Guidelines: The IACUC has provided a set of guidance documents (Policies, Guidelines, and Informational Sheets) for use when planning animal procedures at the University of Iowa. An exception to a Guideline must be described and justified in the Animal Protocol and approved during the normal review process.
Non-Survival Surgery
Purpose: The purpose of these guidelines is to provide direction for personnel conducting non-survival surgery on research animals at the University of Iowa. These guidelines are intended for use by properly trained personnel listed on an IACUC-approved Animal Protocol who will be performing approved surgical procedures or assisting with those procedures. Deviation from these guidelines must be described and justified in an IACUC-approved Animal Protocol.
Instrument and Equipment Preparation
Medications
Surgery Location
Area Preparation
Animal Preparation
Surgeon Preparation
Euthanasia
Record Keeping
Last Reviewed 11/9/2022
Links:
[1] https://animal.research.uiowa.edu/iacuc-guidelines-anesthesia
[2] https://animal.research.uiowa.edu/iacuc-guidelines-euthanasia
[3] https://animal.research.uiowa.edu/iacuc-guidelines-anesthesia#Records
[4] https://animal.research.uiowa.edu/anesthesia-monitoring-templates#Surgical