Background: Despite striking similarities among colorimetric lipase assay recipes, marked intervendor differences are noted in the reported lipase values. In the present study, the effect of physical properties of the cuvette surface on measurement of serum lipase was investigated.
Methods: Lipase activity was measured concomitantly in cuvettes from three different analyzers: Vista (Siemens), Modular (Roche), and Synchron (Beckman Coulter).