Table 2.

Frequency of ECASS-3 Protocol Deviations in Patients Treated between 3–4.5 Hours.

Deviation Type	Percentage of Patients with Deviations (n=36)
Age >80	22% (8)
Aggressive Blood Pressure Treatment Required	14% (5)
Oral Anticoagulant Treatment	11% (4)
Imaging with >33% MCA Territory Involvement	6% (2)
Seizure at Onset	3% (1)
Combination of Diabetes and Previous Stroke	3% (1)
Other Disorders with an Increased Bleeding Risk	3% (1)
Platelets <100,000	3% (1)
Glucose <50 or >400	3% (1)
NIHSS >25	0% (0)
Trauma or Major Surgery within 3 Months	0% (0)
Stroke or Serious Head Trauma within 3 Months	0% (0)
Elevated PT/PTT	0% (0)
SBP >185 or DBP >110	0% (0)
Symptoms Resemble SAH	0% (0)

MCA=Middle Cerebral Artery; NIHSS=National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; PT=Prothrombin Time; PTT= Partial Thromboplastin Time; SBP=Systolic Blood Pressure; DBP=Diastolic Blood Pressure; SAH= Subarachnoid Hemorrhage