ReviewEuropean respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society2018
Should I stay or should I go? COPD and air travel.
Review in European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Effects of Altitude on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: Risks and Care.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Global Initiative for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. The 2020 GOLD Science Committee Report on COVID-19 and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2021Review
- Recommendations for travelling with bronchiectasis: a joint ELF/EMBARC/ERN-Lung collaboration.ERJ open research · 2019Article
- Are pulmonologists well aware of planning safe air travel for patients with COPD? The SAFCOP study.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2019Article
- The Saudi Thoracic Society Evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Annals of thoracic medicineArticle
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a challenging respiratory problem throughout the world. Although survival is prolonged with new therapies and better management, the magnitude of the burden resulting from moderate-to-severe disease is increasing. One of the major aims of the disease management is to try to break the vicious cycle of patients being homebound and to promote an active lifestyle. A fundamental component of active daily life is, of course, travelling. Today, the world is getting smaller with the option of travelling by air. Air travel is usually the most preferred choice as it is easy, time saving, and relatively inexpensive. Although it is a safe choice for many passengers, the environment inside the aeroplane may sometimes have adverse effects on health. Hypobaric hypoxaemia due to cabin altitude may cause health risks in COPD patients who have limited cardiopulmonary reserve. Addressing the potential risks of air travel, promoting proactive strategies including pre-flight assessment, and education of COPD patients about the "fitness to fly" concept are essential. Thus, in this narrative review, we evaluated the current evidence for potential risks of air travel in COPD and tried to give a perspective for how to plan safe air travel for COPD patients.
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