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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.
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 ...
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.
PULMONARY EMBOLISM (PE) and/or deep vein thrombosis (DVT) occurring during or soon after air travel has been termed the economy class syndrome. 1 Three reports in this issue of the ARCHIVES provide additional insights regarding this syndrome. 2 - 4.
17 lip 2014 · Symptomatic DVT is characterized by swelling, pain, warmth, and redness in the involved extremity. However, in many cases, DVT associated with air travel may be asymptomatic. PE is most commonly associated with dyspnea, chest pain, tachypnea, syncope, and cough. In some cases, patients experience fever, hemoptysis, cyanosis, hypotension, and shock.
If blood clots formed in the legs were to dislodge and migrate to another part of the body, usually the lungs, by embolization, the condition is Venous Thrombo-Embolic disease, or VTE. A term first used by Symington and Stack in 1977 linking DVT with air travel is the “Economy Class Syndrome” (ECS).
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.
