Safety of protocol violations in acute stroke tPA administration

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Lyerly, Michael J., Albright, Karen C., Boehme, Amelia K., Shahripour, Reza Bavarsad, Houston, Thomas and Rawal, V.. (2014). Safety of protocol violations in acute stroke tPA administration. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 23(5), pp. 855 - 860. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2013.07.019
AuthorsLyerly, Michael J., Albright, Karen C., Boehme, Amelia K., Shahripour, Reza Bavarsad, Houston, Thomas and Rawal, V.
Abstract

Background: Intravenous (IV) tissue plasminogen activator remains the only approved therapy for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in the United States; however, less than 10% of patients receive treatment. This is partially because of the large number of contraindications, narrow treatment window, and physician reluctance to deviate from these criteria. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed consecutive patients who received IV thrombolysis at our stroke center for National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) protocol violations and rates of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH). Other outcome variables included systemic hemorrhage, modified Rankin Scale at discharge, and discharge disposition. Results: A total of 212 patients were identified in our stroke registry between 2009 and 2011 and included in the analysis. Protocol violations occurred in 76 patients (36%). The most common violations were thrombolysis beyond 3 hours (26%), aggressive blood pressure management (15%), elevated prothrombin time (PT) or partial thromboplastin time (PTT) (6.6%), minor or resolving deficits (4.2%), unclear time of onset (3.9%), and stroke within 3 months (3%). There were no significant differences in any of the safety outcomes or discharge disposition between patients with or without protocol violations. Controlling for age, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale on admission, and glucose on admission, there was no significant increase in sICH (odds ratio: 3.8; 95% confidence interval: .37-38.72) in the patients who had protocol violations. Conclusions: Despite more than one third of patients receiving thrombolysis with protocol violations, overall rates of hemorrhage remained low and did not differ from those who did not have violations. Our data support the need to expand access to thrombolysis in AIS patients.

Keywordsacute ischemic stroke; thrombolysis; patient safety; protocol violation; symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage
Year2014
JournalJournal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
Journal citation23 (5), pp. 855 - 860
PublisherW.B. Saunders
ISSN1052-3057
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2013.07.019
Page range855 - 860
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Place of publicationUnited States of America
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