Before thrombolysis NIHSS score | Mode of transportation to the hospital | 2020 (n = 724) | 2021 (n = 1687) | ||||||
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N (%) | Change in NIHSS score after thrombolysis | P value | N (%) | Change in NIHSS score after thrombolysis | P value | ||||
Decrease or no change | Increase | Decrease or no change | Increase | ||||||
≤ 5 points | No ambulance support | 351 (56.9) | 341 (97.2) | 10 (2.8) | < 0.001 | 818 (58.7) | 792 (96.8) | 26 (3.2) | < 0.001 |
"120″ ambulance services | 29 (27.1) | 29 (100) | 0 (0) | 0.016 | 90 (30.7) | 87 (96.7) | 3 (3.3) | < 0.001 | |
6–14 points | No ambulance support | 182 (29.5) | 177 (97.3) | 5 (2.7) | < 0.001 | 438 (31.4) | 429 (97.9) | 9 (2.1) | < 0.001 |
"120″ ambulance service | 35 (32.7) | 30 (85.7) | 5 (14.3) | 0.5455 | 125 (42.7) | 121 (96.8) | 4 (3.2) | < 0.001 | |
≥ 15 points | No ambulance support | 84 (13.6) | 82 (97.6) | 2 (2.4) | < 0.001 | 138 (9.9) | 135 (97.8) | 3 (2.2) | < 0.001 |
"120″ ambulance services | 43 (40.2) | 40 (93) | 3 (7) | 0.012 | 78 (26.6) | 74 (94.9) | 4 (5.1) | < 0.001 |