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Table 2 Investigation and assessment scores on admission (pre-thrombolysis)

From: Outcomes of stroke patients undergoing thrombolysis in Sri Lanka; an observational prospective study from a low-middle income country

Characteristic

Mean ± SD

Category

Number (%)

Serum glucose on admission (mg / dL)

166 ± 69.7

50 – 200

66 (74.2)

 

200 -350

19 (21.3)

 

>  350

4 (4.5)

Systolic blood pressure on admission (mm/Hg)

162 ± 26.4

<  90

0 (0.0)

90 – 140

19 (21.3)

140 – 160

27 (30.3)

160 – 185

26 (29.2)

>  185

17 (19.1)

Diastolic blood pressure on admission (mm/Hg)

96 ± 14.5

< 60

0 (0.0)

60 – 80

10 (11.4)

80 – 90

27 (30.7)

>  90

51 (58.0)

On admission mRS

04 ± 1

1

3 (3.4)

2

11 (12.5)

3

20 (22.7)

4

46 (52.3)

More than Four

8 (9.0)

On admission NIHSS

13 ± 5.2

0 – 4

4 (4.7)

4 – 8

13 (15.1)

8 – 12

18 (20.9)

16 – 20

27 (31.4)

20 – 24

18 (20.9)

24 – 28

6 (7.0)

>  28

0 (0.0)

On admission CT scan ASPECTS

9 ± 0.88

 

On admission CT scan leukoarioisis

NA

Present

29 (32.6)

Not present

60 (67.4)

On admission CT scan hyperdense cerebral artery sign

NA

Present

12 (13.5)

Not present

77 (86.5)

Platelet count on admission

NA

. <  150,000

6 (6.7)

150,000- 300,000

65 (73.0)

>  300,000

18 (20.2)

On anticoagulant/s with INR ≤1.7

NA

Yes

5 (5.6)

No

84 (94.4)

eGFR on admission

NA

>  90

41 (41.6)

60 – 90

39 (44.3)

30- 60

5 (5.7)

15 – 30

3 (3.4)

<  15

0(0.0)

Haematocrit level on admission

NA

Low

10 (11.2)

Normal

73 (82.0)

High

6 (6.7)

Stroke vascular territory

NA

Anterior

82 (92.1)

Posterior

7 (7.9)

  1. mRS modified Rankin scale, NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Score, ASPECTS Alberta Stroke Programme early CT score, INR International normalized ratio, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate. Haematocrit level = The normal haematocrit for men is 40 to 54%; for women it is 36 to 48%