Control-relevant erythropoiesis modeling in end-stage renal disease
Author Department
Medicine
Document Type
Article, Peer-reviewed
Publication Date
3-2014
Abstract
Anemia is prevalent in end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The discovery of recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) over 30 years ago has shifted the treatment of anemia for patients on dialysis from blood transfusions to rHuEPO therapy. Many anemia management protocols (AMPs) used by clinicians comprise a set of experience-based rules for weekly-to-monthly titration of rHuEPO doses based on hemoglobin (Hb) measurements. In order to facilitate the design of an AMP using model-based feedback control theory, we present a physiologically relevant erythropoiesis model and demonstrate its applicability using clinical data.
Recommended Citation
Chait Y, Horowitz J, Nichols B, Shrestha RP, Hollot CV, Germain MJ. Control-relevant erythropoiesis modeling in end-stage renal disease. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2014 Mar;61(3):658-64.