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Nevertheless, whether the variable severity classification of hyperbilirubinemia can reliably indicate certain disease processes or predict a biliary obstruction (BO) has not been investigated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Hypothesis\/Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Determine if hyperbilirubinemia of variable severity can assist clinicians to identify BO, which often is considered a surgical emergency.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Animals<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Two-hundred sixteen client-owned cats.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Data were retrospectively collected from all cats (January 2015-August 2022) with an increased TBIL (&amp;gt;0.58\u2009mg\/dL [&amp;gt;10\u2009\u03bcmol\/L]) presented to 3 referral centers in the United Kingdom (UK). Presenting clinical features and diagnostic outcomes were collected. The predictive ability of TBIL to indicate BO was evaluated by multivariable binary logistic regression modeling and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Median TBIL was 1.73\u2009mg\/dL (range, 0.59-26.15;\u00a029.5\u2009\u03bcmol\/L; range, 10.1-447.1) with severity classification of hyperbilirubinemia categorized as mild (&amp;gt;0.58-2.92\u2009mg\/dL; &amp;gt;10-50\u2009\u03bcmol\/L; 68.1%), moderate (&amp;gt;2.92-5.85\u2009mg\/dL; &amp;gt;50-100\u2009\u03bcmol\/L; 17.6%), severe (&amp;gt;5.85-11.70\u2009mg\/dL; &amp;gt;100-200\u2009\u03bcmol\/L; 9.7%) and very severe (&amp;gt;11.70\u2009mg\/dL; &amp;gt;200\u2009\u03bcmol\/L; 4.6%). Biliary obstruction was present in 17 (7.9%) cats, all of which received recommendation for emergency surgery. Median TBIL in cats with BO (9.69\u2009mg\/dL; 165.7\u2009\u03bcmol\/L) differed significantly from those without obstruction (1.51\u2009mg\/dL; 25.8\u2009\u03bcmol\/L; P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.01). The optimal TBIL cut-off to discriminate between cats with and without BO was \u22653.86\u2009mg\/dL (\u226566\u2009\u03bcmol\/L) with a sensitivity of 94.1% and specificity of 82.4%. Using multivariable logistic regression, as age increased, the odds of BO increased significantly (odds ratio, 1.20; 95% confidence interval, 1.01-1.42; P\u2009=\u2009.04).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions and Clinical Importance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>As part of a thorough clinical assessment, the severity classification of hyperbilirubinemia has the potential to predict the likelihood of a BO and to discriminate between cats that may or may not require surgery for BO at a suggested cut-off of \u22653.86\u2009mg\/dL (\u226566\u2009\u03bcmol\/L). Alongside TBIL, age is also useful when assessing for the likelihood of BO in a cat presented with hyperbilirubinemia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/jvim.17005","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,2,16]],"date-time":"2024-02-16T01:00:26Z","timestamp":1708045226000},"page":"1043-1050","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Diagnostic and predictive ability of hyperbilirubinemia severity in cats: A multicenter retrospective study"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"38","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-6324-215X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Xavier","family":"Salord Torres","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialists (CVS) , Alton,","place":["UK"]},{"name":"University of Surrey School of Veterinary Medicine , 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