Table 1.
Patient Characteristics
| Telestroke Consultations n = 844 | CSC Stroke Admissions n = 404 | |
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| Median age (IQR) | 72 (62 – 82) | 70 (58 – 81) |
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| Female, n (%) | 440 (52.1%) | 201 (49.8%) |
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| Month of presentation, n (%) | ||
| November | 155 (18.4%) | 72 (17.8%) |
| December | 174 (20.6%) | 84 (20.8%) |
| January | 148 (17.5%) | 73 (18.1%) |
| February | 113 (13.4%) | 57 (14.1%) |
| March | 120 (14.2%) | 68 (16.8%) |
| April | 134 (15.9%) | 50 (12.4%) |
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| Mode of Arrival, n (%) | ||
| EMS from home/scene | Not collected | 123 (30.4%) |
| Private transport from home/scene | 72 (17.8%) | |
| Transfer from other hospital | 191 (47.3%) | |
| Missing | 18 (4.5%) | |
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| Mean NIHSS (SD) | 7.2 (7.2) | 7.2 (8.0) |
| Median NIHSS (IQR) | 5 (1.0 – 12.0) | 4 (1.0 – 11.0) |
| Missing NIHSS, n (%) | 645 (76.4%) | 58 (14.4%) |
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| Diagnosis, n (%) | ||
| TIA | 77 (9.1%) | 5 (1.2%) |
| Ischemic stroke | 509 (60.3%) | 322 (79.7%) |
| Hemorrhagic stroke | 15 (1.8%) | 77 (19.1%) |
| Other | 243 (28.8%) | 0 (0%) |
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| Alteplase given, n (%) | 85 (10.1%) | 22 (5.4%) |
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| Large vessel occlusion suspected, n (%) | Not collected | 84 (20.8%) |
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| EVT eligible, n (%) | 84 (20.8%) | Not collected |
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| Transfer for EVT, n (%) | 66 (7.8%) | Not applicable |
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| EVT performed, n (%) | Not collected | 50 (12.8%) |
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| Telestroke consultation disposition, n (%) | ||
| Transfer | 125 (14.8%) | Not applicable |
| Remain at spoke hospital | 678 (80.3%) | |
| Unable to determine | 41 (4.9%) | |
Abbreviations. CSC: Comprehensive Stroke Center; EMS: Emergency Medical Services; EVT: endovascular thrombectomy; IQR: Interquartile Range presented as 25th to 75th percentile; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; SD: standard deviation; TIA: transient ischemic attack.