[Multiple Stroke Syndrome Caused by Air Embolism Following Removal of a Central Venous Catheter].

The removal of a central venous catheter on a ward leads to a paradox air embolism in a 53-year-old male patient with an unknown ventricular septal defect. The patient undergoes sufficient cardiopulmonary resuscitation but suffers from a multiple stroke syndrome with serious neurological deficits.

Undergraduate curricula in palliative medicine: a systematic analysis based on the palliative education assessment tool.

Background: By law in 2013, palliative medicine will be integrated into the undergraduate curriculum as part of a mandatory training program and examinations at German medical schools. For this reason a national curriculum in palliative medicine has to be developed.

Aim: The aim of this study was to analyze international undergraduate curricula in palliative medicine, and thus support further curriculum development in Germany.