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Number of persons under observation in each group (GEMS/HEMS)
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GEMS, mean (SD)
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HEMS, mean (SD)
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Unadjusted mean difference (95% CI)
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P value
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Adjusteda mean difference (95% CI)
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P value
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Modified Rankin Scale after 3 months
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Patients who underwent thrombolysis (n = 368)
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309/57
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2.21 (2.07)
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2.09 (2.03)
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−0.12 (−0.70; 0.46)
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0.69
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−0.20 (−0.74; 0.33)
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0.46
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Modified Rankin Scale after 3 months
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Directly referred patients who underwent thrombolysis (n = 310)
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262/54
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2.27 (2.10)
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2.17 (2.05)
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−0.10 (−0.71; 0.51)
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0.75
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−0.19 (−0.75; 0.38)
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0.52
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GEMS ground emergency medical services, HEMS helicopter emergency medical services, NIHSS National Institute of Health Stroke Scale. Co-morbidity was defined as having at least one of the following conditions: diabetes, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, previous myocardial infarction, previous stroke
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aAdjusted for age (quadratic), sex (male/female), co-morbidity (yes/no) and NIHSS (continuous)
