Central Lines

Central lines are plastic tubes that are put into a person using an operation. One end of the tube is in the blood stream and the other end is outside the body.This end may divide into two or three separate tubes. If your brother or sister is younger he/she may call the central line “Wiggly” because it looks a bit like a wiggly worm.

Other people choose to have a vascuport or portacath.These are also put in with an operation and go into the blood stream but there is no part outside the body. If your brother or sister has one of these, a needle will be put into it when it is used.

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