# OnCo record blood-sampling-from-a-central-line (protocol). Data CC BY-NC 4.0, attribute "Data from OnCo (onco.cc)". Whole corpus: https://onco.cc/api/v1/onco.nt
@prefix schema: <https://schema.org/> .
@prefix onco: <https://onco.cc/ns#> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .

<https://onco.cc/protocols/blood-sampling-from-a-central-line/>
  a schema:MedicalGuideline ;
  onco:kind "protocol" ;
  schema:identifier "blood-sampling-from-a-central-line" ;
  schema:name "Blood sampling from a central line or port"@en ;
  schema:alternateName "taking blood from a PICC"@en, "bloods from a port"@en, "CVAD blood sampling"@en, "discard volume"@en, "line bloods"@en, "blood cultures from a central line"@en, "paired blood cultures"@en ;
  schema:description "Blood can often be taken from your line or port so you do not need a needle in your arm. The nurse cleans their hands and the end of the line, usually draws off a little blood first and throws it away, takes the samples and then flushes the line with salt water. If an infection is suspected, a sample is also taken from a vein in your arm."@en ;
  schema:url <https://onco.cc/protocols/blood-sampling-from-a-central-line/> ;
  schema:dateModified "2026-11-11"^^xsd:date ;
  onco:related <https://onco.cc/protocols/suspected-central-line-infection/>, <https://onco.cc/protocols/picc-and-tunnelled-line-care/>, <https://onco.cc/protocols/implanted-port-access-and-care/> ;
  onco:technologies <https://onco.cc/technologies/picc-lines/>, <https://onco.cc/technologies/implanted-ports/>, <https://onco.cc/technologies/needleless-connector-disinfecting-caps/> ;
  onco:terms <https://onco.cc/terms/central-venous-access/> .