Table 1 Descriptive summary statistics for the various data sets utilised: Ahus data set from Akershus University Hospital used to estimate SM LOS (obtained for the present study), HUS data set from NORSTROKE/Haukeland University Hospital used to estimate SM incidence [7], NPR data set from Norwegian Patient Registry used to estimate TIA, ICH and IS incidences and LOS [7, 13], SM Stroke mimics, ICH Intracerebral haemmorhage, IS Ischemic stroke

From: Stroke unit demand in Norway – present and future estimates