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Table 1 Number and type of protocol violations in eligibility

From: Update of the Preventive Antibiotics in Stroke Study (PASS): statistical analysis plan

Type of protocol violation in eligibility

Ceftriaxone + standard care (n = …)

Standard care (n = …)

Age <18 years

  

Stroke

No neurological symptoms (NIHSS = 0)

Onset of stroke >24 hours ago

Admission

Infection at admission

Use of antibiotics <24 hours before admission

Pregnancy

Known hypersensitivity to cephalosporins

Previous anaphylaxis for penicillin derivates

Subarachnoidal hemorrhage

Death is imminent

Total number of protocol violations in eligibility