Research Article

Imbalanced Regional Development of Acute Ischemic Stroke Care in Emergency Departments in China

Table 3

Effect of green pathway on the treatment of AIS patients.

CharacteristicsGreen channel value
Yes (N = 388)No (N = 63)

Proportion of IS (%)
<20259 (66.75)41 (65.08)0.907
≥20129 (33.25)22 (34.92)

Door-to-needle time (min)
<3051 (13.14)4 (6.35)<0.001
30–60219 (56.44)24 (38.1)
≥60118 (30.41)35 (55.56)

Onset-to-needle time (hours)
<4.5190 (48.97)27 (42.86)0.479
4.5–6.0102 (26.29)16 (25.4)
≥696 (24.74)20 (31.75)

Proportion of rtPA (%)
<10116 (29.9)45 (71.43)<0.001
10–3027 (6.96)2 (3.17)
30–5030 (7.73)3 (4.76)
≥50215 (55.41)13 (20.63)