Baseline characteristics
| Parameter (n = 25) | |
|---|---|
| Age (mean) (yr) | 77.3 ± 10.3 |
| Sex (male) (%) | 10 (40) |
| Occluded vessel | |
| Proximal ICA (No.) (%) | 1 (4) |
| Carotid terminus (No.) (%) | 11 (44) |
| M1 (No.) (%) | 11 (44) |
| M2 (No.) (%) | 2 (8) |
| IV thrombolysis (No.) (%) | 15 (60) |
| Transfer patientsa | |
| Drip and ship (No.) (%) | 14 (56) |
| Ship and drip (No.) (%) | 1 (4) |
| Just ship (No.) (%) | 10 (40) |
| General anesthesia at the time of FDCT (No.) (%) | 3 (12) |
| Arterial hypertension (No.) (%) | 19 (76) |
| Hyperlipoproteinemia (No.) (%) | 11 (44) |
| Diabetes mellitus (No.) (%) | 9 (36) |
| Atrial fibrillation (No.) (%) | 8 (32) |
| Coronary artery disease (No.) (%) | 9 (36) |
| Chronic kidney failure (No.) (%) | 7 (28) |
| NIHSS score on admission (median) (IQR) | 17 (14–19) |
| mRS score on admission (median) (IQR) | 5 (4–5) |
| Successful reperfusion (No.) (%) | 22 (88) |
| Symptom-to-groin time (mean) (min) | 249.3 ± 57.1 |
| Symptom-to-reperfusion time (n = 22) (mean) (min) | 294.6 ± 66.3 |
| Door-to-groin time (mean) (min) | 25.2 ± 8.9 |
| Door-to-reperfusion time (n = 22) (mean) (min) | 77.3 ± 30 |
| Symptom-to-MDCT time (mean) (min) | 99.4 ± 52.6 |
| Symptom-to-FDCT time (mean) (min) | 234.9 ± 55.2 |
| MDCT-to-FDCT time (mean) (min) | 143.6 ± 49.5 |
| MDCT ASPECTS (median) (IQR) | 7 (5.5–9) |
| FDCT ASPECTS (median) (IQR) | 7 (4.25–8) |
↵a Drip and ship: transfer patients with IV thrombolysis started in a peripheral stroke center; ship and drip: transfer patients with IV thrombolysis started in our tertiary stroke center; just ship: transfer patients without IV thrombolysis.