Table 1.
Brain imaging and thrombolytic metrics, 2009 to 2013
| Metric | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | All years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total no. of patients | 2475 | 2343 | 2334 | 2163 | 2315 | 11,630 |
| tPA-treated patients, no. (%) | 64 (2.6) | 53 (2.3) | 87 (3.7) | 100 (4.6) | 149 (6.4) | 453 (3.9) |
| Door-to-imaging time | ||||||
| All patients, median minutes (IQR) | 58 (35–87) | 55 (34–84) | 48 (25–79) | 47 (23–76) | 46 (23–78) | 51 (29–81) |
| tPA-treated patients, median minutes (IQR) | 23 (14.5–28) | 16 (8–29) | 13 (9–20) | 13 (8–22) | 15 (9–22) | 15 (9–23) |
| Door-to-needle time | ||||||
| Minutes, median (IQR) | 94 (67–128) | 79 (62–112) | 74 (58–96) | 73.5 (54.5–103.5) | 67 (50–89) | 73 (55–103) |
| Percentage of patients < 60 minutes | 20.3 | 22.6 | 27.6 | 32 | 40.3 | 31.1 |
IQR = interquartile range; tPA = tissue plasminogen activator.