Table 2:

Patients subject to drip and ship—characteristics and comparison between patients in nighttime and daytime hours—univariate analysisa

All (N = 74)Nighttime Hours (n = 28)Daytime Hours (n = 46)P Value
Age (yr)73 (64.3–82)71 (63–82)75 (64.5–82).60
Men39 (53)15 (54)24 (52)1.00
Hypertension53 (72)17 (61)36 (78).12
Diabetes mellitus14 (19)4 (14)10 (22).55
Dyslipidemia24 (32)6 (21)18 (39).13
Atrial fibrillation25 (34)11 (39)14 (30).46
Smoking23 (31)6 (21)17 (37).20
Tandem occlusion16 (22)6 (21)10 (22)1.00
NIHSS at admission16 (11–19.8)16 (9–19)16 (11.5–20).90
IV rtPA39 (53)17 (61)22 (48).34
ASPECTS7 (6–8)7 (6–8)7 (6–8).70
Infarct volume (mL)24.9 (10.7–6.8)15.4 (9.7–36.7)26.2 (11.3–4.1).20
General anesthesia39 (53)13 (46)26 (57).47
First-pass success24 (32)8 (29)16 (35).62
mTICI > 2b61 (82)23 (82)38 (82)1.00
Symptom onset to CSC admission (min)298 (256–481)277 (228–374)302 (271–531).20
CSC admission to groin puncture (min)71 (55–99)85 (66–105)67 (54–92).11
CSC admission to reperfusion (min)152 (101–200)164 (101–189)147 (107–210).90
Groin puncture to reperfusion (min)70 (47–106)68 (47–78)75.5 (49–125).21
ENI28 (38)12 (43)16 (35).62
END14 (19)4 (14)10 (22).55
sICH8 (11)2 (7)6 (13).70
In-hospital mortality5 (7)2 (7)3 (7)1.00
mRS ≤2 at 90 days31 (42)16 (57)15 (33).05
  • a Categoric variables are expressed as numbers (%), and continuous variables, as median (IQR).