Transcapillary flow, which is important for tissue homeostasis, is influenced by the hydrostatic and colloid osmotic pressures of capillaries and interstitium. The interstitial fluid pressure (IFP ...

Hydrostatic pressure building up within the blood vessels causes water to flow out of the blood vessels and into the surrounding tissue.

Sharon Edwards, MSc, RN, DipN, PGCEA. Senior Lecturer, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Hertfordshire The first paper in this two-part series, The formation of oedema. Part 1: ...