Why the study?
Does simultaneous measurement of serum lipase and amylase improve the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis in patients with acute abdominal pain?
Population
253 patients presenting with acute abdominal pain
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Simultaneous lipase-amylase testing adds minimal diagnostic value over lipase alone; leaves open whether timing-specific strategies improve acute abdominal pain evaluation.
Does simultaneous measurement of serum lipase and amylase improve the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis in patients with acute abdominal pain?
Simultaneous measurement of lipase and amylase only marginally improves the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis compared to lipase alone, and both have low sensitivity by days 4-5.
Keim et al. (1998) studied this question.
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