General Information
- OR rooms #1, #2 and #3 are available, seven days a week, for rodent survival surgery.
- OR Rooms #1 and #3 are conventional. OR Room #2 is Max.
- Investigators must sign up for use of the surgical space. This can be done by accessing the OR internet scheduling calendar. (Insert Ilab calendar link)
- If the surgery requires the use of a dissecting microscope, please sign up for OR #2 and note on your calendar reservation that you will be using it.
Weekend and After Hours Use
- If surgical support supplies are needed (e.g. fluids, sterile instruments, gauze, etc.) the investigator must fill out a DLAR Veterinary Drug/Supply Order Form stating what supplies are needed. Please complete the request at least three (3) days before the scheduled surgery to allow time for autoclaving and/or gathering supplies. If supplies are needed for weekend surgeries, the request form must be turned in by Thursday, at noon.
Investigator Responsibilities – Post-operatively
- Red bag waste should be removed from the surgery room and placed in a barrel in the dead animal cold box.
- All animal carcasses should be removed from the surgical suite, bagged and placed in a barrel in the dead animal cold box.
- Dirty cages should be placed in Necropsy.