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Background

Discussing the quality measurements based on interrupted time series in ischemic stroke, delays are often attributed to weekends effect. This study compared the metrics and outcomes of emergent endovascular thrombectomy (EST) during working hours versus non-working hours in the emergency department of an Asian medical center.

Methods

A total of 297 patients who underwent EST between January 2015 and December 2018 were retrospectively included, with 52.5% of patients presenting during working hours and 47.5% presenting during nights, weekends, or holidays.

Results

Patients with diabetes were more in non-working hours than in working hours (53.9% vs. 41.0%; p= 0.026). It took longer during nonworking hours than working hours in door-to-image times (13 min vs. 12 min; p= 0.04) and door-to-groin puncture times (median: 112 min vs. 104 min; p= 0.042). Significant statistical …