Table 4 Reasons thrombolytic therapy was not administered to patients presenting within 3 h of stroke onset
From: Effect of prehospital notification on acute stroke care: a multicenter study
| Reasons | Prenotification (n = 539) | No prenotification (n = 146) | Total (n = 685) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemorrhagic stroke or hemorrhagic transformation | 250 (46.4 %) | 66 (45.2 %) | 316 (46.1 %) |
| Older than 80 years of age | 117 (21.7 %) | 40 (27.4 %) | 157 (22.9 %) |
| Rapid recovery or minor symptoms | 70 (13.0 %) | 19 (13.0 %) | 89 (13.0 %) |
| Very severe symptoms/signs | 28 (5.2 %) | 9 (6.2 %) | 37 (5.4 %) |
| Stroke or serious head injury within 3 months | 11 (2.0 %) | 2 (1.4 %) | 13 (1.9 %) |
| Prior stroke accompanied with diabetes mellitus history | 7 (1.3 %) | 3 (2.1 %) | 10 (1.5 %) |
| Seizure during stroke onset | 8 (1.5 %) | 2 (1.4 %) | 10 (1.5 %) |
| Patient or family refused therapy | 9 (1.7 %) | 1 (0.7 %) | 10 (1.5 %) |
| Uncontrolled hypertension | 8 (1.5 %) | 0 (0 %) | 8 (1.2 %) |
| International normalized ratio >1.7 | 4 (0.7 %) | 3 (2.1 %) | 7 (1.0 %) |
| Known vascular malformation, aneurysm, or brain tumor | 7 (1.3 %) | 0 (0 %) | 7 (1.0 %) |
| More than 4.5 hours before thrombolytic therapy given | 6 (1.1 %) | 0 (0 %) | 6 (0.9 %) |
| Other | 14 (2.6 %) | 1 (0.7 %) | 15 (2.2 %) |