# OnCo record idea-upgrade-central-line-discard-volume-in-cancer-outpatients (idea). Data CC BY-NC 4.0, attribute "Data from OnCo (onco.cc)". Whole corpus: https://onco.cc/api/v1/onco.nt
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<https://onco.cc/ideas/idea-upgrade-central-line-discard-volume-in-cancer-outpatients/>
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  onco:kind "idea" ;
  schema:identifier "idea-upgrade-central-line-discard-volume-in-cancer-outpatients" ;
  schema:name "Test the smallest safe discard volume for blood taken from ports and PICCs in cancer outpatients"@en ;
  schema:description "When blood is taken from a line, a small amount is usually drawn off and thrown away first. How much is needed has never been set by a guideline that could be read, and the only recent study was in intensive care, not in people with ports having chemotherapy."@en ;
  schema:url <https://onco.cc/ideas/idea-upgrade-central-line-discard-volume-in-cancer-outpatients/> ;
  schema:dateModified "2026-11-11"^^xsd:date ;
  schema:citation <https://doi.org/10.4266/acc.000792> ;
  onco:tag "protocol-upgrade", "upgrade:untested", "evidence:insufficient" ;
  onco:sections <https://onco.cc/fronts/chemotherapy/>, <https://onco.cc/fronts/supportive-care/> ;
  onco:technologies <https://onco.cc/technologies/implanted-ports/>, <https://onco.cc/technologies/picc-lines/> ;
  onco:terms <https://onco.cc/terms/central-venous-access/> ;
  onco:bottlenecks <https://onco.cc/bottlenecks/b-toxicity-qol/> .