Research Article

Acute Stroke Care and Thrombolytic Therapy Use in a Tertiary Care Center in Lebanon

Table 1

Time analysis for patients with IV rt-PA.

Symptoms onset to ED triage_ (%)
 0–4.5 hours33 (37.9)
 4.5–6 hours6 (6.9)
 >6 hours48 (55.2)
Door to CT (min)
 Mean (SD)49.4 (16.1)
 Median (IRQ)51.0 (43.0–61.0)
Door to IV rt-PA (min)
 Mean (SD)102.4 (33.4)
 Median (IRQ)105.0 (80.0–110.0)
Symptoms onset to IV rt-PA (min)
 Mean (SD)193.9 (42.8)
 Median (IQR)180.0 (150.0–240.0)

patients who received IV rt-PA only.