Population
Quasi-intact dog lung preparation (lower lobe of the left lung perfused directly by the right ventricle)
Comparison
Arterial occlusion technique using Swan-Ganz… vs Double occlusion pressure
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Supports Pcap estimation via occlusion extrapolation in animal models; leaves open validation before clinical translation.
Extrapolation of the exponential fit of pressure decay following arterial occlusion provides an accurate estimation of pulmonary capillary pressure in a dog lung model.
Hakim et al. (1989) studied this question.
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