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- Fig 1.
Trends in the use of head CT and advanced imaging in patients treated with IV thrombolysis from 2008 to 2011. Patients who received only head CT (blue line), head CT with CT angiography (red line), head CT with CT perfusion (green line), or head CT with MR imaging (purple line) are shown.
Tables
CT Group CTA Group CTP Group MR Group In-hospital mortality 748/7305 (10.2%) 241/2359 (12.4%) 105/848 (12.4%) 119/1917 (6.2%) Discharge to long-term care 3170/7305 (43%) 975/2359 (41%) 399/848 (47%) 828/1917 (43%) Odds Ratio (95% CI) P Value In-hospital mortality Full model CT 1.00 (reference) – CTA 1.00 (0.83–1.21) .99 CTP 1.17 (0.93–1.47) .20 MRI 0.64 (0.52–0.79) <.0001 Reduced model CT 1.00 (reference) – CTA 1.03 (0.86–1.24) .75 CTP 1.14 (0.92–1.40) .22 MRI 0.65 (0.53–0.79) <.0001 Discharge to long-term care Full model CT 1.00 (reference) – CTA 0.95 (0.83–1.09) .31 CTP 1.17 (0.96–1.43) .0412 MRI 1.14 (1.01–1.28) .0177 Reduced model CT 1.00 (reference) – CTA 0.89 (0.66–1.18) .59 CTP 1.33 (1.00–1.77) .12 MRI 1.15 (0.73–1.83) .0471 Note:— –indicates no P value was calculated for the CT reference group.
