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Table 2 Patient characteristics at baseline

From: How a thrombectomy service can reduce hospital deficit: a cost-effectiveness study

Variable

Thrombectomy (N = 25)

Control (N = 25)

p-value

Age—mean (standard deviation)

66.96 (12.62)

68.68 (12.23)

0.627

Males

10 (40%)

13 (52%)

0.395

Co-morbidities

Yes

No

Yes

No

 

 Diabetes mellitus

14 (63.64%)

8 (36.36%)

15 (75%)

5 (25%)

0.426

 Hypertension

11 (44%)

14 (56%)

9 (36%)

16 (64%)

0.564

 Atrial fibrillation

15 (60%)

10 (40%)

14 (56%)

11 (44%)

0.774

 Ischaemic heart disease

6 (24%)

19 (76%)

6 (24%)

19 (76%)

1.000

 Congestive cardiac failure

3 (12%)

22 (88%)

8 (32%)

17 (68%)

0.088

 Previous stroke

2 (8%)

23 (92%)

4 (16%)

21 (84%)

0.384

 Dyslipidaemia

8 (32%)

17 (68%)

11 (45.83%)

13 (54.17%)

0.320

 High body mass index

2 (8%)

23 (92%)

2 (8%)

23 (92%)

1.000

Neurological status

 NIHSS

17 (10–23)

16 (10–20.5)

0.410

 Pre-mRS

25 (100%)

25 (100%)

0.274

  0

22 (88%)

19 (76%)

 

  1

1 (4%)

5 (20%)

 

  2

1 (4%)

0 (0%)

 

  3

1 (4%)

1 (4%)

 

Neuroradiological status

 ASPECTS/e-ASPECTS

9 (7.5–10)

10 (8.5–10)

0.361

  5

0 (0%)

1 (4%)

 

  6

0 (0%)

1 (4%)

 

  7

5 (20%)

2 (8%)

 

  8

2 (8%)

1 (4%)

 

  9

5 (20%)

3 (12%)

 

  10

9 (36%)

13 (52%)

 

 Site of occlusion

1.000

  M1

16 (64%)

16 (64%)

 

  M2

4 (16%)

4 (16%)

 

  Carotid-T

1 (4%)

1 (4%)

 

  Basilar artery

4 (16%)

4 (16%)

 
  1. Data for dyslipidemia was not available for 1 patient in the control group; for diabetes mellitus for 3 patients in the thrombectomy and 5 patients in the control group. Data presented as median (interquartile range) or number (percetange), unless indicate otherwsie
  2. N number, NIHSS National Institute of Health Stroke Scale, mRS modified Rankin Scale, ASPECTS The Alberta Stroke Programme Early CT score, e-ASPECTS electronic ASPECTS, M1 first segment of the middle cerebral artery, M2 second segment of the middle cerebral artery