Wildfeuer Svenja, Standl Thomas
Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther. 2020 Oct;55(10):644-647. doi: 10.1055/a-1142-1664. Epub 2020 Oct 14.
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.