ReviewMedical aspects of commercial air travel
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2010, Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryCitation Excerpt :Less commonly, gas expansion due to cabin pressurization can be a cause of abdominal discomfort. Persons having recently undergone abdominal surgery (ie, in the past 10 to 14 days) are discouraged from flying because of the concern that the pressure of expanding gases could cause surgical wound dehiscence.8 Scuba divers are also cautioned against flying for 24 hours after diving because of the risk of decompression sickness from gas expansion.8
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2008, Travel Medicine: Second EditionHypoxia during air travel in adults with pulmonary disease
2008, American Journal of the Medical SciencesCitation Excerpt :Pressurized aircraft cabins provide a safe and comfortable environment for most passengers.20,42 However, as previously mentioned, the hypobaric hypoxia of the cabin environment can cause physiological decompensation and a severe decrease in PaO2 during air travel in some individuals with pulmonary disorders.10,11,15,16,18,22,43–47 The most important factors in determining the fitness of individuals with pulmonary disorders to fly are the baseline PaO2 at ground altitude; the functional severity of the disorder; the extent of any impairment in gas exchange; the degree of reversibility of the disorder; and the pulmonary and respiratory muscle reserve to sustain an increase in minute ventilation as a compensatory response to hypoxia.
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