Table 1.

Minnesota Stroke Registry – reasons for thrombolytic non-treatment in patients arriving within 2 hours of symptom onset.

Documented reason for exclusion†	Cases N (% of Total cases)
Contraindications	22 (17)
CT findings (e.g. hemorrhage)	4 (3)
Warnings	8 (7)
Advanced age	6 (5)
Complicating medical conditions, other illness	2 (2)
Patient refusal	10 (8)
Rapid improvement or mild stroke	22 (18)
Other (including rt-PA administered at another facility)	7 (6)
No documented reason	23 (19)
Total non-treated cases	89 (74)

^†Some cases had multiple reasons for non-treatment

Abbreviations used: CT, computed tomography; rt-PA, recombinant tissue plasminogen activator