | 3 (7%) | |
| Discharge destination, N (%) | Rehabilitation facility | 28 (63.6%) |
| Home / home health | 6 (13.6%) | |
| (Skilled) nursing facility | 2 (4.55%) | |
| Long term care hospital | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Transitional care unit | 1 (2.3%) | |
| Other hospital | 1 (2.3%) | |
| Hospice / home hospice | 2 (4.5%) | |
| Deceased | 1 (2.3%) | |
| Unknown | 3 (6.8%) | |