title: Preservation of cadavers for surgical technique training.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate a technique for preservation of organoleptic tissue characteristics (color, odor, texture, and flexibility) in cadavers used for surgical instruction.
  
  
  METHODS
  Experimental study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-three canine cadavers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cadavers were preserved with a modified Larssen solution of the Hospital Cochim, Paris and cryopreservation. Tissue handling qualities were evaluated in surgical laboratory sessions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All cadavers kept texture and tissues consistency, especially skin and muscle, similar to those of live animals. Some skin desquamation and pallor of the mucous membranes occurred with repetitive freeze-thaw cycles.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This preservation technique provides acceptable cadaver quality and tissue handling for use in surgical instruction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Preparation of patient cadavers by intravascular injection of modified Larssen solution yielded suitable instructional models for surgical training.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil. materajm@usp.br
authors.forename: Rosane Maria
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Guimarães da Silva
authors.forename: Julia Maria
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Matera
authors.forename: Antonio Augusto Coppi Maciel
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002102:Cadaver; D004285:Dogs; D004520:Education, Veterinary; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D013522:Surgery, Veterinary / Q000193:education*; D014021:Tissue Preservation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*