Thrombolytics: Difference between revisions

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*Active peptic ulcer disease
*Active peptic ulcer disease
*Other medical conditions likely to increase risk of bleeding (diabetic retinopathy, etc)
*Other medical conditions likely to increase risk of bleeding (diabetic retinopathy, etc)
==Thrombolytics in [[STEMI]]==
{{Thrombolytics STEMI}}


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 06:48, 5 March 2019

Indications

Thrombolysis contraindications

Absolute contraindication

  • Any prior ICH
  • Known structural cerebral vascular lesion (AVM)
  • Known intracranial neoplasm
  • Ischemic stroke within 3 mo
  • Active internal bleeding (excluding menses)
  • Suspected aortic dissection or pericarditis

Relative contraindications

  • Severe uncontrolled BP (>180/110)
  • History of chronic severe poorly controlled hypertension
  • History of ischemic stroke within past 3 months
  • Known intracranial pathology not covered in absolute contraindications
  • Current use of anticoagulants with known INR >2–3
  • Known bleeding diathesis
  • Recent trauma (past 2 wk)
  • Prolonged CPR (>10 min)
  • Major surgery (<3 wk)
  • Noncompressible vascular punctures (e.g. subclavian) within past 7 days
  • Recent internal bleeding (within 2–4 wk)
  • Patients treated previously with streptokinase should not receive streptokinase again
  • Pregnancy
  • Active peptic ulcer disease
  • Other medical conditions likely to increase risk of bleeding (diabetic retinopathy, etc)

See Also

References