So, how do we decide if Mr Tanner is eligible for endovascular thrombectomy and thrombolysis?
You need to make sure the patient doesn’t have contraindications for thrombolysis, such as, but not limited to, renal failure, severe uncontrolled hypertension, recent head trauma or coagulopathy. Size and location of the infarction, as well as patient age, must also be considered for thrombectomy. You need to make sure onset was within last 4.5 hours for thrombolysis and within the last 6 hours for thrombectomy.
So, looking at Mr Tanner’s medical history, test results and scan, do you think we should proceed?
Click on the needle if you think yes, click on the dice if you think no…..
