Imbalanced Regional Development of Acute Ischemic Stroke Care in Emergency Departments in China

Table 1

Characteristics of the investigated physicians and enrolled hospitals.

Characteristics	N	%
Profession
Chief physician	140	28.9
Associate chief physician	208	42.9
Visiting doctor	114	23.5
Others	23	4.7
Level
Third level	286	63.41
Second level	162	35.92
Other	3	0.67
Daily medical attendance
<500	201	44.57
≥500	250	55.43
Numbers of physicians
<7	114	25.28
7–12	106	23.50
12–21	113	25.06
≥21	118	26.16
Proportion of AIS (%)
<20	300	66.52
≥20	151	33.48
Door-to-needle time (min)
<30	55	12.20
30–60	243	53.88
≥60	153	33.92
Onset-to-needle time (hours)
<4.5	217	48.12
4.5–6.0	118	26.16
≥6	116	25.72
Proportion of rtPA (%)
<10	161	35.70
10–30	29	6.43
30–50	33	7.32
≥50	228	50.55