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BMJ 2003;327 (8 November), doi:10.1136/bmj.327.7423.0
An aeroplane passenger has four times the risk of venous thromboembolism, but only in the first two weeks after a long haul flight. Kelman and colleagues (p 1072) linked hospital records for 5408 patients admitted to hospital with venous thromboembolism to arrival data for international flights during 1981-99 in Western Australia. They conclude that for most passengers the risk of venous thromboembolism after a long haul flight is small and that the average risk of death from flight related venous thromboembolism is around 1 per 2 million flights.
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