> As far as the heparin goes, what is the evidence that it is appropriate for
> long haul flights on a pregnant woman with ( I presume) no history of DVT or
> PE? None that I'm aware of. If she,as a senior registrar in a hospital
> specialty knows, she should tell you or arrange for the appropriate
> specialist to prescribe it for her.
>
> This seems to nasty mixture of hospital contempt for GPs and patient demand.
>
Surely if she needs heparin to prevent DVT then by defintion she must
be unfit to fly. I dare you to put that to her!
Dr David J Plews
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