Table 3

Ischemic stroke treatment metrics

2020 pandemic cohort: spring (n=206)2019 reference cohort: spring (n=178)P value2020 pandemic cohort: summer (n=177)2019 reference cohort: summer (n=161)P value
Stroke evaluation metrics
Symptom onset to hospital presentation delay
 All patients142 (62–348)101 (59–212)0.03110 (52–256)97 (61–233)0.73
 All ischemic stroke patients169 (63–353)116 (62–229)0.12110 (50–261)97 (58–233)0.91
Door-to-imaging
 Direct evaluation18 (13–23)16 (10–22)0.1319 (14–24)18 (11–23)0.19
 Transfer from another institution29 (20–46)21 (15–31)0.0421 (13–34)21 (14–41)0.78
Reperfusion metrics
Door-to-needle
 Direct evaluation34 (26–41)24 (21–30)0.0129 (26–39)24 (21–32)0.03
 Transfer from another institution52 (43–79)61 (45–76)0.5561 (47–78)48 (39–65)0.09
Door-to-puncture
 Direct evaluation68 (60–90)56 (43–70)0.0373 (56–83)74 (52–79)0.99
 Transfer from another institution (door: referring ED)147 (133–174)153 (121–184)0.88149 (137–177)149 (130–185)0.61
 Transfer from another institution (door: CSC ED)20 (15–24)16 (11–24)0.1018 (16–21)16 (12–24)0.18
Door-to-recanalization
 Direct evaluation98 (89–123)80 (62–95)0.0198 (82–115)104 (90–117)0.78
 Transfer from another institution (door: referring ED)190 (160–228)189 (154–230)0.97190 (161–206)183 (162–217)0.94
 Transfer from another institution (door: CSC ED)50 (37–69)42 (32–64)0.2550 (41–71)53 (37–69)0.64
  • CSC, Comprehensive Stroke Center; ED, emergency department.