%0 Journal Article
%T Superfluous Amylase/Lipase Testing at a University-Affiliated Teaching Hospital: A Retrospective Review
%A Henry M. Haire
%A Milad Khoury
%A Muhammad Baraa Hammami
%A Sachin S. Sule
%J Archive of "The Ochsner Journal".
%D 2019
%R 10.31486/toj.18.0058
%X Background: The combination of amylase and lipase tests for diagnosing acute pancreatitis is not better than a lipase test alone; however, both tests are commonly ordered simultaneously. Further, although no data indicate usefulness of monitoring changes in elevated amylase and lipase levels, the tests are often ordered multiple times during the same clinical encounter
%K Amylases
%K pancreas
%K pancreatitis
%K quality improvement
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6584193/