Table 1 Demographic and clinical data of ischaemic stroke patients with and without an acute therapeutic intervention
Cases receiving acute therapeutic intervention (n = 64) | Cases not receiving acute therapeutic intervention (n = 147) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years (median, [range]) | 92 [90–98] | 91 [90–98] | 0.906 |
Sex female / male (n, [%]) | 43 [67.2%] / 21 [32.8%] | 111 [75.5%] / 36 [24.5%] | 0.211 |
NIHSS score upon admission (median, [range]) | 14 [2–40] | 6 [0–40] | < 0.001 |
mRS upon admission (median, [range]) | 5 [2–5] | 3 [0–5] | < 0.001 |
Duration of inpatient stay in days (median, [range]) | 6 [2–40] | 6 [1–23] | 0.860 |
Number of drugs at the time of admission (median, [range]) | 6 [0–12] | 6 [0–17] | 0.533 |
Way of admission (n, [%]) | 0.001 | ||
1. Self-initiated 2. emergency service (paramedics) | - 11 [17.2%] | 5 [3.4%] 67 [45.6%] | |
3. emergency service (physician) 4. emergency room 5. other hospital | 49 [76.6%] - 4 [6.2%] | 5 [3.4%] 10 [6.8%] - | |
Aetiology (n, [%]) | 0.357 | ||
1. large-artery atherosclerosis | 32 [50.0%] | 60 [40.8%] | |
2. cardioembolism | 10 [15.6%] | 33 [22.4%] | |
3. small-vessel occlusion | 1 [1.6%] | 10 [6.8%] | |
4. stroke of other determined aetiology | – | – | |
5. stroke of undetermined aetiology (at discharge) | 18 [28.1%] | 37 [25.2%] | |
6. mixed aetiology | 3 [4.7%] | 7 [4.8%] | |
Vessel occlusion (n, [%]) | < 0.001 | ||
1. Large vessel occlusion (anterior circulation) | 32 [50.1%] | 17 [11.6%] | |
2. Small vessel occlusion (anterior circulation) | 13 [20.3%] | 14 [9.5%] | |
3. posterior circulation 4. none | 6 [9.4%] 13 [20.3%] | 5 [3,4%] 111 [75.5%] |