Risk of venous thromboembolism greatest within two weeks of long-haul flight - 24/08/11
Abstract |
Question |
After a long haul flight, when are people at greatest risk of developing deep vein thrombosis?
Study design |
Retrospective review and record linkage study.
Main results |
Of the 13,184 people admitted to a Western Australia hospital during 1981–1999 with a primary diagnosis of venous thromboembolism, 5408 (41%) had arrived on an international flight sometime during the same 18 year period. Of these, 153 Australian citizens and 438 non-Australian citizens were admitted within 100 days of flight arrival (see Table 1). Venous thromboembolism was significantly more likely within the first 14 days of flight arrival for both Australian and non-Australian citizens, compared with the number of events expected under the assumption of a uniform distribution across 100 days (P<0.001 for both comparisons). However, these results may have limited generalisability (see notes).
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Authors’ conclusions |
There appears to be an increased risk of venous thromboembolism for 2 weeks after arrival from a long-haul flight.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Deep vein thrombosis, Air travel, Risk factors, Incidence
Plan
 | Abstracted from: Kelman CW, Kortt MA, Becker NG et al. Deep vein thrombosis and air travel: record linkage study. BMJ 2003; 327: 1072. |
Vol 8 - N° 3
P. 133-135 - juin 2004 Retour au numéro
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