Table 1.
Demographic data, clinical characteristics and outcomes.
| Variable | Group | Total | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-Person | TM | |||
| Age (years) | (N = 2,437) | (N = 252) | (N = 2,689) | <0.001** |
| Mean ± SD | 69.5 ± 17.3 | 63.5 ± 17.7 | 68.9 ± 17.4 | |
| Admission NIHSS score | (N = 1,999) | (N = 208) | (N = 2,207) | <0.001 £ |
| Median (min.; max.) | 3 (0; 36) | 2 (0; 26) | 3 (0; 36) | |
| Door-to-imaging time all strokes (min.) | (N = 1,379) | (N = 156) | (N = 1,535) | <0.001 £ |
| Median (min.; max.) | 44 (0; 1,423) | 38 (16; 445) | 43 (0; 1,423) | |
| Door-to-needle time (IV trombolysis) in ischemic stroke (min.) | (N = 164) | (N = 35) | (N = 199) | 0.181£ |
| Median (min.; max.) | 53 (13; 198) | 57 (30; 178) | 54 (13; 198) | |
| Door-to-groin puncture time in ischemic stroke (min.) | (N = 98) | (N = 20) | (N = 118) | <0.001 £ |
| Median (min.; max.) | 103.5 (42; 310) | 151.5 (109; 340) | 113 (42; 340) | |
| Modified Rankin scale score at discharge, all patients (mrs score) | 0.028 † | |||
| 0 | 845 (35.5) | 103 (43.1) | 948 (36.2) | |
| 1 | 421 (17.7) | 35 (14.6) | 456 (17.4) | |
| 2 | 125 (5.3) | 10 (4.2) | 135 (5.2) | |
| 3 | 137 (5.8) | 12 (5) | 149 (5.7) | |
| 4 | 376 (15.8) | 45 (18.8) | 421 (16.1) | |
| 5 | 213 (8.9) | 18 (7.5) | 231 (8.8) | |
| 6 | 263 (11.1) | 16 (6.7) | 279 (10.7) | |
| Final diagnosis, n (%) | 0.001 † | |||
| SAH | 184 (7.6) | 35 (13.9) | 219 (8.1) | |
| IS | 1,913 (78.5) | 192 (76.2) | 2,105 (78.3) | |
| ICH | 25 (9.9) | 365 (13.6) | ||
| Hemorrhagic transformation, n (%) | 0.016 † | |||
| No | 1,742 (94.9) | 179 (98.9) | 1,921 (95.3) | |
| Yes | 93 (5.1) | 2 (1.1) | 95 (4.7) | |
| Outcome, n (%) | 0.001 † | |||
| Death | 263 (11.1) | 16 (6.7) | 279 (10.7) | |
| Total length of stay | (N = 2,437) | (N = 252) | (N = 2,689) | 0.001 £ |
| Median (min.; max.) | 8 (0; 593) | 6 (0; 166) | 7 (0; 593) | |
†Chi-square test; ** Student’s t-test; £ Mann–Whitney Test; G1, Group 1; G2, Group 2; IV, intravenous; SAH, subarachnoid hemorrhage; IS, ischemic stroke; ICH, hemorrhagic stroke. n = number of patients.