Assessment of inter-observer agreement among experienced and inexperienced observers and an automated device for dipstick urinalysis in dogs and cats

Cervone Mario, Rossi Lydia, Cappelle Julien, Rannou Benoit, Hugonnard Marine. 2023. Assessment of inter-observer agreement among experienced and inexperienced observers and an automated device for dipstick urinalysis in dogs and cats. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 35 (5) : 492-499.

https://doi.org/10.1177/10406387231181579

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Résumé : Standard visual urine dipstick analysis (UDA) is performed routinely in veterinary medicine; results can be influenced by both the operator and the method. We evaluated the agreement of results for canine and feline urine samples analyzed using a 10-patch dipstick (Multistix10SG; Siemens), both visually under double-anonymized conditions by students and a laboratory technician, and with an automated device (AD; Clinitek Status, Siemens). The mean concordance for semiquantitative urinalysis results between students and the technician and between students and the AD was fair (κ0.21–0.40) in dogs and cats; concordance was moderate between the technician and the AD (κ0.41–0.60) in dogs and good (κ0.61–0.80) in cats. For pH, the mean concordance between students and the technician and between the technician and the AD was good (ρ0.80–0.92) in dogs and cats; concordance was good between students and the AD (ρ0.80–0.92) in dogs and moderate (ρ0.59–0.79) in cats. Repeatability was higher (p < 0.001) for the technician and the AD than for a student. We found good agreement between UDA performed by an experienced operator and an AD in dogs and cats but found low reproducibility and low repeatability for urinalysis performed by an inexperienced operator.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : chien, chat, urine, sciences médicales, médecine vétérinaire

Mots-clés libres : Cats, Dogs, Urinalysis

Classification Agris : L70 - Sciences et hygiène vétérinaires - Considérations générales

Champ stratégique Cirad : CTS 7 (2019-) - Hors champs stratégiques

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