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["Good Morning, Doctor, I'm Flying to Australia Next Week!"].

Klinik für Angiologie, Universitätsspital Basel, Basel.
Praxis 09/2010; 99(18):1103-7. DOI:10.1024/1661-8157/a000230 pp.1103-7
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT Travel-related venous thromboembolism (VTE) is probably less frequent than previously suspected and becomes relevant when a flight lasts eight hours or more. Usually, general measures such as avoiding constrictive clothing or dehydration and doing gymnastics and walking around in the cabin are sufficient for preventing VTE. Compression stockings can be recommended when risk factors for VTE are present. Low molecular weight heparins in prophylactic dosage should be considered after previous VTE.

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Keywords

dehydration
 
frequent
 
Low molecular weight heparins
 
previous VTE
 
risk factors
 
Travel-related venous thromboembolism