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Table 1 Transport time, median (IQR), in subgroups in different time periods and patient groups

From: Evaluation of pre-hospital transport time of stroke patients to thrombolytic treatment

 

Response time

On-scene time

Transport time

Alarm-to-door time

N

All periods

5 (3–8)

18 (12–24)

15 (10–23)

41 (33–52)

412

1 Jan–31 Dec 2006

5 (3–8)

16.5 (11–19)

13.5 (10–17)

35 (28–39)

26

1 Jan–31 Dec 2007

7 (4–10)

18.5 (13–24)

18 (10–32)

44 (35–63)

58

1 Jan–31 Dec 2008

6 (4–9)

16.5 (11–23)

20 (12–29)

44.5 (34–60)

44

1 Jan–31 Dec 2009

7 (4–10)

15.5 (10–21)

15 (11–23)

40 (30–50)

80

1 Jan–31 Dec 2010

5 (3–7)

20 (13–25)

14 (10–22)

42 (34–51)

137

1 Jan–7 Jul 2011

5 (3–6)

18 (12–26)

15 (11–20)

39 (32–50)

67

1 Jan 2006–31 Aug 2009

7 (4–9)

17 (12–23)

16 (10–26)

41 (33–56)

183

1 Sep 2009–7 Jul 2011

5 (3–7)

18 (12–25)

15 (11–21)

41 (33–50)

229

Wilcoxon

p = 0.001*

p = 0.10

p = 0.15

p = 0.39

 

Inter-hospital transfer

3 (2–5)

7.5 (5–13)

15 (9–25)

28.5 (22–40)

50

Normal transport

6 (4–9)

19 (14–24)

15 (10–23)

42 (34–53)

362

Wilcoxon

p < 0.0001*

p < 0.0001*

p = 0.72

p < 0.0001*

 

Thrombolysis

5 (4–8)

18 (12–23)

15 (10–23)

41 (33–52)

317

No thrombolysis

5 (3–8)

17 (12–24)

16 (11–25)

41 (33–51)

95

Wilcoxon

p = 0.20

p = 0.92

p = 0.50

p = 0.85

 
  1. IQR indicates interquartile range, *significant results (p <0.05).