Composite scoring schemes appear to be of greater prognostic value than individual variables in cats with pancreatitis. Because of the low PPVs for case fatality and prolonged hospitalization, prognostic factors should be interpreted cautiously on an individual cat basis and should not serve as the basis of clinically consequential decisions.
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