The Journal of Investigative Surgery sincerely regrets that several items dealing with “Good Animal Surgical Research Practices” were inadvertently omitted in the following articles published in Volume 22, No. 6.
Comparing FK-506 with Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (b-FGF) on the Repair of a Peripheral Nerve Defect Using an Autogenous Vein Bridge Model. Chaiyasate, Kongkrit, et al.
Page 402, Materials and Methods, Rats and Treatments.
First paragraph, the last sentence should read as follows:
“All surgical procedures and subsequent evaluations were performed under anesthesia using intramuscularly administered Ketamine HCl (100 mg/dl) and supported by 1.5–2.0%% isofluorane masking.”
Second paragraph, this sentence should be added as the last sentence:
“Postoperative analgesia was performed with Maloxicam (1 mg/kg) s.c. every 24 hr.”
Third paragraph, this sentence should be added as the last sentence:
“The animals were euthanized by placing them in a CO2 chamber until heart and lungs ceased to function. Death was confirmed by performing bilateral pneumothoraxes.”
Retrograde Arterial Flush of the Liver Graft in Living Donor Liver Transplantation. Liu, Chinsu, et al. Page 407, Materials and Methods, The Experiment with Pig Livers.
The second sentence should read as follows:
“The pigs were given pentothal, 30 mg/kg, as induction by i.v. continuous drip and 15 mg/kg every hour as continuous i.v. drip as needed and ventilated with room air. The pigs were monitored for adequate depth of anesthesia.”
The following sentence should be added as the last sentence:
“The animals died during the procurement and no need of euthanasia was required.”
Effects of CO2 Pneumoperitoneum on Anastomotic Healing in Rats Receiving Preoperative 5-Fluorouracil Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. Ulas, Murat, et al.
Page 414, Materials and Methods.
Second paragraph, the last sentence should read as follows:
“The abdomen was swabbed with 10%% providone-iodine solution and a midline incision was made under sterile conditions. Analgesia consisted of the use of Rompun® i.m. (7 mg/kg) on the first postoperative day and as needed. Euthanasia was done with an overdose of Rompun® 30 mg/kg and ketamine (300 mg/kg).”
Morphological Changes during Creation of a Neo-Bile Duct Using a Vein and a Biodegradable Endoluminal Stent. Palmes, Daniel, et al.
Page 436, Materials and Methods, Animals and Study Design.
Third paragraph, the first sentence should read as follows:
“All procedures were carried out under intubation anesthesia (nitrous oxide/oxygen == 2:1) and continuous i.v. application of ketanest® (2 mg/kg) and etomidate/hypnomidate® (1.25 mg/kg).”
Third paragraph, the following sentence should be added before the last sentence:
“Animals were euthanized by T61 injection (Hoechst Roussel Vet., Weisbaden, Germany).”
Page 437, Materials and Methods, Surgical Technique.
Last paragraph, the following sentence should be added as the last sentence:
“All animals received analgesia with 1.0 g. Metamizole i.v. on the first and second day.”
Thank you for your understanding in accepting the changes missing in the previous articles.
Editorial Staff