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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.
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.
16 wrz 2003 · In the LONFLIT 3 study, the incidence of DVT in patients randomised to 400 mg of aspirin for 3 days prior to air flight was not significantly different to that in the control patients (relative risk 0.7, 95% CI 0.2–3.2, Cesarone et al., 2002).
Venous Thrombosis* / etiology. Venous Thrombosis* / prevention & control. In this article we review economy class syndrome or travellers' thrombosis as it should be more appropriately described. We review the evidence for and against the existence of this condition.
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.
We report the clinical history of eight patients admitted to intensive care unit for confirmed or highly suspected economy class syndrome. Seven of them developed the syndrome within 72 h from a long return flight, one suffered from pulmonary embolism after a 12-h car trip.
Furthermore, they distinguished between air-travel economy-class syndrome and non-air-travel economy-class syndrome. In general, economy-class syndrome was a rare event (1 event/5 million passengers), where long-haul flights over 5000 km lead to a 17-fold risk increase compared with shorter flights.
