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Table 3 Clinical outcomes of patients receiving hyperacute stroke treatment

From: Establishing a hyperacute stroke service during the COVID-19 pandemic: our institution’s one year experience

 

Treatment group

Outcomes

IVT

MT

IVT + MT

Overall

Clinical assessment on arrival

 NIHSS (Median)

10 (6–14)

16.5 (5.3–21.3)

18 (11–21)

11 (6.5–18.0)

 NIHSS (Mean)

10.4 ± 5.8

14.3 ± 8.0

16.8 ± 5.4

12.2 ± 6.5

 mRS (Median)

0

0

0

0

 mRS (Mean)

0.3 ± 0.8

0.1 ± 0.3

0.5 ± 1.2

0.3 ± 0.9

Clinical assessment on discharge

 NIHSS (Median)

4 (1–8)

17.5 (3.8–19.8)

9 (2–20)

4.5 (2.0–12.8)

 NIHSS (Mean)

5.5 ± 5.9

14.3 ± 9.4

10.7 ± 7.8

7.5 ± 7.3

 mRS (Median)

3 (1–4)

5 (3–6)

5 (3–6)

4 (1–5)

 mRS (Mean)

2.8 ± 1.7

4.3 ± 1.8

4.3 ± 1.7

3.3 ± 1.9

Clinical assessment at 3 months

 NIHSS (Median)

1 (0–3)

5.5 (0.0–12.8)

6.5 (3.0–12.3)

2.0 (0.0–5.3)

 NIHSS (Mean)

2.3 ± 4.1

6.3 ± 6.2

7.6 ± 6.4

3.6 ± 5.1

 mRS (Median)

1 (0–4)

5 (1–6)

5.5 (3–6)

2 (1–6)

 mRS (Mean)

2.0 ± 2.2

3.8 ± 2.4

4.5 ± 1.8

2.8 ± 2.4

 ENR

25 (52.1)

1 (9.1)

4 (25.0)

30 (40.0)

 ENS

17 (35.4)

4 (36.4)

4 (25.0)

25 (33.3)

 END

6 (12.5)

6 (54.5)

8 (50.0)

20 (26.7)

 Length of stay (days)

8.8 ± 7.52

9.1 ± 4.91

13.0 ± 9.20

9.8 ± 7.69

  1. NIHSS National institute of health stroke scale, mRS modified rankin scale, ENR Early neurological recovery, ENS Early neurological stability, END Early neurological deterioration