Table 1 Patient characteristics
Drip & ship N = 51 | Mothership N = 21 | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n / mean | % (SD) | n / mean | % (SD) | ||
Male | 29 | 57 | 10 | 48 | 0.47 |
Age, years | 69.7 | (11.2) | 75.3 | (11.9) | 1.00 |
Thrombolysis | 31 | 61 | 2 | 9.5 | < 0.001 |
Thrombectomy | 33 | 65 | 9 | 43 | 0.12 |
Medical history | |||||
Hypertension | 34 | 67 | 12 | 57 | 0.44 |
Diabetes | 13 | 25 | 3 | 14 | 0.37 |
Atrial fibrillation | 12 | 24 | 6 | 29 | 0.65 |
Coronary disease | 12 | 24 | 2 | 9.5 | 0.21 |
Previous stroke | 5 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 1.00 |
Congestive heart failure | 3 | 5.9 | 3 | 14 | 0.35 |
Renal failure | 3 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 |
Dementia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.5 | 0.08 |
Reason to choose ground transport | 0.06 | ||||
Weather condition | 12 | 71 | 5 | 50 | |
HEMS priority | 5 | 29 | 1 | 10 | |
No time gain | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | |
Reason not treated with mechanical thrombectomy | 0.09 | ||||
No salvageable brain tissue | 8 | 44 | 4 | 33 | |
Intracranial bleed | 2 | 11 | 5 | 42 | |
Technical difficulties | 3 | 17 | 3 | 25 | |
Clinical improvement | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
Distance from scene to CSC, km | 194.3 | (27.2) | 162.4 | (17.5) | < 0.001 |
Straight line distance from scene to CSC, km | 160.7 | (24.8) | 132.4 | (16.4) | < 0.001 |