Age, yr | 71 | 67 (58–81) range: 38–92 |
Sex |
Men | 44 (62) | NA |
Women | 27 (38) | NA |
Time intervals, hh:mm‡ |
From onset to presentation§ |
Patients with sudden-onset stroke, non–bypass protocol¶ | 47 (66) | 1:30 (0:51–2:49) |
Patients with stroke on awakening | 5 (7) | 4:35 (4:15–8:52)†† |
Patients with bypass protocol or who presented to other ED | 12 (17) | 2:28 (1:57–4:40) |
From presentation to imaging** | 71 (100) | 0:12 (0:06–0:41) |
From presentation to assessment by stroke on-call physician** | 66 (93) | 0:39 (0:24–1:11) |
NIHSS, mean score ± SD | 7.04 ± 6.50 | NA |
Score 0–4 | 24 (34) | NA |
Score 5–14 | 16 (23) | NA |
Score 15–24 | 5 (7) | NA |
Score ≥ 25 | 2 (3) | NA |
Not available or not completed | 24 (34) | NA |
Prestroke functionality |
Independent | 66 (93) | NA |
Required assistance | 5 (7) | NA |
Dependent | 0 (0) | NA |
Received tPA | 28 (39) | |
Time from presentation to tPA, hh:mm | 26 | 0:59 (0:50–1:25) |
Time from stroke onset to tPA, hh:mm | 27 | 3:06 (2:06–4:09) |