Kim D C, Hayward P G, Morrison W A
Microsurgery Research Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
Microsurgery. 1994;15(11):820-1. doi: 10.1002/micr.1920151115.
In the early stages of microsurgical training a model is required which is accessible, inexpensive, and approximates human tissue. In this research centre initial training exercises utilize cold stored vessels harvested from sacrificed animals used in other experiments. This model serves as an initial training tool prior to the progression to live animal research which maximizes use of animal specimens and approximates the in vivo qualities of blood vessels. The costs involved are minimal and a large number of vessels can be efficiently harvested and stored using basic equipment. As a training model, cold stored vessels have balanced cost with practicality, given an excellent approximation to living tissue and have markedly reduced our usage of live animals for teaching. This latter effect is significant at a time of increased scrutiny of the ethical use of laboratory animals.
在显微外科培训的早期阶段，需要一种易于获取、成本低廉且近似人体组织的模型。在本研究中心，初始培训练习使用从用于其他实验的牺牲动物身上采集的冷藏血管。该模型在过渡到活体动物研究之前用作初始培训工具，最大限度地利用了动物标本，并近似血管的体内特性。所涉及的成本极低，使用基本设备就能高效地采集和储存大量血管。作为一种培训模型，冷藏血管在成本与实用性之间取得了平衡，非常近似活体组织，并且显著减少了我们用于教学的活体动物数量。在对实验动物伦理使用的审查日益严格的当下，后一种效果意义重大。
