Table 1.
Total number of AIS patients modeled in the study over the 5-year period.
| Year | Number of patients |
|---|---|
| Historic year #−5 | 1,188 |
| Historic year #−4 | 1,131 |
| Historic year #−3 | 1,328 |
| Historic year #−2 | 1,329 |
| Historic year #−1 | 1,455 |
| Future year #1 | 1,506 |
| Future year #2 | 1,613 |
| Future year #3 | 1,670 |
| Future year #4 | 1,766 |
| Future year #5 | 1,838 |
The volume of AIS patients in Future year #1 through Future year #5 was estimated as a linear projection of the trend based on the number of AIS patients admitted to our institution in the past 5 years using the method of least squares.