Table 1.
Patient-related attributes that could influence decision-making about thrombolysis
| 1. | Systolic blood pressure |
|---|---|
| 2. | Diastolic blood pressure |
| 3. | Blood glucose level |
| 4. | Patient frailty |
| 5. | Stroke severity (NIHSS score) |
| 6. | History of hypertension |
| 7. | History of stroke |
| 8. | Anticoagulation status / INR level |
| 9. | Aspirin monotherapy |
| 10. | A patient’s level of social support |
| 11 | Major surgery in past 3 months |
| 12. | Presence of diabetes at time of presentation |
| 13. | Patient age |
| 14. | Patient ethnicity |
| 15. | Patient gender |
| 16. | Socioeconomic status of patient |
| 17. | Stroke onset time to treatment |
| 18. | Recent infarction on CT/MRI scan |
| 19. | Pre-stroke cognitive functioning / capacity / comprehension of risk information |
| 20. | Pre-stroke dependency status |
| 21. | Patient/relative values, knowledge and views on thrombolysis |
| 22. | Co-morbidities |