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Published on: January 5, 2024
Annotation: travel and thrombosis
Julia Czuprynska1, Roopen Arya1
1King's College Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK.
Abstract:
Travel appears to be a weak risk factor for venous thromboembolism (VTE) and is more relevant for passengers with additional VTE risk factors. The association is not limited to air travel and is related to duration of travel. Life-threatening pulmonary embolism (PE) is rare. There is limited evidence to support interventions, including 'sensible measures', graduated compression stockings (GCS) and low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH). It is difficult to confidently define a population who would benefit from thromboprophylaxis and no validated risk assessment exists for this purpose. LMWH has traditionally been used for flight thromboprophylaxis but a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) would be a more appealing oral option.
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