Variable | Pre-implementation (n=113) | Post-implementation (n=267) | p Value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) (median (range)) | 69 (34–92) | 70 (19–94) | 0.88 |
Female (n (%)) | 68 (60.2) | 134 (50.2) | 0.07 |
White race (n (%)) | 92 (81.4) | 204 (76.4) | 0.31 |
Admission NIHSS (mean (SD)) | 16.7 (6.3) | 17.7 (7.4) | 0.21 |
Admission NIHSS,* 0–4 (n (%)) | 4/107 (4.0) | 10/249 (4.0) | 0.92 |
Admission NIHSS, 5–15 (n (%)) | 37/107 (35.0) | 82/249 (33.0) | |
Admission NIHSS, 16–25 (n (%)) | 55/107 (51.4) | 125/249 (50.2) | |
Admission NIHSS, >25 (n (%)) | 11/107 (10.3) | 32/249 (13.0) | |
Symptom onset to facility arrival (min) (median (range)) | 218 (4–1060) | 200 (0–1524) | 0.11 |
Inter-hospital transfer (n (%)) | 90 (80.0) | 188 (70.4) | 0.12 |
Off-hours (n (%))† | 68 (61.0) | 168 (63.0) | 0.69 |
*Missing admission NIHSS for 24 patients, with roughly the same missing pre versus post. Denominators are shown.
†Off-hours is before 07:00 and after 17:00 during weekdays (Monday–Friday) and all hours during weekends (Saturday–Sunday).
NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.