Figure 1. Flow chart indicating the final cohort of patients. This flow chart indicates that our hospital managed about 380 acute ischemic stroke (AIS) or transient ischemic stroke (TIA) patients from July 2009 to February 2010, of which 55% presented within 12 hours of symptom onset. Of these 209 patients, 19 (9%) patients were ineligible as they were either in hospital admissions/ did not have emergency department length of stay documented, leaving a final cohort of 190 patients). - The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Figure 1. Flow chart indicating the final cohort of patients. This flow chart indicates that our hospital managed about 380 acute ischemic stroke (AIS) or transient ischemic stroke (TIA) patients from July 2009 to February 2010, of which 55% presented within 12 hours of symptom onset. Of these 209 patients, 19 (9%) patients were ineligible as they were either in hospital admissions/ did not have emergency department length of stay documented, leaving a final cohort of 190 patients).

Figure 1. Flow chart indicating the final cohort of patients. This flow chart indicates that our hospital managed about 380 acute ischemic stroke (AIS) or transient ischemic stroke (TIA) patients from July 2009 to February 2010, of which 55% presented within 12 hours of symptom onset. Of these 209 patients, 19 (9%) patients were ineligible as they were either in hospital admissions/ did not have emergency department length of stay documented, leaving a final cohort of 190 patients).