An experimental model for the separate sampling of thoracic and abdominal lymph

A new animal model for the selective sampling of both the thoracic and the abdominal lymph is presented. Separation of the abdominal from the thoracic lymph flow provides new information on pulmonary physiology during mechanical ventilation and is a prerequisite for studies on pulmonary lymph flow. This is underscored by the observation that the abdominal contribution to the total lymph flow in the neck is more than 90%.