Table 2.
Characteristics of patients with large vessel occlusion
| Before JUST score (n=140) |
After JUST score (n=186) |
P value | |
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 76.5 (12.8) | 79.8 (11.7) | 0.02 |
| Men, n (%) | 82 (58.6) | 86 (46.2) | 0.03 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg, mean (SD) | 147.6 (28.7) | 153.9 (27.8) | 0.048 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg, mean (SD) | 78.7 (19.3) | 85.3 (21.3) | 0.004 |
| JUST score use, n (%) | – | 156 (83.9) | – |
| mRS score before onset, median (IQR) | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–2) | 0.16 |
| NIHSS score, median (IQR) | 18 (12–24) | 20 (14–27) | 0.049 |
| ASPECTS (CT or MRI), median (IQR) | 8 (6–9) | 7 (5–9) | 0.46 |
| Occlusion site | |||
| Anterior circulation, n (%) | 128 (91.4) | 174 (93.5) | 0.47 |
| Internal carotid artery or M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery, n (%) | 91 (65.0) | 130 (69.9) | 0.35 |
| Success of the first request to hospital, n (%) | 110 (78.6) | 152 (81.7) | 0.48 |
| On-scene time, min, median (IQR) | 17 (14–22) | 17 (14–22) | 0.66 |
| Transport time, min, median (IQR) | 10 (6–14) | 11 (7–16) | 0.11 |
| Onset-to-door time, min, median (IQR) | 79 (46–200) | 101 (47–378) | 0.13 |
| Second transfer to another hospital, n (%) | 7 (5.0) | 3 (1.6) | 0.08 |
ASPECTS, Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score; CT, computed tomography; IQR, interquartile range; JUST, Japan Urgent Stroke Triage; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.;