Surgical procedures

Simple Suture Patterns for Rodent Surgery is an instructional video describing how to successfully undertake suturing in a laboratory animal.

Principals of Rodent Surgery for the New Surgeon is a 10 minute video introduction to ascetic surgical techniques in rodents which provides information on basic surgical skills and techniques necessary for successful rodent surgery.

Guiding Principles for Preparing for and Undertaking Aseptic Surgery is a 13 page guide to aseptic surgical techniques which includes sections on the preparations for surgery, surgery itself, recovery and post-operative care and the monitoring of the outcomes of surgery. It does not deal with housing, husbandry, anaesthesia and analgesia in detail. The principles outlined within it apply equally to both recovery surgery and lengthy procedures carried out under terminal anaesthesia.

Aseptic Technique in Rodent Surgery is a comprehensive 18 minute video tutorial designed to help research workers apply best practice in aseptic surgical techniques in laboratory rodents. It includes sections on preparation of the animal, surgeon, for surgery and surgical procedures themselves and batch surgery, each of which can be viewed separately.