| Factors favoring plaintiff | Number of cases (total: 40), percentage (%) of cases | Verdict |
| Failure to treat with tPA | 27, 67.5% | Defendant: 18, 66.7% Plaintiff: 7, 25.9% NA: 2, 7.4% | Failure to diagnose | 8, 20% | Defendant: 6, 75% Plaintiff: 2, 25% | Failure to transfer | 8, 20% | Defendant: 5, 62.5% Plaintiff: 3, 42.9% | Delay in attending patient by ED physician or neurologist | 5, 12.5% | Defendant: 3, 60% Plaintiff: 2, 40% | Failure to recommend tPA as a treatment option | 4, 10% | Defendant: 4, 100% Plaintiff: 0 | Delay in getting test (CT-scan) | 4, 10% | Defendant: 3, 75% Plaintiff: 1, 25% | NO informed consent | 3, 7.5% | Defendant: 2, 66.7% Plaintiff: 1, 33.3% | Complications of treatment with tPA | 2, 5% | Defendant: 1, 50% Plaintiff: 1, 50% | Failure to perform proper complete exam | 2, 5% | Defendant: 0 Plaintiff: 2, 100% |
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