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Long-haul post thrombotic syndrome prevention, early diagnosis essential Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is common and can be a source of discomfort by way of short-term disabling symptoms and mid-long term post thrombotic syndrome (PTS). PTS is a venous stress disorder that develops from long-term effects from a previous DVT. The …
High risk long-haul flight category for VTE (blood clots) VTE disease are the causes of morbidity and mortality in immobile patients travelling on long-haul aircraft. More than a billion travellers fly annually worldwide and approximately 225 million travel in and out of the UK. More than 5% of this group …
The secret enemy during your flight: VTE (blood clot) Venous thromboembolic (VTE) disease comprises of Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) and are the major causes of morbidity and mortality in immobile patients. Here are some pertinent health statistics that may be of interest. This again reinforces the …
Long haul blood clot risk factors A study on nearly 9000 passengers with a total follow-up time of around 40,000 patient years, identified a number of significant long-haul blood clot or venous thromboembolism risk factors for individual travellers including: female sex, especially if using oral contraceptives; a height 185 cm; …
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