1. 1 Rodent surgery

2. 2 Recovery Surgery in Rodents LASA Good Practice Guidelines Separate space Separate space Gown Gown Instrument sterility Instrument sterility Operation table Operation table Animal preparation Animal preparation Surgical technique Surgical technique Other items to note: Selection and availability of animals Assessment of ill-health Assistants Postoperative care Surgical competence

3. 3 Microsurgery Learning how to suture tissues and knots with surgical microscope. Practicing microsurgery technique on animals Sample animations: http://asp.cumc.columbia.edu/microsurgery/courses_ basic_rodent.asp?coursetype=4 http://asp.cumc.columbia.edu/microsurgery/courses_ basic_rodent.asp?coursetype=4 http://asp.cumc.columbia.edu/microsurgery/courses_ basic_rodent.asp?coursetype=4 http://asp.cumc.columbia.edu/microsurgery/courses_ basic_rodent.asp?coursetype=4CDs Surgical skills Surgical skills Training in Survival Rodent Surgery (rodentcd@od.nih.gov ) Training in Survival Rodent Surgery (rodentcd@od.nih.gov )rodentcd@od.nih.gov

4. 4 Training

5. 5 Principles of Aseptic Rodent Survival Surgery www.ivis.org/advances/Reuter/brown1/cha pter_frm.asp?LA=1 www.ivis.org/advances/Reuter/brown1/cha pter_frm.asp?LA=1 www.ivis.org/advances/Reuter/brown2/cha pter_frm.asp?LA=1 www.ivis.org/advances/Reuter/brown2/cha pter_frm.asp?LA=1