THE “economy class syndrome” was coined in 1977 by Symington and Stack when they reported on eight patients with venous thromboembolism occurring shortly after travelling in economy class.
The term is a misnomer as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is neither restricted to passengers in economy class nor to air travel and could occur in patients travelling in cars, buses or trains. A more appropriate terminology is “travel thrombosis”.
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