Ethanol, also known as alcohol, is used to moisten oxygen with an alcohol concentration of about 20-30%. Ethanol wetting oxygen inhalation is used clinically for pulmonary edema caused by various reasons. The oxygen inhaled into the lungs after wetting with ethanol can reduce the tension of the alveolar surface and make the foam in the alveoli of the lung tissue rupture so as to improve the patient’s symptoms of dyspnea, promote the ventilation and air exchange function of the lungs, and prevent hypoxemia and hypercapnia. The concentration of ethanol should not be too high or too low in the process of ethanol wetting treatment, ensuring that it is around 20%-30%, and also using antibiotics when necessary to prevent lung infection.
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