What happens to patients with respiratory disease when they fly?

Thorax

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 919-920

  Coker, R K ^a,b   Partridge, M R ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; AVIATION; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SAFETY;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRCRAFT; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; TRAVEL;

EID: 8544230621     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2004.025940     Document Type: Editorial

References (2)

1. BTS Standards of Care Committee. Managing passengers with respiratory disease planning air travel: BTS recommendations. Thorax 2002;57:289-304.
2. Seccombe LM, Kelly PT, Wong CK, et al. Effect of simulated commercial flight on oxygenation in patients with interstitial lung disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Thorax 2004;59:966-70.