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J Appl Physiol 71: 314-316, 1991;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 71, Issue 1 314-316, Copyright © 1991 by American Physiological Society

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Effect of thoracic duct drainage on hydrostatic pulmonary edema and pleural effusion in sheep

S. J. Allen, R. E. Drake, G. A. Laine and J. C. Gabel
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical School, Houston 77030.

Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) increases central venous pressure, which in turn impedes return of systemic and pulmonary lymph, thereby favoring formation of pulmonary edema with increased microvascular pressure. In these experiments we examined the effect of thoracic duct drainage on pulmonary edema and hydrothorax associated with PEEP and increased left atrial pressure in unanesthetized sheep. The sheep were connected via a tracheostomy to a ventilator that supplied 20 Torr PEEP. By inflation of a previously inserted intracardiac balloon, left atrial pressure was increased to 35 mmHg for 3 h. Pulmonary arterial, systemic arterial, and central venous pressure as well as thoracic duct lymph flow rate were continuously monitored, and the findings were compared with those in sheep without thoracic duct cannulation (controls). At the end of the experiment we determined the severity of pulmonary edema and the volume of pleural effusion. With PEEP and left atrial balloon insufflation, central venous and pulmonary arterial pressure were increased approximately threefold (P less than 0.05). In sheep with a thoracic duct fistula, pulmonary edema was less (extra-vascular fluid-to-blood-free dry weight ratio 4.8 +/- 1.0 vs. 6.1 +/- 1.0; P less than 0.05), and the volume of pleural effusion was reduced (2.0 +/- 2.9 vs. 11.3 +/- 9.6 ml; P less than 0.05). Our data signify that, in the presence of increased pulmonary microvascular pressure and PEEP, thoracic duct drainage reduces pulmonary edema and hydrothorax.


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