Characteristics of all intra-arterial therapy patients transferred with anterior circulation infarcts
| Characteristic | Transfer status | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment at OSH (n=106) | Assessment at CSC following transfer (n=106) | p Value | |
| Neurological assessment | |||
| NIHSS (median (IQR)) | 19 (15–23) | 19 (15–24) | 0.943 |
| THRIVE score (median (IQR)) | 5 (4–6) | 5 (4–6) | 0.513 |
| HIAT-2 score (median (IQR)) | 4 (2–5) | 5 (4–6) | <0.001 |
| Medical assessment | |||
| Admission MAP (mean (SD)) | 102.3 (17.3) | 92.8 (18.0) | <0.001 |
| Admission HR (mean (SD)) | 83.8 (21.5) | 80.9 (18.0) | 0.202 |
| Admission temperature (mean (SD)) | 36.5 (0.53) | 36.4 (0.84) | 0.343 |
| APACHE II score (median (IQR)) | 12 (10–14) | 12 (10–14) | 0.403 |
| Imaging studies | |||
| ASPECTS on initial imaging (median (IQR)) | 8 (8–9) | 7 (7–8) | <0.001 |
| ASPECTS ≥7 on initial imaging (n (%)) | 98 (93) | 80 (76) | <0.001 |
APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; ASPECTS, Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score; CSC, comprehensive stroke center; HIAT-2, Houston Intra-Arterial Therapy 2; HR, heart rate; MAP, mean arterial pressure; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; OSH, outside hospital; THRIVE, Totaled Health Risks in Vascular Events.