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Table 2 Comparison of outcome parameters before and after optimization of the prehospital and intrahospital workflows

From: Pre-hospital and intrahospital workflow optimization for patients with suspected ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion - findings from a tertiary care facility

Time-frames (in minutes)

Before group (2013-2016)

After group (2016-2020)

P-Values

Onset to door time

60 (45, 75)

66 (53, 104)

0.170

Door to puncture time

45 (37, 52)

31 (25, 38)

< 0.001

Door to recanalization time

102 (85, 126)

75 (51, 100)

< 0.001

Functional and safety outcomes

Before group

After group

 

NIHSS improvement ≥ 4

37 (42%)

90 (61%)

0.005

NIHSS improvement ≥ 8

31 (35%)

70 (47%)

0.04

mRS 0–2 at 3 months FU

17 (18%)

57 (28%)

0.067

SICH

5 (5%)

9 (4%)

0.724

TICI ≥ 2b

71 (75%)

153 (87%)

0.013

Mortality at 3 months FU

34 (37%)

54 (32%)

0.450

  1. NIHSS National Institute of Health Stroke Scale, mRS Modified Rankin Score, SICH Spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage