Originally Posted by
Boraxo
Exactly. I don't think you need an MD (or any degree) to understand the concept.
Taking ambien doesn't ensure you will get DVT, but sleeping for hours in a cramped position with blood pooling in your legs will greatly increase the risk. See
http://www.preventdvt.org/ for more information. According to this website, more than 300,000 people per year die from pulmonary embolisms. They get off the plane and - boom - they're dead.
I'd say the vast, vast majority of those are a post-surgical complication, or in those with a pro-thrombotic disease (such as factor V leiden).