Table 1. Laboratory Measurements in 10 Patients With Postobstructive Pulmonary Edema.

Patient	Time From Intubation to Sample Collection, h	Edema Fluid Protein, g/dL	Plasma Protein, g/dL	Edema Fluid/Plasma Protein Ratio	Alveolar Fluid Clearance, % clearance/h
1*	0	1.17	3.87	0.30	7.3
2	0.25	2.38	5.53	0.43	57.1
3*	10.25	3.0	6.88	0.44	2.7
4	3.25	1.53	3.43	0.45	21.0
5†	23.5	2.06	4.41	0.47	27.3
6*	2.25	3.18	6.14	0.52	7.0
7	0.75	3.62	5.71	0.63	1.6
8	0.67	4.62	6.06	0.66	9.3
9	2.25	2.72	3.94	0.69	4.3
10	1.0	4.72	5.89	0.80	2.4

^*Previously reported patients.⁵

^†Previously reported patient.¹⁴