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Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the clinical utility of this commercial point-of-care CPL in diagnosing dogs with suspected acute pancreatitis and to assess its correlation with a commercial semi-quantitative test and other clinicopathological variables.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A prospective observational study included 33 dogs with suspected acute pancreatitis and 20 clinically healthy dogs. Serum Vcheck CPL and SNAP \u00ae cPL were tested, and clinical consensus scores were determined by 5 internists. Eleven dogs with suspected acute pancreatitis underwent follow-up testing during hospitalization. The intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) was used for statistical analysis to assess the agreement between assays and the internists\u2019 consensus score.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Dogs with suspected acute pancreatitis had significantly higher serum Vcheck CPL (median: 843\u202f\u03bcg\/L, range: 77\u20132001, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.0001) than healthy control dogs (median: 94\u202f\u03bcg\/L, range: 49\u2013294). By day 3 of hospitalization, serum Vcheck CPL had significantly decreased in dogs with suspected acute pancreatitis compared to day 1. The ICC score between the clinical consensus score, Vcheck CPL, and SNAP \u00ae cPL was 0.75, indicating good agreement. Serum Vcheck CPL concentration was significantly correlated with serum concentrations of amylase, lipase, creatinine, ALP, and CRP.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study found good agreement between Vcheck CPL and SNAP \u00ae cPL. This quantitative Vcheck CPL testing could serve as an adjunctive tool in diagnosing dogs with acute pancreatitis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fvets.2025.1421103","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,12]],"date-time":"2025-02-12T07:25:46Z","timestamp":1739345146000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Assessment of point-of-care quantitative serum canine pancreatic lipase testing for diagnosing acute pancreatitis in dogs"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Pin-Chen","family":"Liu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kendy 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