PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Al-Hameed, Fahad M. AU - Al-Dorzi, Hasan M. AU - Abdelaal, Mohamed A. AU - Alaklabi, Ali AU - Bakhsh, Ebtisam AU - Alomi, Yousef A. AU - Baik, Mohammad Al AU - Aldahan, Salah AU - Schünemann, Holger AU - Brozek, Jan AU - Wiercioch, Wojtek AU - Darzi, Andrea J. AU - Waziry, Reem AU - Akl, Elie A. TI - The Saudi clinical practice guideline for the prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in long-distance travelers AID - 10.15537/smj.2017.1.15738 DP - 2017 Jan 01 TA - Saudi Medical Journal PG - 101--107 VI - 38 IP - 1 4099 - http://smj.org.sa/content/38/1/101.short 4100 - http://smj.org.sa/content/38/1/101.full SO - Saudi Med J2017 Jan 01; 38 AB - 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.