Patients’ baseline characteristics after propensity score matching
| Characteristic | Local anesthesia center (n=97) | General anesthesia center (n=97) | P value |
| Age (years) (median (IQR)) | 71 (62–83) | 73 (64–83) | 0.707 |
| Male sex (n (%)) | 58/96 (60.4%) | 45/97 (46.3%) | 0.072 |
| Risk factors (n (%)) | |||
| Hypertension | 64 (65.9%) | 73 (75.2%) | 0.159 |
| Dyslipidemia | 33 (34.0%) | 38 (39.1%) | 0.434 |
| Diabetes | 17 (17.5%) | 23 (23.7%) | 0.288 |
| Smoking | 17 (17.5%) | 10 (10.3%) | 0.144 |
| Baseline mRS score >2 | 2 (2.0%) | 5 (5.1%) | 0.45 |
| Initial blood pressure (mmHg) (median (IQR)) | |||
| Systolic | 145 (128–162) | 150 (140–170) | 0.241 |
| Diastolic | 87 (74–95) | 80 (70–90) | 0.066 |
| Left hemisphere stroke (n/N (%)) | 52 (53.6%) | 53 (54.6%) | 0.598 |
| Type of admission (n (%)) | |||
| Direct admission to comprehensive stroke center | 48 (49.4%) | 94 (96.9%) | |
| Secondary transfer from primary stroke center | 35 (36.0%) | 3 (3.0%) | |
| Other (including telemedicine) | 14 (14.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | <0.001 |
| Baseline NIHSS (median (IQR)) | 15 (11–18) | 16 (8–21) | 0.898 |
| Symptom onset to entry in angiography suite (min) (median (IQR)) | 265 (180–335) | 190 (150–314) | 0.109 |
| Symptom onset to femoral puncture (min) (median (IQR)) | 284 (192–355) | 253 (188–371) | 0.645 |
| IV thrombolysis (n (%)) | 40 (41.2%) | 39 (40.2%) | 0.847 |
| Symptom onset to IV thrombolysis (min) (median (IQR)) | 150 (130–197) | 156 (137–202) | 0.559 |
| Initial APECTS score | |||
| ASPECTS <5 (n/N (%)) | 9 (9.2%) | 12 (12.3%) | 0.491 |
| ASPECTS score (median (IQR)) | 8 (6–9) | 8 (7–9) | 0.396 |
| Occlusion site at angiography (n (%)) | |||
| MCA M1 segment | 40 (41.2%) | 46 (47.4%) | |
| MCA M2 segment | 20 (20.6%) | 15 (15.4%) | |
| Terminal ICA | 20 (20.6%) | 22 (22.6%) | |
| Tandem occlusion | 15 (15.4%) | 11 (11.3%) | 0.704 |
| Extracranial ICA | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Bilateral | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.0%) | |
| Recanalized | 2 (2.0%) | 2 (2.0%) |
ASPECTS, Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score; ICA, internal carotid artery; IQR, interquartile range; IV, intravenous; MCA, middle cerebral artery; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.