Travel-Associated Venous Thromboembolism

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Authors

Isla McKerrow Johnson · Mayo Clinic

Joseph J. Shatzel · Oregon Health & Science University

Sven R. Olson · Oregon Health & Science University

Tovah Kohl · Oregon Center for Clinical Investigation

Andrew Hamilton · Oregon Health & Science University

Thomas G. DeLoughery · Oregon Health & Science University

Abstract

We conclude air travel is a risk factor for VTE and that there is a dose relationship starting at 4 h. For patients with risk factors, graduated compression stockings are effective prophylaxis.

Topics & Keywords

Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volume 33, Issue 2, pp. 169-178

DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2022.02.004

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