Characteristics of In Flight Stroke in Korea

초록

Background: During flight, low humidity, atmospheric pressure drop, and restricted motion occur. These environmental change can precipitate the stroke occurence. However, description of in-flight stroke case series has been limited until now. We investigated the clinical characteristics of in-flight stroke cases in Korea. Method: Since the opening of Incheon international airport, which is used by about 50 million people a year, in 2001, our hospital branch has been located at the airport and all the emergency stroke patients have been referred to our hospital. We performed retrospective review of the prospectively collected stroke registry and the information about the flight from January 2001 to July 2018.