Modified Green Surgery Cage Tags
Overview
Use one green card for each surgery day (a cage could have more than one card with different dates). LARC will scan and an email notice will be sent to protocol contacts if observations are not recorded. Green cards can be removed from the cage after 7 days.
The green cards do not replace the surgical record. Continue to document all post-operative treatments and abnormal observations on the surgical record as per your protocol.
Fill out the card in this order:
- Where 1 is noted in the image below: enter the surgery date and affix the card to cage as usual (can be taped or placed in card holder)
- Check your animals the day after surgery (post-op Day 1), then, where 2 is noted below: enter your initials and the date
- Check your animals the following day (post-op Day 2), then, where 3 is noted below: enter your initials and date for post-op Day 2
- If the emergency contact is someone other than the cage card contact, indicate on the back of the card (pictured below) or post at the room or rack level.
