Table 1

Month by month comparison of door to needle times (minutes)

ACPNS n=43Fast track n=48
Month (2001)nMean (SD)Median (range)nMean (SD)Median (range)
February728.7 (10.9)29 (11–44)534.6 (16.6)28 (15–52)
March520.4 (3.8)20 (17–26)873.8 (49.5)59.5 (29–155)
April437.8 (22.5)34.5 (14–68)843.8 (13.0)41 (27– 65)
May630.3 (7.9)28.5 (23–45)850.8 (22.3)45.5 (28–82)
June330.3 (18.0)31 (12–48)674.0 (29.7)75.5 (28–110)
July324.33 (18.2)17 (11–45)5110.0 (129.8)57 (19–339)
August624.3 (11.7)23 (9–45)3126.0 (91.7)133 (31–214)
September218.5 (3.5)18.5 (16–21)2208.5 (23.3)208.5 (192–225)
October718.3 (9.6)20 (7–33)360.0 (10.4)54 (54–72)