RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Air travel and venous thromboembolism: Minimizing the risk
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 111
OP 120
DO 10.3949/ccjm.78a.10138
VO 78
IS 2
A1 Bartholomew, John R.
A1 Schaffer, Jonathan L.
A1 McCormick, Georges F.
YR 2011
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/78/2/111.abstract
AB For those traveling on long flights, the risk of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, generally referred to as venous thromboembolism (VTE), is real and dangerous if left unrecognized or untreated. The goal of this publication is to provide an overview of how best to prevent VTE during travel, and how to diagnose and treat it.