# OnCo record central-line-removal (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/central-line-removal/>
  a schema:MedicalGuideline ;
  onco:kind "protocol" ;
  schema:identifier "central-line-removal" ;
  schema:name "Central line and port removal: when, how and what to watch for afterwards"@en ;
  schema:alternateName "PICC removal"@en, "port removal"@en, "Hickman line removal"@en, "CVAD removal"@en, "taking out a central line"@en, "line removal air embolism"@en, "port explant"@en ;
  schema:description "A central line or port is taken out when treatment is finished or if it causes a problem such as an infection or clot. The usual precautions, lying flat as it comes out, a sealed dressing afterwards and being watched for a while, aim to prevent a rare but serious problem: air getting into the vein."@en ;
  schema:url <https://onco.cc/protocols/central-line-removal/> ;
  schema:dateModified "2026-11-11"^^xsd:date ;
  onco:related <https://onco.cc/protocols/suspected-central-line-infection/>, <https://onco.cc/protocols/catheter-related-thrombosis-in-cancer/>, <https://onco.cc/protocols/central-venous-catheter-insertion-for-anticancer-therapy/> ;
  onco:technologies <https://onco.cc/technologies/picc-lines/>, <https://onco.cc/technologies/implanted-ports/> ;
  onco:terms <https://onco.cc/terms/central-venous-access/> .