Acute Pulmonary Edema, with Special Reference to Experimental Studies

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Experimental Acute Pulmonary EdemaExperimental means of causing pulmonary edema are classified according to the general technic used. Mechanical Methods Welch,74 in a large series of experiments in 1878, produced pulmonary edema experimentally by compression of the left ventricle or auricle and by ligature of the thoracic aorta. In spite of the grossness of this experiment and the many changes involved in such extensive manipulation, the conclusions of Welch remain as the cornerstone of the mechanical theory of pulmonary edema. Welch stated his conception of the cause as follows, "A disproportion between the working power of the left ventricle and . . .

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