Table 3 Determination of the Intensive Care After Thrombolysis (ICAT) score
From: ICAT: a simple score predicting critical care needs after thrombolysis in stroke patients
Score component | ICAT score points |
|---|---|
Male sex | |
No | 0 |
Yes | 1 |
Black race | |
No | 0 |
Yes | 1 |
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | |
<160 | 0 |
160-200 | 2 |
>200 | 4 |
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, score | |
≤6 | 0 |
7–12 | 1 |
≥13 | 2 |
Total score | 0–8 |