Table 2

Baseline criteria for the patients included in each study

AuthorScoringOnset to puncture (min)
NIHSS (mean (SD))NIHSS (median (range or IQR))ASPECTSMean (SD)Median (range)
Sauvageau et al 25 16.416 (R: 10–23)
Baek et al 26 19 (R: 7–22)≥4230.1 (90.4)
Baracchini et al 27 16 (R: 4–26)≥6206.1 (56.4)
Delgado Acosta et al 28 17.117 (R: 8–23)Mean 7.5273150 (R: 110–1890)
Chang et al 29 14 (IQR: 6–24)8 (IQR: 6.25–9.75)232.7 (IQR: 114.1–351.3)
Nappini et al 30 20(R: 9–35)Mean 9 (R: 7–10)263(R: 165–403)
Zhou, et al 31 17.9 (6.5)
Ahmed et al 32 17.517 (R: 14–22)Mean 8.5
  • –, information was not available.

  • ASPECTS, Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; R, range.