Table 1 Respondent characteristics in academic and non-academic hospitals
Respondent characteristics | Total (n = 101) | Academic (n = 46) | Non-academic (n = 55) |
|---|---|---|---|
Residents in neurology, n (%) | 63 (62) | 34 (74) | 29 (53) |
Attending neurologists, n (%) | 38 (38) | 12 (26)* | 26 (47) |
Male, n (%) | 50 (50) | 22 (48) | 28 (51) |
Age (in years), median (IQR) | 33 (11) | 36 (16) | 33 (6) |
Experience (in years), median (IQR) | 7 (8.5) | 6.5 (22) | 8 (13) |
tPA administered in:‡ | Total (n = 63) | Academic (n = 34) | Non-academic (n = 29) |
1–25 patients, n (%) | 18 (29) | 10 (29) | 8 (28) |
 > 25 patients, n (%) | 45 (71) | 24 (71) | 21 (72) |
tPA supervised in:†| Total (n = 38) | Academic (n = 12) | Non-academic (n = 26) |
1–25 patients, n (%) | 7 (18) | 5 (42) | 2 (7.7) |
 > 25 patients, n (%) | 31 (82) | 7 (58) | 24 (92)* |
tPA refused by: | Total (n = 101) | Academic (n = 46) | Non-academic (n = 55) |
0 patients, n (%) | 44 (44) | 25 (54) | 19 (35) |
1–5 patients, n (%) | 51 (51) | 19 (41) | 32 (58) |
 > 5 patients, n (%) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
Unknown, n (%) | 5 (5) | 2 (4) | 3 (6) |