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1 sie 2021 · Economy class syndrome refers to the occurrence of thrombotic events during long-haul flights, mainly in economy class passengers. The clinical condition defined here is observed not only in those travelling in economy class, but also in those travelling by land according to the studies.
16 wrz 2003 · Drug therapy has potential side effects, which must be weighed against a possible beneficial effect for a problem which for most individuals does not produce a symptomatic disorder. Two commonly considered treatments are aspirin and low molecular weight heparin (LMWH).
6 sty 2023 · Venous thromboembolism (VTE) includes deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism, when it happens during long-haul flights, it is also called “economy class syndrome.” The first economy class syndrome was reported in the early 1950s.
1 mar 2004 · Venous thromboembolism associated with travelling, or economy class syndrome, is increasingly recognised as a sequence of long haul flights and so paradoxical cerebral embolism through a patent foramen ovale.
We review the evidence for and against the existence of this condition. Much of the evidence included in this article has been justifiably criticised but it is the best evidence available to date. We conclude that there is a probable link between thrombosis and long distance travel.
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 ...
Intervention: All travel-associated PE cases, independent from the mode of transportation, were combined under economy-class syndrome. This definition includes PE due to prolonged sitting in a plane, bus, train, or car, and 1 patient in a simulation.
