Table 2 Management and outcome of ICH patients in-hospital*
Investigations/treatment/outcome at discharge | All N = 1572 |
|---|---|
Investigations | Â |
   Computerised tomography | 1552 (99) |
   Magnetic resonance imaging | 112 (7) |
Supportive care | Â |
   Allied health therapist†| 320 (20) |
   Traditional Chinese medicine therapist | 121 (8) |
   Assisted feeding | 326 (21) |
Medical treatment | Â |
   Antihypertensive therapy | 1007 (64) |
   Intravenous traditional Chinese medicine | 657 (42) |
   Intravenous neuroprotectant | 1130 (72) |
   Intravenous haemodiluting agents (eg mannitol) | 1511 (96) |
   Intravenous corticosteroids | 158 (10) |
   In neurology ward with stroke unit | 380 (24) |
   Neurosurgical intervention |  |
Open craniotomy haematoma evacuation | 59 (4) |
Shunt insertion | 2 (0.1) |
Microsurgery haematoma evacuation | 59 (4) |
Other | 17 (1) |
Outcome at discharge | Â |
   Experienced ≥1 in-hospital complication‡ | 378 (24) |
   Length of hospital stay, median (IQR) | 18.0 (9.0,26.0) |
   Outcome (as measured by modified Rankin Scale) |  |
0-2 | 560 (36) |
3-5 | 802 (59) |
6 | 201 (13) |
   Discharge destination for survivors |  |
Home | 1227 (78) |
Alternate hospital | 110 (7) |
Other§ | 34 (2) |