Table 3.
Patterns of in-hospital investigation, procedures and medications by stroke type
| Total* | IS | ICH | SAH | |
| (n=13 270) | (n=9292) | (n=3424) | (n=554) | |
| Type of ward admitted (%) | ||||
| Stroke unit | 20.3 | 21.1 | 18.7 | 19.1 |
| Neurosurgery ward | 2.1 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 16.1 |
| ICU | 9.2 | 5.5 | 17.7 | 19.1 |
| General medicine | 68.5 | 73.0 | 59.8 | 45.7 |
| Length of stay among survivors (days; %) | ||||
| ≤3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 7.2 |
| 4–14 | 41.5 | 47.3 | 26.9 | 28.5 |
| 15–28 | 42.4 | 40.1 | 48.9 | 42.3 |
| >29 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 19.5 | 18.2 |
| Unknown | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 3.8 |
| Mean (SD) | 17.8 (11.7) | 16.6 (11.2) | 20.8 (12.4) | 19.1 (11.6) |
| Specific investigation (%) | ||||
| 24 hours BP monitor | 20.3 | 16.2 | 28.5 | 36.6 |
| Holter monitor | 22.9 | 18.5 | 31.3 | 43.3 |
| Digital subtraction angiography | 5.6 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 47.5 |
| Cervical ultrasound | 32.0 | 43.2 | 6.6 | 1.6 |
| Transcranial Doppler | 23.6 | 31.2 | 5.3 | 8.5 |
| Cervical CTA/MRA | 5.5 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 3.1 |
| Cerebral CTA/MRA | 24.2 | 29.8 | 9.3 | 23.3 |
| Surgery/procedure given (%) | ||||
| Carotid endarterectomy | – | 0.1 | – | – |
| Stenting/angioplasty | – | 0.5 | – | – |
| Craniotomy | 1.4 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 10.1 |
| Coiling | – | – | – | 15.9 |
| Medication (%) | ||||
| Any antiplatelet | – | 88.4 | – | – |
| Anticoagulants | – | 24.2 | – | – |
| Antihypertensive medicines | 47.9 | 43.0 | 62.0 | 43.9 |
| Statins | 34.1 | 45.7 | 7.4 | 5.1 |
| Dehydrant medicines | 47.3 | 28.1 | 92.0 | 92.1 |
| Neuroprotective | 67.6 | 69.7 | 63.3 | 58.7 |
| Traditional Chinese medicine | 59.7 | 70.6 | 36.3 | 20.4 |
*Restricted to patients admitted to hospital ward.
BP, blood pressure; CTA, CT angiography; ICH, intracerebral haemorrhage; ICU, intensive care unit; IS, ischaemic stroke; MRA, magnetic resonance angiogram; SAH, subarachnoid haemorrhage.