Travellers' blood clots have been nicknamed "
economy-class syndrome" but new advice suggests this is a misnomer.
The likely explanation for the phenomenon, sometimes called
economy-class syndrome, is that long periods of sitting promote clots, particularly in susceptible people, investigators say.
DVT, also known as
economy-class syndrome, is a potentially fatal condition in which blood forms clots during long periods of inactivity in cramped seating such as aircraft seats.
The DVT awareness campaign has been associated with Welsh families since a string of deaths from the condition, also known as '
economy-class syndrome'.
Three senior judges in London expressed their sympathy, but unanimously dismissed an appeal brought by 24 claimants against the decision of Mr Justice Nelson that DVT - the so-called "
economy-class syndrome" - was not an accident under the terms of the 1929 Warsaw Convention.
Three senior judges in London yesterday expressed their sympathy, but unanimously dismissed an appeal brought by 24 claimants against the decision of Mr Justice Nelson that DVT -the so-called '
economy-class syndrome' -was not an accident under the terms of the 1929 Warsaw Convention.
l Or drag on a pair of compression socks (they're not glam but they do protect against DVT
economy-class syndrome) and fly to Sydney for just pounds 488 with Austrian Airlines until 13 June.
HOLIDAYING outside Europe could triple surgery patients' chances of developing so-called
economy-class syndrome, a panel of health experts and MPs has warned.
A GRIEVING husband was today suing an airline for pounds 50,000 at London's High Court over claims that his wife was a victim of so-called "
economy-class syndrome".
A The condition you are talking about is often referred to as "
economy-class syndrome," and it can cause some serious problems, doctors say.
A medical society suggested Thursday that
economy-class syndrome, a potentially fatal condition caused by long flights in cramped seats, should be renamed ''passengers' thrombosis'' as it affects travelers using a wide range of transport.
Healthy airline passengers have little to fear from so-called "
Economy-Class Syndrome," especially if they take precautions on long trips and at other times when cramped seating can't be avoided, indicates Andrzej Szuba, a vascular medicine specialist at Stanford (Calif.) University Medical Center.