08-21-2007
01:33 AM
5 Loves
Correction/update.
Just read a few of the abstracts, of the thirteen articles in PubMed related to
airline and DVT. Class of seating did not affect the incidence, according to one study
(BEST study). Aisle seating and a raised seat (NewSit) lessened the incidence,
A risk factor seemed to be for flights longer than five hours. (I don't even play a physician on television.) (Your mileage may vary.) (This is not meant to replace consultation with your personal physician.)
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08-21-2007
01:23 AM
6 Loves
Glad the docs are treating you well, and that you should be home, by the time you read this. Your condition caught my attention, while reading the blog, in that airline travel
is associated with these problems. (I am not a doctor, but I guess people don't move around much in their seats (especially when not in First Class,) and don't walk up
and down the aisles much.) Email my off-list if you want some medical journal
citation links. Again, hope you progress well. Bill
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