| Autor: |
Mayir, Burhan, Doğan, Uğur, Bilecik, Tuna, Yardımcı, Erdem Can, Çakır, Tuğrul, Aslaner, Arif, Mayir, Yeliz Akpınar, Oruç, Mehmet Tahir |
| Zdroj: |
Turkish Journal of Surgery / Ulusal Cerrahi Dergisi; 2016, Vol. 32 Issue 4, p256-260, 5p, 2 Charts, 1 Graph |
| Abstrakt: |
Objective: Although all animal studies are conducted in line with a specific purpose, we think that not all animal studies are performed for a scientific purpose but for personal curiosity or to fulfill a requirement. The aim of the present study is to reveal the purposes of experimental studies conducted on animals. Matherial and Methods: We searched for experimental studies performed on rats in general surgery clinics via PubMed, and obtained the e-mail addresses of the corresponding authors for each study. Afterwards, we sent a 7-item questionnaire to the authors and awaited their responses. Results: Seventy-three (22.2%) of 329 authors responded to the questionnaire. Within these studies, 31 (42.5%) were conducted as part of a dissertation, while the remaining 19 (26.0%) were conducted to meet the academic promotion criteria. Only 23 (31.5%) were conducted for scientific purposes. The cost of 41% of those studies was higher than 2500 $. Conclusion: As shown in this study, the main objective of carrying out animal studies in Turkey is usually to prepare a dissertation or to be entitled to academic promotion. Animal experiments must be planned and performed as scientific studies to support related clinical studies. Additionally, animal studies must have well-defined objectives and be carried out in line with scientific purposes that may lead to useful developments in medicine, rather than personal interests. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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