TY - GEN
T1 - Mathematical model for solute kinetics and body composition in hemodialysis patients
AU - Hussain, Rashida
AU - Kappel, Franz
AU - Kotanko, Peter
AU - Levin, Nathan W.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Dialysis patients with high BMI experience survival advantages as compared to dialysis patients with low BMI. Preliminary modeling results seem to confirm the dependence of survival probabilities on BMI, but also show that BMI is a too crude measure. The simulation results strongly indicate that body composition instead of BMI should be used. The purpose of this paper is to confirm this finding on the basis of concrete data concerning body composition. In addition we want to demonstrate that the clearance rate during the dialysis process and the generation rate for uremic toxins are also to be considered.
AB - Dialysis patients with high BMI experience survival advantages as compared to dialysis patients with low BMI. Preliminary modeling results seem to confirm the dependence of survival probabilities on BMI, but also show that BMI is a too crude measure. The simulation results strongly indicate that body composition instead of BMI should be used. The purpose of this paper is to confirm this finding on the basis of concrete data concerning body composition. In addition we want to demonstrate that the clearance rate during the dialysis process and the generation rate for uremic toxins are also to be considered.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/78650318984
U2 - 10.1109/ICET.2010.5638370
DO - 10.1109/ICET.2010.5638370
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:78650318984
SN - 9781424480586
T3 - Proceedings - 2010 6th International Conference on Emerging Technologies, ICET 2010
SP - 118
EP - 123
BT - Proceedings - 2010 6th International Conference on Emerging Technologies, ICET 2010
T2 - 6th International Conference on Emerging Technologies, ICET 2010
Y2 - 18 October 2010 through 19 October 2010
ER -