AIS	Acute ischemic stroke
APS III	Acute physiology score III; BIDMC, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
BUN	Blood urea nitrogen
CCI	Charlson comorbidity index
CPD	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CI	Confidence interval
EVT	Endovascular thrombectomy
Hgb	Hemoglobin
HR	Hazard ratio
ICH	Intracerebral hemorrhage
ICU	Intensive care unit
INR	International normalized ratio
MIMIC	Multiparameter Intelligent Monitoring in Intensive Care
MSS	Multicenter Stroke Survey
NIHSS	National Institute of Health Stroke Scale
NOACs	Novel oral anticoagulants
OR	Odds ratio
PSM	Propensity score matching
PEG	Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
PEJ	Percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy
PVD	Peripheral vascular disease
SIRS	Systemic inflammatory response syndrome
SMD	Standardized mean difference
SOFA	Sequential organ failure assessment
TOAST	Trial of Org10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment
TP	Thrombocytopenia
tPA	Tissue plasminogen activator
WBC	White blood cell