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Should the cannula be removed from the deceased, given the possibility of blood staining the shroud?

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An intravenous catheter is inserted and removed by a specialized doctor. There is no difficulty in removing it, and it does not cause bleeding. If it is possible to bring a doctor to remove it, then do so. Otherwise, there is no harm in leaving it in the deceased's body, because removing it in this situation would constitute mutilation, as stated by the jurists.

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