Table 5.

Comparison between patients with large vessel occlusion first admitted to a PSC or first admitted directly to a CSC

	Initial PSC admission n=18	Initial CSC admission n=41	P value
Median NIHSS score (IQR)	5 (2–15)	13 (7–20)	p=0.004
Female patients, n (%)	7 (39)	18 (44)	p=0.72
Male patients, n (%)	11 (61)	23 (56)	p=0.88
Median door-to-groin puncture time, min (IQR)	33 (25–33)	74 (64–112)	p=0.003
Median time from PSC arrival to start of endovascular treatment (groin puncture) at CSC, min (IQR)	163 (85–200)	NA	NA

CSC, comprehensive stroke centre; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; PSC, primary stroke centre.