From: The selection of an optimal transportation strategy in urgent stroke missions: a simulation study
Total pre-hospital time with ground transportation (min) | Additional delay if transported directly to a thrombectomy-capable hospital | ||||
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Thrombolysis-capable hospital | Thrombectomy-capable hospital | ||||
n | median (95% CI) | median (95% CI) | N (%) | median (95% CI) | |
Core urban | 4796 | 32.6 (29.3–80.5) | 78.4 (30.5–177.7) | 2410 (50.3) | 76.1 (16.4–144.6) |
Other urban | 12,305 | 54.8 (34.4–106.0) | 89.8 (36.8–193.6) | 6434 (52.3) | 65.9 (7.6–144.0) |
Dispersed settlement | 2852 | 84.3 (51.9–134.7) | 127.0 (64.3–219.6) | 1948 (68.3) | 63.8 (5.8–144.0) |
Other rural | 287 | 96.3 (54.1–166.9) | 148.3 (69.7–257.6) | 211 (73.5) | 65.1 (7.7–144.0) |
Total | 20,240 | 54.5 (31.7–111.4) | 94.4 (33.3–195.8) | 11,003 (54.4) | 66.8 (8.5–144.0) |