Guidelines for rodent survival surgery.

The Academy of Surgical Research (ASR) is an international organization that promotes the advancement of professional and academic standards, education, and research in the arts and sciences of experimental surgery. The Academy interfaces with medical and scientific organizations and governmental agencies in establishing and reviewing ethics, theories, practices, and research pertaining to surgical research and promotion of the results for clinical application. The mission when ASR was founded in 1982 was to encourage, foster, promote, and advance professional and academic standards, education and research. In keeping with the Academy’s mission, “Guidelines for Rodent Survival Surgery” were established to outline standards that could be used by institutions to establish local practices and procedures.