title: Morbidity scoring after abdominal surgery.
abstract: Postoperative monitoring of pain and distress in small rodents is not standardized, and widely accepted score sheets are not available. Here we describe a score sheet used in abdominal surgery of rodents, with particular reference to procedures involving the liver.
authors.affiliation: Department of Visceral & Transplantation Surgery Rolf.graf@usz.ch.|Division of Surgical Research.
authors.forename: Rolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Graf
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cinelli
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgical Research.
authors.forename: Margarete
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arras
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D000698:Analgesia / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008099:Liver / Q000601:surgery*; D051379:Mice; D023421:Models, Animal; D010147:Pain Measurement; D051381:Rats; D012107:Research Design
keywords: analgesia; animal model; laboratory animal welfare; pain; pain assessment