2003A0193 - Medical Training Wet Lab - Pain Code 4D
This protocol was renewed and is now numbered 2006A0263.
Will use a variety of animals depending upon which lab is being taught over a three year period. There are alternatives currently available for the majority of these labs.
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Species Being Used
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Number of Animals Used
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Animals Used For
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Disposition of Animals
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Pig
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1,620
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physiologic responses
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OD w/KCL
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Dog*
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540
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percutanous catheter placements/cutdowns
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OD w/KCL
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Sheep
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108
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cardiovascular assist devices
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OD w/KCL
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Goat
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18
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cardiovascular assist devices
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OD w/KCL
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Cow
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18
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total heart replacement
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OD w/KCL
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Baboon/Macaque
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18
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heart/lung transplant
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OD w/KCL
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Cat
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72
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pediatric intubation methods
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adopt or transfer - 2006,2007,2008 killed
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Ferret
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18
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pediatric intubation methods
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adopt or transfer
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* click to view dog records
Lab 1 - Emergency Techniques & Organ perfusion demonstration
Once the animal has been anesthetized, placed on a ventilator, and prepped for the procedure, the participates will practice the different emergency procedures (i.e. venous cut-down, check tube placement, needle chest decompression, tracheotomy, diagnostic peritoneal lavage, etc ...).
Dogs, for the most part are received from Robert Perry, a USDA Class B dealer, but some dogs have come from Battelle.
In fall 2001, the Committee on Trauma of the ACS (American College of Surgeons) approved the use of simulators meeting certain criteria to be used in place of either cadavers or live animals to teach Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS). The SIMULAB® TRAUMA MAN™ surgical trainer, an anatomical human simulator designed to teach surgical procedures including open DPL, catheter DPL, chest tube insertion, pericardiocentesis, and cricothyroidotomy is one of the first simulators to be approved to teach entire ATLS courses.
Again OSU falls behind in the use of alternatives and chooses instead to use live animals.
Lab 2 - Pediatric Intubation
Participants will practice intubating the animals. At the end of the lab, the animal will be recovered and either adopted out or transferred to another appropriate protocol.
Seems that doesn't always happen.
Ever wonder what happens during a cat intubation - click here The intubation at MSU is teaching future veterinarians. This Wet Lab is not teaching vets and alternatives should be used if the cats are to be euthanized.
A web search finds many alternatives available.
Update: During the review of this protocol in 2006 questions were asked about continuing the use of cats. Here is the response provided to the IACUC committee. Pretty lame if you ask me.
Mr. Perry (see above) has started to provide cats to OSU. Cats born for the sole purpose of being killed in the laboratory.
Protocol Clarification for using cats in the Wet Lab
Lab 3 - Cardiac Surgery Techniques
Participants will practice such procedures as anastomosis of coronary vessels, coronary by-pass, heart/lund transplant, stent placement, etc. Pharmacologic interventions routinely utilized in the human patient will be given intra-operatively (such as heparin, lidocaine). The animals are killed at the end of the procedures.
Lab 4 - Abdominal Surgery Techniques
Participants with the animal under general anesthesia will experience various abdominal procedures and surgical techniques, such as laparoscopic, endoscopic or open laparotomy procedures (i.e. anatomosis, bowel resection, stapling and suturing techniques, cholicystotomy, etc). The pigs and dogs are killed at the end of the procedures.