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Interestingly, following on from my comparatively tongue-in-cheek comments in the PER-LHR poll thread on the subject of increased DVT risk on the route, some interesting info has been highlighted by the ABC.
("Meta-analysis: travel and risk for venous thromboembolism". Harvard School of Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts)
There's no doubt long-haul flights are a concern when it comes to deep vein thrombosis (DVT), says deputy director at Baker IDI Research Institute Professor Karlheinz Peter.
The longer the flight, the greater the risk. Any flight longer than four hours poses a risk, but it's those longer than 12 hours that are most problematic, Professor Peter said.
Professor Peter said most travellers don't appreciate how frequently DVT occurs as a result of a long-haul flight.
"It's quite scary numbers. If you look at asymptomatic deep vein thrombosis [where there are no obvious signs], there are studies showing it occurs in up to 10 per cent of long-haul flights," he said.
"In the classic, long-term flight, you will probably have one or two patients who get out of the flight and will develop symptoms within the first two or four weeks after the flight.
("Meta-analysis: travel and risk for venous thromboembolism". Harvard School of Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts)
There's no doubt long-haul flights are a concern when it comes to deep vein thrombosis (DVT), says deputy director at Baker IDI Research Institute Professor Karlheinz Peter.
The longer the flight, the greater the risk. Any flight longer than four hours poses a risk, but it's those longer than 12 hours that are most problematic, Professor Peter said.
Professor Peter said most travellers don't appreciate how frequently DVT occurs as a result of a long-haul flight.
"It's quite scary numbers. If you look at asymptomatic deep vein thrombosis [where there are no obvious signs], there are studies showing it occurs in up to 10 per cent of long-haul flights," he said.
"In the classic, long-term flight, you will probably have one or two patients who get out of the flight and will develop symptoms within the first two or four weeks after the flight.
