Nonurgent commercial air travel after nonhemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident
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Published on: January 18, 2018
Andrew Barros1, François-Xavier Duchateau2, J Stephen Huff3
1Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA.
Abstract:
Nonurgent commercial air travel in patients who have experienced a nonhemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident (CVA) may occur, particularly in the elderly traveling population. A recent CVA, particularly occurring during a person's travel, presents a significant challenge to the patient, companions, family, and health care team. Specific medical recommendation, based on accumulated scientific data and interpreted by medical experts, is needed so that travel health care professionals can appropriately guide the patient. Unfortunately, such recommendations are almost entirely lacking despite the relative frequency of CVA and air travel. This article reviews the existing recommendations with conclusions based on both these limited data and rationale conjecture.
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