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Systemically stable equine patients undergoing elective orthopedic and soft tissue procedures and that had WBCC, fibrinogen, and SAA evaluated preoperatively were eligible for inclusion. Disease status (healthy vs disease) was recorded for each case on the basis of the final diagnosis and identified comorbidities. Data were analyzed with univariable and multivariable logistic regression models.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 997 horses met the inclusion criteria. The 3 inflammatory markers (WBCC, fibrinogen, and SAA) were each associated with the presence of clinical disease on univariable analysis. Serum amyloid A alone or in combination with WBCC and\/or fibrinogen resulted in the strongest multivariable models with the highest area under the receiver operating characteristic curve.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Results of this study affirm the clinical value of assessing SAA in the equine patient for elective procedures when preanesthetic blood work is performed. Evaluation of SAA is easy to perform on a handheld, stall-side device, emphasizing that patient assessment of this hematologic variable can be performed rapidly and economically in both field and hospital settings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Clinical Relevance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Equine practitioners working in the field or in settings with limited resources should consider assessment of SAA alone or in combination with other conventional systemic inflammatory markers when preanesthetic blood testing is performed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2460\/javma.26.05.0426","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,2]],"date-time":"2026-10-02T12:37:45Z","timestamp":1790944665000},"page":"1-7","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Serum amyloid A alone or in combination with white blood cell count and fibrinogen is associated with inflammatory disease status in horses undergoing elective anesthesia"],"prefix":"10.2460","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8655-8069","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Holly L.","family":"Stewart","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Studies\u2013New Bolton Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, PA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alycia","family":"Frampton","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Studies\u2013New Bolton Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, PA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alycia","family":"Crandall","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Fairfield Equine Associates, Newtown, CT"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Darko","family":"Stefanovski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Studies\u2013New Bolton Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, PA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"David G.","family":"Levine","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Studies\u2013New Bolton Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, PA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1272","reference":[{"key":"ref1","series-title":"Equine Anesthesia: Monitoring and Emergency Therapy","first-page":"121","article-title":"Preoperative evaluation: general considerations","author":"Robertson JT","year":"2009","unstructured":"Robertson JT, Scicluna C. 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