title: Colloid osmotic pressure.
abstract: Technical advances have made the bedside measurement of colloid osmotic pressure (COP) a rapid and reproducible test. The principles of measurement are described and the place of COP determinations in the recognition, treatment and prophylaxis of oedematous states is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D003102:Colloids; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008208:Lymphatic System / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009997:Osmotic Pressure; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000502:physiology; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids