Table 1.
Characteristics of participating hospitals in CNSR-III (n=201)
| Characteristics | |
| Hospital type | |
| Grade II | 38 (18.9) |
| Grade III | 163 (81.1) |
| Infrastructures | |
| Beds in total (n) | 1263 (1000–2000) |
| Beds in Neurology department (ND) (n) | 108 (72-180) |
| Stroke out-patients clinic | 172 (85.6) |
| Emergency department | 201 (100.0) |
| NICU | 144 (71.6) |
| Stroke unit | 155 (77.1) |
| Inpatients’ rehabilitation | 199 (99.0) |
| Neurological rehabilitation department | 158 (78.6) |
| Personnel | |
| Neurological rehabilitators | 176 (87.6) |
| Speech therapist | 151 (75.1) |
| Physiotherapist | 193 (96.0) |
| Diagnostic procedures | |
| Brain CT scan 24/7 | 201 (100.0) |
| Digital subtraction angiography | 185 (92.0) |
| Extracranial duplex sonography | 195 (97.0) |
CNSR-III, the Third China National Stroke Registry; NICU, neonatal intensive care unit.