Treatment for other complications

Management of the following complications due to cocaine poisoning can be found in other topics:

• aortic dissection, stroke, intracranial haemorrhage—see Conditions associated with hypertensive emergencies
• tachyarrhythmias—see Management of tachyarrhythmias
• rhabdomyolysis.

The safety of thrombolysis in cocaine-associated ischaemic strokes has not been evaluated and thrombolysis should only be considered in consultation with a stroke team and a clinical toxicologist.