title: Air travel and venous thromboembolism: minimizing the risk.
abstract: For those traveling on long flights, the risk of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, generally referred to as venous thromboembolism (VTE), is real and dangerous if left unrecognized or untreated. The goal of this publication is to provide an overview of how best to prevent VTE during travel, and how to diagnose and treat it.
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA. barthoj@ccf.org
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Bartholomew
authors.forename: Jonathan L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Schaffer
authors.forename: Georges F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: McCormick
mesh_terms: D000401:Aircraft; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003681:Dehydration / Q000517:prevention & control; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D013997:Time Factors; D014195:Travel; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants