Current situation analysis of ethical review and implementation of animal welfare about animal experiments in hospitals
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1006-1924.2020.01.014
- VernacularTitle:医院开展动物实验中伦理审查和动物福利实施的现状分析
- Author:
Hailing LIU
1
;
Miaomiao YE
;
Yuan CHEN
;
Xueqiong ZHU
Author Information
1. 温州医科大学附属第二医院妇产科 325027
- Keywords:
Animal welfare;
Ethical review;
Animal experiment;
Hospital;
Funds
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Science Research Management
2020;33(1):64-69
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective This paper analyzes the situation and problems of animal experiments in hospitals,which including the ethical review,regulatory compliance of animal welfare and animal experimental use,proposing possible measurements for reference.Methods We retrospectively searched Wanfang database,used specific search terms and classification methods to analyze the current situation and problems of ethical review in conducting animal experiment in hospitals.Results In all papers,71 mentioned that the experiment got ethical review approval,accounting for 9.2％;411 mentioned about content of animal welfare,accounting for 53.3％;and 75 referred to the laws and regulations of animal experiments,taking up 9.7％.70 (9.6％) papers focused on both feeding conditions and euthanasia.However,339 (46.4％) papers did not mention any of them.In reference to the approval of animal welfarecommittee,there was a significant difference between funded papers and non-funded papers.In animal welfare,there was no significant difference between papers with funds or not.In the laws and regulations of animal experiment,there were significant differences between state-funded papers and non-state-funded papers.Conclusions So far,when carrying out animal experiments in hospitals,little attention has been paid to the ethical review,so was to the regulatory compliance of animal welfare and animal experimental use.Researchers should constantly strengthen their awareness of animal protection,make sure compliance with the welfare principles of experimental animals,animal protection laws and regulations,and further standardize animal research.
