This study aimed to test the hypothesis that advice currently given by respiratory physicians
to potentially hypoxic patients planning air travel varies and is not evidence-based. A …

Air travel poses medical challenges to passengers with respiratory disease, principally
because of exposure to a hypobaric environment. In 2002 the British Thoracic Society …

BACKGROUND: Patients with chronic pulmonary diseases are at increased risk of
hypoxemia when travelling by air. Screening guidelines, predictive equations based on …

Patients with chronic lung disease may have mild hypoxemia at sea level. Some of these
cases may go unrecognized, and even among those who are known to be hypoxemic, some …

Mortazavi A, Eisenberg MJ, Langleben D, Ernst P, Schiff RL. Altitude-related hypoxia: risk
assessment and management for passengers on commercial aircraft. Aviat Space Environ …

INTRODUCTION Need for new recommendations for managing passengers with respiratory
disease planning air travel Since the first British Thoracic Society (BTS) recommendations …

Patients with respiratory disease regularly seek the convenience of commercial airline
travel. In addition to the stresses that all patients with chronic disease encounter, these …

In an attempt to guide physicians asked by respiratory patients for advice on flight fitness, the
British Thoracic Society (BTS) have published guidelines on fitness to fly. The main potential …

At the present time, commercial aircraft cabins are required to be pressurized to the
equivalent of 8,000 feet or less. Although in-flight medical emergencies are infrequent, some …

In summary, the environmental stresses of commercial air travel and the possibility of
altitude-induced adverse events during flight suggest the importance of evaluating …