Table 2 Procedural characteristics
No CAD, n = 2527 | CAD, n = 62 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Intervention | |||
Treatment with intravenous thrombolysis, % (n) | 55.6% (1393) | 67.7% (42) | .069 |
Anesthesia, % (n) | |||
Conscious sedation | 30.2% (733) | 21.0% (13) | .281 |
Beginning with conscious sedation, switch to general anesthesia | 3.7% (90) | 4.8% (3) | |
Primary general anesthesia | 66.1% (1602) | 74.2% (46) | |
Number of passages, median (IQR), n | 2 (1-3), n = 2527 | 2 (1-3), n = 62 | .377 |
Intra-arterial medication, % (n) | 15.6% (387) | 34.4% (21) | <.001 |
Additional heparin bolus given, % (n) | 13.3% (303) | 27.1% (16) | .006 |
Concomitant stenting of > 70% ipsilateral extracranial ICA stenosis (if present), % (n) | 70.0% (231) | 64.3% (18) | .527 |
Time intervals | |||
Known symptom onset | |||
Time from symptom onset to flow restoration - min, median (IQR), n | 245 (190-322), n = 1553 | 322 (233-435), n = 46 | <.001 |
Unknown symptom onset | |||
Time from last-seen-well to flow restoration - min, median (IQR), n | 520 (352-833), n = 974 | 466 (385-524), n = 16 | .657 |
Known and unknown symptom onset | |||
Time from admission to i.v. thrombolysis - min, median (IQR), n | 21 (-76-35), n = 2527 | 17 (-71-30), n = 62 | .518 |
Time from admission to groin puncture - min, median (IQR), n | 71 (46-104), n = 2527 | 90 (56-126), n = 62 | .019 |
Time from groin puncture to flow restoration - min, median (IQR), n | 70 (45-100), n = 2527 | 98 (67-136), n = 62 | <.001 |