Air travel and venous thromboembolism: Minimizing the risk
JOHN R. BARTHOLOMEW, MD
Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Head, Section of Vascular Medicine, Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine and Hematology/Oncology, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic
barthoj@ccf.org.
JONATHAN L. SCHAFFER, MD, MBA
Managing Director, eClevelandClinic, Information Technology Division, Cleveland Clinic
GEORGES F. McCORMICK, MD
C L E V E L A N D C L I N I C J O U R N A L O F M E D I C I N E V O L U M E 7 8 * N U M B E R 2 F E B R U A RY 2 0 1 1 111For 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 publication is to provide an overview of how best to prevent VTE during travel, and how to diagnose and treat it.
http://www.ccjm.org/content/78/2/111.full.pdf 
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