Air travel and pulmonary embolism: "economy class syndrome"

Indian Heart J. 2008 Nov-Dec;60(6):608-11.

Abstract

Air travel is implicated as a predisposing factor for thromboembolism, which at times can have catastrophic consequences. We present 3 cases who developed deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and subsequent pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) after transatlantic air travel. The relevant literature is discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aerospace Medicine*
  • Aircraft*
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
  • Enoxaparin / therapeutic use
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Embolism / drug therapy
  • Pulmonary Embolism / etiology*
  • Risk Factors
  • Travel*
  • Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / therapeutic use
  • Venous Thrombosis / drug therapy
  • Venous Thrombosis / etiology*
  • Warfarin / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Enoxaparin
  • Fibrinolytic Agents
  • Warfarin
  • Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator