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When do you clear a patient for air travel after ischemic stroke?
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Neurology · Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Air travel on a modern commercial jet includes full pressurization and oxygenation, such that I see minimal or no risk to air travel. Flying on a small, private plane would have higher risk, so I would wait longer for that, perhaps even a month. During helicopter flights for acute stroke patients, oxygen is routinely given to reduce risk.
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