In Paul's post about Dos and Don'ts of travel after clots, he recommended exercise during flights. As we traveled on lots of different airlines over the past three weeks, I thought I'd see what advice each of them gave about exercise. I couldn't find any advice given by three of the airlines we used, Jetstar, Air New Zealand and Easyjet. This is the advice I found from the … [Read more...]
Longer flights; more clots – the evidence
Paul’s last post had recommendations for travel after having a clot. For those of you who want to know more of the science behind it, and are willing to decipher a bit of medical jargon, we are bringing you a review of a medical paper which showed a link between distance flown and likelihood of having a pulmonary embolus. Where’s the study from? It’s a … [Read more...]
Travel after a clot – Dos and don’ts
I am about to embark on an overseas trip to Europe, and as I have had a pulmonary embolus on a plane myself I thought it was sensible to review what precautions I should take to avoid another one. As a doctor I like to base my advice on solid reliable data, but unfortunately there are very few studies about the risks of thrombosis relating to flying and the advice about what to … [Read more...]