Surgical Skill Laboratories


Nikola Cesarovic, DVM nikola.cesarovic@usz.ch	PD Margarete Arras, DVM margarete.arras@usz.ch	Flora Nicholls, Dipl.nat. flora.nicholls@usz.ch
Surgical Skill Laboratories Surgery requires a number of practical and manual skills that can be trained in skill laboratories. In our facilities which are open to all members of the department we provide a number of tools and machines in a surgical environment. To perform operations under conditions similar to the clinical situation, technical help is provided by our staff which is also responsible for the maintenance of our facilities. Microsurgical Laboratory The microsurgery laboratory is a separate section in which several operatingmicroscopes are available to all members of the department requiring special equipment. Maintenance of this laboratory includes all aspects of preparation of surgical instruments, sterilization and handling of waste materials. In addition, an intravital microscope including video equipment is available. This facility also provides for histological work-up.

Pia Fuchs margarete.arras@usz.ch
Histology The laboratory for Histology provides a histological work-up from preserved specimen to sectioning and staining. The laboratory contains an embedding machine, several microtomes and staining devices. Several techniques including paraffin embedded, frozen and plastic embedded tissue can be processed.

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