Table 2 Parameters during hospitalization
NIHSS score at admission, N (%) | |
0; N (%) | 54 (14) |
1–4; N (%) | 185 (46) |
5–15; N (%) | 128 (32) |
16–20; N (%) | 9 (2) |
> 21; N (%) | 24 (6) |
NIHSS score at admission, median (IQR) | 3 (7) |
Antibiotics at admission, N (%) | 17 (4) |
Temperature at admission, °C, mean ± SD | 36.5 ± 3.8 |
CRP level at admission, mg/L, median (min- max) | 3.5 (1–194) |
Signs of infection or CRP > 50 at admission, N (%) | 65 (16) |
Stroke type, N (%) | |
Infarction | 351 (88) |
Hemorrhage | 49 (12) |
Number of temperature readings median (min-max) | 3 (1–27) |
Peak body temperature within 48 h, N (%) | |
< 35.5 °C | 1 (0.3) |
35.6–36.5 °C | 24 (6) |
36.6–37.5 °C | 198 (50) |
37.6–38.5 °C | 140 (35) |
38.6–39.5 °C | 32 (8) |
39.6–40.5 °C | 5 (1) |
40.6–41.5 °C | 1 (0.3) |
Temperature measurement method, N (%) | |
Rectal | 263 (66) |
Tympanic | 137 (34) |
Thrombolysis, N (%) | 23 (6) |
Thrombectomy, N (%) | 2 (0.5) |
Decompression surgery, N (%) | 2 (0.5) |
Antipyretic treatment within 48 h of stroke onset, N (%) | 201 (50) |
Antibiotic treatment during hospital stay, N (%) | 63 (16) |
CRP > 50 during hospitalization, N (%) | 34 (9) |
Indwelling urinary catheter during hospitalization, N (%) | 82 (21) |
Positive swallowing test, N (%) | 43 (11) |
Undergoing intubation, N (%) | 12 (3) |
Signs of urinary tract infection- /positive urine cultures, N (%) | 31 (8) |
Signs of pneumonia or positive lung radiology, N (%) | 12 (3) |
Positive nasopharyngeal cultures, N (%) | 4 (1) |
Positive blood cultures, N (%) | 0 (0) |