SITS-SICH (Symptomatic ICH After Alteplase)

SITS-SICH score (Mazya 2012): antiplatelet therapy, NIHSS, glucose, systolic BP, weight, age, onset time, and hypertension predict symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage after IV alteplase.

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Example

Antiplatelet therapy
Aspirin + clopidogrel (2)
Admission NIHSS
15
Blood glucose
200 mg/dL
Systolic BP
150 mmHg
Weight
80 kg
Age
75 years
Onset-to-treatment > 180 min
Yes
History of hypertension
Yes

Result: SITS-SICH score 10 — high symptomatic-ICH risk (>= 9, ~23%).

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What the result means

0-2
Low symptomatic-ICH risk after IV alteplase.
3-8
Low-moderate to intermediate risk (~5-9%).
>= 9
High risk (~23%). A risk score, not a thrombolysis order.

What you enter

  • Antiplatelet therapy (none / aspirin / aspirin + clopidogrel)
  • Admission NIHSS
  • Blood glucose
  • Systolic BP
  • Weight
  • Age
  • Onset-to-treatment > 180 min
  • History of hypertension
How this is calculated

Mazya M, Egido JA, Ford GA, et al. Predicting the risk of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage in ischemic stroke treated with intravenous alteplase: SITS symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage risk score. Stroke. 2012;43(6):1524-1531. Read the source ↗

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