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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Impact of anesthesia modalities on functional outcome of mechanical thrombectomy in patients with acute ischemic stroke: a subgroup analysis of DIRECT-MT trial

Characteristics

Non-general anesthesia (N = 429)

General anesthesia

(N = 207)

P Value

Median age- yr

69.00

71.00

0.21

Male sex- no. (%)

241(56.18)

118(57.00)

0.84

Medical history- no. (%)

   

 Hypertension

250(58.28)

130(62.80)

0.28

 Atrial fibrillation

196(45.69)

98(47.34)

0.70

 Diabetes mellitus

77(17.95)

43(20.77)

0.39

Clinical status

   

 NIHSS score, Median

17.00

17.00

0.47

 Baseline SBP, Median

144.00

148.00

0.06

 Pre-stroke mRS- no. (%)

  

0.45

  0

392(91.38)

195(94.20)

 

  1

29(6.76)

7(3.38)

 

  2

8(1.86)

5(2.42)

 

  ASPECTS

9.00

8.00

0.009

Bridging therapy- no. (%)

   

 EVT

210(48.95)

105(50.72)

0.68

 EVT + IVT

219(51.05)

102(49.28)

 

Etiology- no. (%)

  

0.66

 Cardioembolic

189(44.06)

94(45.41)

 

 Intracranial atherosclerosis

27(6.29)

18(8.70)

 

 Undetermined

170(39.63)

76(36.71)

 

Occlusion site- no. (%)

  

0.38

 ICA

157(37.12)

66(32.04)

 

 M1

215(50.83)

119(57.77)

 

 M2

50(11.82)

21(10.19)

 

Workflow intervals- median, min

   

 Onset to triage

108.00

126.00

0.08

  To intravenous alteplase

180.00

190.00

0.10

  To randomization

169.00

177.00

0.08

  To reperfusion

238.00

262.00

0.0002

 Triage to randomization

49.00

49.00

0.695

  To intravenous alteplase

60.00

58.00

0.54

  To groin puncture

84.00

85.00

0.30

  To reperfusion

148.50

169.00

0.0003

 Randomization to groin puncture

32.00

36.00

0.09

  To reperfusion

93.00

116.00

 < 0.0001

Groin puncture to reperfusion

59.00

72.00

0.002

  1. ASPECTS Alberta Stroke Program Early CT score; SBP systolic blood pressure; ICA internal carotid artery; M middle cerebral artery; NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; EVT endovascular treatment; IVT intravenous treatment