Fluid loss does not explain coagulation activation during air travel

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1053-1059

  Schreijer, Anja J M ^a,b   Cannegieter, Suzanne C ^a   Caramella, Marianna ^c   Meijers, Joost C M ^b   Krediet, Raymond T ^b   Simons, Ries M ^d   Rosendaal, Frits R ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Air travel; Dehydration; Fluid loss; Hypercoagulability; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVIATION; BLOOD CLOTTING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM OSMOLALITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AIRCRAFT; ANTITHROMBIN III; BLOOD COAGULATION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEHYDRATION; DRINKING; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PROTHROMBIN; RISK FACTORS; SERUM ALBUMIN; TRAVEL; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 44949157214     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH07-11-0681     Document Type: Article

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