Surgical care

Guidelines on Rodent Survival Surgery

National Institutes of Health Intramural Program. Outlines operative procedures as well as issues which need to be considered in pre-operative planning and post-operative management, includes helpful information about disinfectants, instrument sterilization and suture selection.
http://oacu.od.nih.gov/ARAC/surguide.pdf

Applying principles of Aseptic Surgery to Rodents

AWIC Newsletter, Vol.4, No.2, pp3-6.
Terry Cunliffe-Beamer
www.nal.usda.gov/awic/newsletters/v4n2/4n2.htm

Rodent Surgery

Application of aseptic technique and peri-operative care.
Nicole Duffee
http://dcminfo.wustl.edu/education/rodent_surgery_ho.doc