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 article is to provide an overview of how best to prevent VTE during travel, and how to diagnose and treat it.
authors: Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, USA.
authors: John R
authors: JR
authors: Bartholomew
authors: Jonathan L
authors: JL
authors: Schaffer
authors: Georges F
authors: GF
authors: McCormick