TY - JOUR T1 - The Saudi clinical practice guideline for the prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in long-distance travelers JF - Saudi Medical Journal JO - Saudi Med J SP - 101 LP - 107 DO - 10.15537/smj.2017.1.15738 VL - 38 IS - 1 AU - Fahad M. Al-Hameed AU - Hasan M. Al-Dorzi AU - Mohamed A. Abdelaal AU - Ali Alaklabi AU - Ebtisam Bakhsh AU - Yousef A. Alomi AU - Mohammad Al Baik AU - Salah Aldahan AU - Holger Schünemann AU - Jan Brozek AU - Wojtek Wiercioch AU - Andrea J. Darzi AU - Reem Waziry AU - Elie A. Akl Y1 - 2017/01/01 UR - http://smj.org.sa/content/38/1/101.abstract N2 - Venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is a preventable disease. Long distant travelers are prone to variable degree to develop VTE. However, the low risk of developing VTE among long-distance travelers and which travelers should receive VTE prophylaxis, and what prophylactic measures should be used led us to develop these guidelines. These clinical practice guidelines are the result of an initiative of the Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia involving an expert panel led by the Saudi Association for Venous Thrombo Embolism (a subsidiary of the Saudi Thoracic Society). The McMaster University Guideline working group provided the methodological support. The expert panel identified 5 common questions related to the thromboprophylaxis in long-distance travelers. The corresponding recommendations were made following the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach. ER -