title: [Evaluation of pulmonary microvascular permeability in isolated perfused rabbit lungs].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To quantity and accurately evaluate pulmonary microvascular permeability.
  
  
  METHODS
  To measure capillary fluid filtration coefficient (Kf) by using the gravimetric method in isolated perfused rabbit lungs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The amount of Kf is 4.78 +/- 0.73 mg x min(-1) x cmH2O(-1) x g(-1).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The advantage of this method is exactly and directly. This method shows the important effect on realizing the pulmonary physiologic condition and evaluating the extent of acute lung edema and injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun Jilin 130031, China.
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xin
authors.forename: Ya-Juan
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Ji-Dong
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Yan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002199:Capillary Permeability; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D010477:Perfusion; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D011817:Rabbits