Colloid osmotic pressure acts as an oncotic force that helps retain fluid within blood vessels by counterbalancing capillary hydrostatic pressure, as described by the Starling principle.
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Microvascular Fluid Exchange: Implications of the Revised Starling Model for Resuscitation of Dengue Shock Syndrome
2020 · cited by 6
The classic Starling hypothesis states that opposing hydrostatic and oncotic forces determine fluid flow across the microvascular barrier.
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Understanding and extending the Starling principle.
2020 · cited by 0
The Starling principle indicates that fluid movements between blood and tissues are determined by differences in hydrostatic and colloid osmotic pressures.
The colloid-crystalloid controversy.
1991 · cited by 0
Maintenance of the colloid osmotic pressure can limit the development of pulmonary edema when the hydrostatic pressure is raised.
Physiological and biochemical principles underlying volume-targeted therapy--the "Lund concept".
2005 · cited by 0
The balance between effective transcapillary hydrostatic and osmotic pressures constitutes the driving force for transcapillary fluid exchange.
Volume-targeted therapy of increased intracranial pressure: the Lund concept unifies surgical and non-surgical treatments.
2002 · cited by 0
The driving force for transcapillary fluid exchange is determined by the balance between effective transcapillary hydrostatic and osmotic pressures.