Table 1 Comparison of baseline patient characteristics before and after optimization of the prehospital and intrahospital workflows
Before group (2013-2016) N = 94 | After group (2016-2020) N = 205 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Baseline characteristics | |||
Sex (female) | 60 (64%) | 108 (53%) | 0.071 |
Age | 76 (66, 83) | 75 (64, 82) | 0.403 |
NIHSS on admission | 18 (14, 22) | 16 (9, 20) | 0.001 |
Previous stroke | 10 (11%) | 39 (20%) | 0.051 |
Wake up stroke | 12 (13%) | 34 (17%) | 0.395 |
pmRS | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 1) | 0.302 |
Thrombolysis prior to MT | 72 (76%) | 111 (54%) | 0.001 |
Risk factors | |||
Hypertension | 72 (77%) | 168 (82%) | 0.070 |
Diabetes | 20 (21%) | 38 (19%) | 0.280 |
Hyperlipidemia | 54 (57%) | 120 (58%) | 0.154 |
Myocardial infarction | 10 (11%) | 39 (19%) | 0.001 |
Smoking | 14 (15%) | 50 (24%) | 0.011 |
Locations | |||
Proximal ACI | 5 (5%) | 9 (4%) | 0.317 |
M1 | 53 (56%) | 123 (60%) | |
M2 | 15 (16%) | 43 (21%) | |
Basilar | 1 (1%) | 3 (15%) | |
Distal ACI | 12 (16%) | 27 (13%) | |