Table 1:
Time metrics in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke patients before and after the declared regional social and healthcare restrictions
| After SHR | Before SHR | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intravenous thrombolysis with tPA | |||
| Number of patients | 12 | 97 | |
| Age (years, median, IQR) | 68 (56–78) | 74 (64–85) | 0.220 |
| NIHSS score on admission (median, IQR) | 8 (4–12) | 12 (8–19) | 0.010 |
| Onset-to-door time (min, median, IQR) | 55 (45–74) | 64 (44–92) | 0.480 |
| ER triage time (min, median, IQR) | 5 (3–7.5) | 4 (3–6) | 0.888 |
| Door-to-CT time (min, median, IQR) | 19 (14–27) | 13 (9–17) | 0.008 |
| CT-to-needle time (min, median, IQR) | 38 (26–46) | 24 (17–33) | 0.023 |
| Door-to-needle time (min, median, IQR) | 61 (46–72) | 37 (30–50) | 0.005 |
| Onset-to-treatment time (min, median, IQR) | 121 (87–183) | 104 (77–147) | 0.394 |
| Endovascular thrombectomy | |||
| Number of patients | 18 | 154 | |
| Age (years, median, IQR) | 68 (62–84) | 74 (62–83) | 0.681 |
| NIHSS score on admission (median, IQR) | 17 (13–21) | 18 (14–22) | 0.602 |
| Transfer from primary stroke center (%) | 55.5% | 63.6% | 0.502 |
| tPA pretreatment (%) | 70.5% | 45.8% | 0.052 |
| Door-in-to-door-out time (min, median, IQR)* | 94 (79–116) | 91 (79–110) | 0.656 |
| Onset-to-door time (min, median, IQR) | 154 (90–226) | 235 (145–415) | 0.037 |
| Door-to-CT time (min, median, IQR) | 20 (15–33) | 11 (5–20) | 0.035 |
| Angiography suite arrival to groin puncture time (min, median, IQR) | 19 (16–22) | 16 (13–20) | 0.022 |
| Door-to-groin puncture time (min, median, IQR) | 60 (33–110) | 43 (29–82) | 0.391 |
| Onset-to-groin puncture time (min, median, IQR) | 238 (180–275) | 293 (201–453) | 0.164 |
| Door-to-recanalization (min, median, IQR) | 117 (62–139) | 77 (58–123) | 0.348 |
ER = emergency room; IQR = interquartile range; NIHSS = National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; SHR = social and healthcare restrictions; tPA = tissue plasminogen activator.
For patients transferred from a primary center for endovascular thrombectomy.