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Air travel of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm: urgent air medical evacuation and nonurgent commercial air repatriation.
Barros, Andrew; Haffner, Faith; Duchateau, François-Xavier; Huff, J Stephen; Verner, Laurent; O'Connor, Robert E; Brady, William J.
Afiliação
  • Barros A; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA.
  • Haffner F; Allianz Global Assistance Canada, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
  • Duchateau FX; Allianz Global Assistance France, Paris, France.
  • Huff JS; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA; Allianz Global Assistance Canada, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; Department of Neurology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA; Allianz Global Assistance USA, Richmond, VA.
  • Verner L; Allianz Global Assistance France, Paris, France.
  • O'Connor RE; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA; Allianz Global Assistance Canada, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; Allianz Global Assistance USA, Richmond, VA.
  • Brady WJ; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA; Allianz Global Assistance Canada, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; Allianz Global Assistance USA, Richmond, VA; Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA. Electro
Air Med J ; 33(3): 109-11, 2014.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24787514
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) presents across a spectrum of severity. Although some resources suggest a theoretic risk for rupture related to air travel, this claim remains unproven. In fact, there are little data from which to make evidence-based recommendations. Air medical evacuation of a patient with either an AAA at risk of imminent rupture or status post recent rupture can be performed, assuming that local surgical care is not available and that transfer is taking the patient to a higher level of medical intervention. Furthermore, medical opinion suggests that patients with asymptomatic and/or surgically corrected AAA can safely travel by commercial aircraft for nonurgent reasons, assuming that other issues including postoperative needs are appropriately addressed. In this discussion, answers to the following issues are sought: flight safety for urgent evacuation and nonurgent repatriation scenarios, waiting time to fly nonurgently after AAA diagnosis, and the need for medical accompaniment.
Assuntos

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Aneurisma da Aorta Abdominal / Resgate Aéreo / Viagem Aérea Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Aneurisma da Aorta Abdominal / Resgate Aéreo / Viagem Aérea Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article