Diagnostic and predictive ability of hyperbilirubinemia severity in cats: A multicenter retrospective study
Xavier Salord Torres,
Kamalan Jeevaratnam,
Imogen Schofield
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundTotal serum bilirubin concentration (TBIL) can provide useful information on several pathophysiological conditions in cats. Nevertheless, whether the variable severity classification of hyperbilirubinemia can reliably indicate certain disease processes or predict a biliary obstruction (BO) has not been investigated.Hypothesis/ObjectiveDetermine if hyperbilirubinemia of variable severity can assist clinicians to identify BO, which often is considered a surgical emergency.AnimalsTwo‐hundred sixteen cli… Show more
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