Surgical SuiteThe Mammalian Core has a surgical suite complete with induction and recovery rooms.
The suite is equipped with professional grade operating and consultation tables, overhead surgical lighting and portable cold-lighting systems, a compact isoflurane/oxygen anaesthetic machine complete with induction chambers and tilt boards, a patient heart rate monitor, automated small animal ventilator to support respiration, a suction pump, and an ICU patient warming pad with independent animal temperature control. |
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AnalgesiaWhen performing surgery please ensure that adequate pre-emptive and post-operative analgesia is provided in accordance with your Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee (AEEC) approval. Most invasive surgery requires a minimum of 3 days post-operative analgesia, and this must be recorded on the cage card. Failure to provide adequate analgesia to animals is a serious offence that may result in dismissal and/or prosecution. Suggested analgesic and anaesthetic regimes can be found here. A tutorial for recognising pain in animals can be found here.
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Post-operative CareDuring recovery from surgery supportive care should always be provided. Animals should be allowed to recover in a warm and quiet place, and should not be replaced to holding or group housed until they are fully conscious. Fluid therapy in the form of intravenous or sub-cutaneous sterile saline is also advised. A Yellow Post-operative Cage Card must be placed on the cage detailing the surgery as well as post-operative analgesia provided.
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Sterilising Equipment
It is vital when performing surgery that appropriate aseptic techniques are always used. Please contact us should you need to have your instruments sterilised in the autoclave. The Procedures with Care Website provides a very useful resource in detailing best practice for aseptic technique.
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Veterinary Advice & Animal Welfare ConcernsFor Veterinary Advice on surgical procedures please contact LASEC for assistance.
LASEC also provides regular veterinary rounds as well as Post Approval Monitoring (PAM) of Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee (AEEC) compliance within SBS AHC. Should you have any unexpected adverse events or notice sick animals, please contact LASEC immediately. Should you have any animal welfare concerns and wish to report to us in confidence, you may also follow this link. All cases will be dealt with in the strictest confidence. |
