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Why scientists perform animal experiments, scientific or personal aim?
Mayir, Burhan; Dogan, Ugur; Bilecik, Tuna; Yardimci, Erdem Can; Çakir, Tugrul; Aslaner, Arif; Mayir, Yeliz Akpinar; Oruç, Mehmet Tahir.
Afiliação
  • Mayir B; Clinic of General Surgery, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
  • Dogan U; Clinic of General Surgery, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
  • Bilecik T; Clinic of General Surgery, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
  • Yardimci EC; Clinic of General Surgery, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
  • Çakir T; Clinic of General Surgery, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
  • Aslaner A; Clinic of General Surgery, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
  • Mayir YA; Clinic of General Surgery, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
  • Oruç MT; Clinic of General Surgery, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
Ulus Cerrahi Derg ; 32(4): 256-260, 2016.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28149122
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.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article