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Table 1 The availability of comprehensive stroke center score components

From: Development and validation of a score for evaluating comprehensive stroke care capabilities: J-ASPECT Study

Components

Items

Item No

Number

Percent

Personnel

Neurologists

1

358

47.8

Neurosurgeons

2

694

92.7

Endovascular physicians

3

272

36.3

Critical care medicine

4

162

21.6

Physical medicine and rehabilitation

5

113

15.1

Rehabilitation therapy

6

742

99.1

Stroke rehabilitation nurses

7

102

13.6

Diagnostics (24/7)

CTa

8

742

99.1

MRIb with diffusion

9

647

86.4

Digital cerebral angiography

10

602

80.4

CT angiography

11

627

83.7

Carotid duplex ultrasound

12

257

34.3

TCDc

13

121

16.2

Specific expertise

Carotid endarterectomy

14

603

80.5

Clipping of intracranial aneurysm

15

685

91.5

Hematoma removal/draining

16

689

92.0

Coiling of intracranial aneurysm

17

360

48.1

Intra-arterial reperfusion therapy

18

498

66.5

Infrastructure

Stroke unit

19

132

17.6

Intensive care unit

20

445

59.4

Operating room staffed 24/7

21

451

60.2

Interventional services coverage 24/7

22

279

37.2

Stroke registry

23

235

31.4

Education

Community education

24

369

49.3

Professional education

25

436

58.2

  1. acomputed tomography; bmagnetic resonance imaging; ctranscranial Doppler