title: Pulmonary capillary pressure and permeability.
abstract: An appreciation of the "state of the art" of pulmonary capillary pressure and permeability must necessarily form an important part of the basis of a rational choice of fluid therapy. The present state of the understanding of pulmonary transcapillary fluid exchange is developed. Laboratory data are used in conjunction with clinical evidence to construct and support the physiological concepts set forth.
mesh_terms: D002199:Capillary Permeability; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000502:physiology*; D008196:Lymph / Q000502:physiology; D008560:Membrane Fluidity; D009997:Osmotic Pressure; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D014655:Vascular Resistance