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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Feb 19.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Stroke. 2009 Jun;4(3):187–199. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2009.00276.x

Table 2.

Mean and median in-hospital stroke delay in reverse publication year order, 2000-2007

Study
Dates		 Location Population
Reported On		 Time in Hours:
 Truncated
Times
in Hours		 Reference
Mean Median
Emergency Department Arrival to Emergency Physician Evaluation
3 month
period		 Netherlands 263 S 4.4 1.0 Boode, 2007 (27)
2000-01 14 hospitals in Ohio 692 I, H, TIA, S 0.2 >6 optional Katzan, 2003 (24)
2000 22 hospitals in UK
and Dublin, Ireland		 736 SS 0.6 Harraf, 2002 (28)
1997-98 3 locations in US 559 SS 0.3 48 Schroeder, 2000 (29)
Emergency Department Arrival to Neurology Notification or Evaluation
2004-05 Southern Taiwan 129 I, TIA 0.2 4 hrs Chen, 2007 (10)
2004-05 Melbourne,
Australia		 187 I, TIA, ICH 0.3 Mosley, 2007 (36)
2000-01 4 hospitals in
Berlin, Germany		 558 I, H, TIA 0.5 168 Jungehulsing, 2006 (21)
2000 Melbourne,
Australia		 212 I, TIA (pre) 0.7 Bray, 2005 (37)
210 I, TIA (post) 0.4
2003-04 Istanbul, Turkey 229 I, H 0.4 48 Keskin, 2005 (16)
2000-02 Thessaloniki,
Greece		 100 I, ICH, SAH,
TIA		 0.3 Koultas, 2004 (38)
2003-04 7 hospitals in rural
Georgia		 64 I 1.0 0.9 Wang, 2004 (39)
2000-01 14 hospitals in Ohio 692 I, H, TIA, S 0.2 >6 optional Katzan, 2003 (24)
1998-99 Sao Paulo, Brazil 59 I, TIA, H 1.5 Leopoldino, 2003 (40)
2000 Quezon City,
Phillippines		 254 I, ICH, SAH 7.5 48 Yu, 2002 (18)
1997 48 ED in US 615 SS 3.1 Morris, 2000 (13)
1997-98 3 locations in US 559 SS 2.4 48 Schroeder, 2000 (29)
Emergency Department Arrival to Initiation of CT Scan
2004-05 Sydney, Australia 15 IS 0.4 Batmanian, 2007 (41)
2004-05 Southern Taiwan 129 I, TIA 0.3* 4 hrs Chen, 2007 (10)
2004
2005		 Melbourne,
Australia		 172 I, ICH, TIA
(pre)
180 I, ICH, TIA
(post)		 1.7

1.4		 Hamidon, 2007 (42)
2004 Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania		 171 SS 1.7 Chen, 2006 (43)
2000-01 4 hospitals in
Berlin, Germany		 558 I, H, TIA 1.8 168 Jungehulsing, 2006 (21)
2004 Helsinki, Finland 100 S 0.1 Lindsberg, 2006 (44)
2000 Melbourne,
Australia		 212 I, TIA (pre) 3.1 Bray, 2005 (37)
210 I, TIA (post) 2.1
1999-02 Southwestern
Ontario, Canada		 179 S
LHS (n=109)
RHS (n=70)		 0.9
0.8		 Di Legge, 2005 (45)
2000-02 Thessaloniki,
Greece		 100 I, ICH, SAH,
TIA		 1.7 Koutlas, 2004 (38)
2000-01 14 hospitals in Ohio 671 I, H, S 1.1 >6
optional		 Katzan, 2003 (24)
1998-99 Sao Paulo, Brazil 59 I, TIA, H 5.3 Leopoldino, 2003 (40)
1999 Heidelberg,
Germany		 47 I, TIA (pre) 1.3 1.1 Behrens, 2002 (46)
71 I, TIA (post) 1.2 1.1
1999 Edinburgh,
Scotland		 57 SS 2.2
days		 Quaba, 2002 (47)
2000 Quezon City,
Philippines		 259 I, ICH, SAH 5.5 48 Yu, 2002 (18)
36% in 3 hr
53% in 6 hr
1999-2000 Southeastern Ontario,
Canada		 42 I 0.4 Riopelle, 2001 (48)
1998-99 Himeji, Japan 254 I, TIA, IS 0.5 168 Yoneda, 2001 (23)
1997 48 ED in US 615 SS 1.9 1.1 24 Morris, 2000 (13)
1997-99 Germany 64 I 0.6 0.5 Schellinger, 2000 (49)
1997-98 3 locations in US 559 SS 1.5 48 Schroeder, 2000 (29)
Emergency Department Arrival to Expert CT Interpretation
2000-01 14 hospitals in Ohio 379 I, H, S 1.7 >6
optional		 Katzan, 2003 (24)
Emergency Department Arrival to tPA Administration
2004-05 Sydney, Australia 15 IS 1.5 Batmanian, 2007 (41)
2004 Helsinki, Finland 100 S 0.8 Lindsberg, 2006 (44)
3 month
period,
year not
provided		 Norway 88 I 1.3 Owe, 2006 (53)
1999-
2002		 Southwestern Ontario,
Canada		 179 S Di Legge, 2005 (45)
LHS (n=109) 1.4
RHS (n=70) 1.4

Pre and post indicates before and after an intervention, respectively.

Please see methods section of paper for details on data abstraction.

*

to completion of scan

Abbreviations: CT = computed tomography, CVD = cerebrovascular disease, H = hemorrhagic stroke, I = ischemic, ICH = intracerebral hemorrhage, IS = in-hospital stroke, L/R HS = left/right hemispheric stroke, n = number of patients, S = stroke, SAH = subarachnoid hemorrhage, SS = stroke-like symptoms, TIA = transient ischemic attack, tPA = tissue plasminogen activator