MG29.10
category
Oedema due to increased capillary pressure
Definition
Increased capillary pressure increases the leakage of fluid from the vascular compartment to the interstitial tissues, resulting in oedema. Causes include impaired or obstructed venous return (fluid overload, venous thrombosis, right heart failure, venous compression from tumour tissue), increased blood flow (physiological response to heat exposure, arteriovenous malformations, disturbed cutaneous vasomotor control due to drug or autonomic neuropathy), or reduced plasma oncotic pressure due to hypoproteinaemia.
Also indexed as
Drug-induced dependent oedemaGravitational oedemaGravitational oedema due to venous insufficiencyGravitational oedema secondary to venous insufficiencyOedema due to disturbed vasomotor controlOedema due to impaired or obstructed venous returnOedema due to increased capillary pressureOedema due to increased peripheral blood flowOedema secondary to disturbed vasomotor controlOedema secondary to impaired or obstructed venous returnOedema secondary to increased capillary pressureOedema secondary to increased peripheral blood flow