Rodent Models

The central mission of the Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) is to support research projects using animals, however, this support must be accomplished while maintaining full compliance with legal and ethical guidelines. Both the Animal Welfare Act and the Department of Health and Human Services have written minimum "standards" for providing care before, during, and after surgical procedures. Scientists are required to be familiar with regulations and policies relevant to the conduct of surgery prior to the conduct of surgical procedures. If additional regulatory information is required, call the Animal Care Office at 920-4241.

A project that involves more than momentary or slight pain or distress must involve the veterinarian in the planning stage
SURVIVAL SURGERY - REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESS adequate surgical skills strict adherence to procedures to ensure aseptic results familiarity with species anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology appropriate administration of both anesthetics and analgesics perioperative program to optimize recovery and provide for the patient's well-being

Principles of Preoperative Management	Principles of Perioperative Management	Principles of Anesthetic Management	Principles of Postoperative Care
Major vs Minor Surgery	Instrument sterilization	Basic Elements of General Anesthesia & Selection criteria	Recovery from anesthesia
Rodent Surgery	Animal preparation	Guidelines for the use of Analgesics	Acute postoperative care
Animal health, conditioning & stress	Surgeon preparation	Intraoperative patient support and monitoring	Long term postoperative care
Proper handling and restraint	Principles of Good Surgical Technique	Antimicrobial prophylaxis	Disposition of animals