Air traveller's thrombosis: risk factors, clinical characteristics and prevention

Barinov V.E.; Lobastov K.V.; Kuznetsov N.A.; Neverov N.I.

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Barinov V.E.

klinika MEDSI "Amerikanskiĭ meditsinskiĭ tsentr", Moskva

Lobastov K.V.

Kafedra obshcheĭ khirurgii lechebnogo fakul'teta GOU VPO RGMU Roszdrava, Moskva

ORCID: 0000-0002-5358-7218

Kuznetsov N.A.

Kafedra obshcheĭ khirurgii lechebnogo fakul'teta GOU VPO RGMU Roszdrava, Moskva

Neverov N.I.

klinika MEDSI "Amerikanskiĭ meditsinskiĭ tsentr", Moskva

Air traveller's thrombosis: risk factors, clinical characteristics and prevention

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Barinov V.E., Lobastov K.V., Kuznetsov N.A., Neverov N.I.

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Journal: Journal of Venous Disorders. 2011;5(1): 8‑13

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Barinov VE, Lobastov KV, Kuznetsov NA, Neverov NI. Air traveller's thrombosis: risk factors, clinical characteristics and prevention. Journal of Venous Disorders. 2011;5(1):8‑13. (In Russ.)

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Abstract:

The present retrospective study included 25 patients who developed either superficial or deep vein thrombosis within 4 weeks after the air travel. In all cases, the diagnosis was confirmed upon instrumental examination. It was found that 72% of the patients had at least one risk factor predisposing for venous thrombosis. Two thirds of the patients had undertaken a long air trip that lasted from 4 to 12 hours. No clinical symptoms of deep vein thrombosis were apparent in 85% of the cases. Thrombosis most frequently affected deep calf veins and varicose superficial veins. Thrombosis in the absence of predisposing risk factors was less extensive and confined to sural and tibial veins. It turned out that the patients were poorly aware of air traveler's thrombosis and relevant preventive measures. A prophylactic strategy for thromboembolic complications in air travelers is proposed taking into consideration the risk of their development in individual patients.

Keywords:

venous thrombosis

pulmonary embolism

air travel

air traveler's thrombosis

prevention

Authors:

Barinov V.E.

klinika MEDSI "Amerikanskiĭ meditsinskiĭ tsentr", Moskva

Lobastov K.V.

Kafedra obshcheĭ khirurgii lechebnogo fakul'teta GOU VPO RGMU Roszdrava, Moskva

ORCID: 0000-0002-5358-7218

Kuznetsov N.A.

Kafedra obshcheĭ khirurgii lechebnogo fakul'teta GOU VPO RGMU Roszdrava, Moskva

Neverov N.I.

klinika MEDSI "Amerikanskiĭ meditsinskiĭ tsentr", Moskva

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