Point of care trypsinogen test for diagnosis of acute pancreatitis

• point-of-care urine trypsinogen test for the diagnosis of pancreatitis in the emergency department (1):
  
  
  • sensitivity and specificity of urine trypsinogen for acute pancreatitis was examined in a small study and was, respectively, 100% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 77% to 100%) and 96% (95% CI = 92% to 98%)
    
    
  • authors concluded that urine trypsinogen screening test for pancreatitis compared favorably with plasma lipase and amylase levels

Reference:

• (1) Banks PA et al. Classification of acute pancreatitis--2012: revision of the Atlanta classification and definitions by international consensus. Gut. 2013;62(1):1