Table 1.
Summary of demographic and procedural data.
| Variable | Patients who survived (n = 69) | Patients who died (n = 42) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 60.4 ± 17.3 | 66.6 ± 18.3 | 0.076 |
| Sex, male | 30 (43.5%) | 14 (33.3%) | 0.289 |
| NIHSS score | 14.9 ± 7.1 | 19.6 ± 8.3 | 0.002 |
| Transferred from an outside hospital | 38 (55.1%) | 24 (57.1%) | 0.831 |
| Number of co-morbidities | 2.3 ± 1.7 | 2.5 ± 1.5 | 0.689 |
| Hypertension | 43 (62.3%) | 29 (69.0%) | 0.471 |
| CAD | 17 (24.6%) | 9 (21.4%) | 0.699 |
| DM | 20 (29.0%) | 12 (28.6%) | 0.963 |
| HLD | 37 (53.6%) | 18 (42.9%) | 0.271 |
| Afib | 20 (29.0%) | 8 (19.0%) | 0.242 |
| History of cancer | 3 (4.4%) | 11 (26.2%) | 0.002 |
| Hx of prior DVT | 2 (2.9%) | 6 (14.3%) | 0.056 |
| Hx of prior stroke | 20 (29.0%) | 11 (26.2%) | 0.753 |
| New STEMI during admission | 4 (5.8%) | 7 (16.7%) | 0.098 |
| Time to revascularization (min) | 348.4 ± 270.7 | 398.6 ± 295.0 | 0.560 |
| Procedure length (min) | 73.2 ± 38.3 | 87.1 ± 46.4 | 0.120 |
| Hemorrhagic conversion | 15 (21.7%) | 20 (47.6%) | 0.004 |
| Procedural complications | 5 (7.4%) | 11 (26.2%) | 0.011 |
| TICI 2b or 3 revascularization | 54 (78.3%) | 21 (50.0%) | 0.003 |
| Treated with tPA and thrombectomy | 46 (66.7%) | 29 (69.0%) | 0.797 |
| Decompressive hemicraniotomy | 4 (5.80%) | 1(2.38%) | 0.648 |
| Location of stroke, posterior | 10 (14.5%) | 9 (21.4%) | 0.347 |
Data are reported as mean ± standard deviation or total (%) as appropriate.
Boldface values are statistically significant at p < 0.05.
NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; CAD, coronary artery disease; DM, diabetes mellitus, HLD, hyperlipidemia; Afib, atrial fibrillation; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; STEMI, ST-elevation myocardial infarction; TICI, thrombolysis in cerebral infarction; tPA, tissue plasminogen activator.