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6 sty 2023 · The current view is that ordinary passengers without underlying diseases or high-risk factors for VTE formation do not need to prevent economy class syndrome, which means that long-distance flight seems to aggravate the influence of preexisting predisposing factors, rather than initiating thrombosis in a previously nonpredisposed person in ...
26 maj 2017 · The term ‘economy class syndrome’ refers to the occurrence of thrombotic events during long-haul flights that mainly occur in passengers in the economy class of the aircraft. This syndrome results from several factors related to the aircraft cabin (immobilization, hypobaric hypoxia and low humidity) and the passenger (body mass index ...
31 mar 2002 · Dr. Mohler offers the following advice for preventing economy class syndrome on long flights: Book exit row, bulkhead, or aisle seats to get more leg room. Wear loose-fitting clothes and avoid knee-length stockings that constrict circulation.
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjhh.2017.05.001 Corpus ID: 29692603; Economy class syndrome: what is it and who are the individuals at risk? @article{Dusse2017EconomyCS, title={Economy class syndrome: what is it and who are the individuals at risk?}, author={Luci Maria SantAna Dusse and Marcos Vin{\'i}cius Ferreira Silva and Let{\'i}cia Gonçalves Freitas and Milena Soriano Marcolino and Maria das Graças ...
That is how Associate Professor Lee Lai Heng, Senior Consultant, Department of Haematology, Singapore General Hospital, describes Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), the condition commonly associated with longhaul flights and popularly known as Economy Class Syndrome.
Effective preventive measures include drinking water frequently and exercising once every few hours by bending and stretching your legs, focusing on your calf muscles.
Niedawne badania potwierdziły znaczny wzrost ryzyka wystąpienia zakrzepicy, gdy długość podróży przekracza 6 godzin. Grupą obarczoną największym ryzykiem są osoby starsze, pacjenci po wcześniej przebytej zakrzepicy, chorzy na raka oraz kobiety w ciąży.
