Distribution of time from hospital arrival to thrombolysis (door-to-needle time) for eligible patients (excluding the 10% of patients who fail to receive treatment), baseline and proposed for achieving the National Service Framework 30 minute target
| Door-to-needle time(min) | Baseline, percentage of patients* | 75th percentile in 30 minutes, percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| *Data extracted from the West Midlands Thrombolysis Project dataset. | ||
| 0–29 | 29.8 | 75.3 |
| 30–59 | 33.7 | 18.1 |
| 59–119 | 24.9 | 4.9 |
| 120–239 | 8.8 | 1.1 |
| >240 | 2.5 | 0.6 |