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Table 4 Comparison between four sub-groups of non-suspected COVID-19 patients regarding stroke severity by NIHSS, onset arrival time, door-to-needle time and the patients’ outcomes measured by MBI

From: Tanta stroke chain performance during era of COVID-19 pandemic: how to minimize the real/expectation gap

 

Morning

(n:170)

Evening

(n:96)

Night

(n:81)

Shifting time

(n:30)

P-value

NIHSS

7.73 ± 5.3

13.34 ± 6.92

20.42 ± 8.65

16 ± 9.6

 < 0.001*

OAT (h)

5.53 ± 2.76

6.65 ± 2.99

7.80 ± 4.53

12.76 ± 6.29

 < 0.001*

DNT (min)

31.47 ± 4.11

40.95 ± 7.52

51.25 ± 8.75

57 ± 3.68

 < 0.001*

MBI

85.6 ± 15.4

57.9 ± 19.5

35.8 ± 34

60.2 ± 25.2

 < 0.001*

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD or frequency (%)
  2. NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, OAT onset to arrival time, DNT inter-hospital time, MBI modified Barthel Index
  3. *Significant as P value ≤ 0.05