title: Inhalation of alcohol vapor driven by oxygen is a useful therapeutic method for postoperative alcohol withdrawal syndrome in a patient with esophageal cancer: a case report.
abstract: A 65-year-old man suffering from esophageal cancer presented with postoperative alcohol withdrawal syndrome. Diazepam was used intravenously, but his condition did not improve. With inhalation of alcohol vapor driven by oxygen, the abnormal symptoms subsided and vital signs began to return to normal rapidly. This method is also beneficial for expectoration and redressing hypoxemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhiguang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yinghao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Yunpeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Lianbo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Guoguang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shao
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D000431:Ethanol; D010100:Oxygen