Floyd, R.P.Dickson, J.L.Le Compte, A.J.Chase, GeoffLynn, A.Shaw, Geoff2013-01-282013-01-282012Floyd, R.P., Dickson, J.L., Le Compte, A.J., Chase, J.G., Lynn, A., Shaw, G.M. (2012) External validation and sub-cohort analysis of stochastic forecasting models in NICU cohorts. Budapest, Hungary: 8th IFAC Symposium on Biological and Medical Systems (BMS12), 29-31 Aug 2012. Biological and Medical Systems, 8, 1, 313-318.http://hdl.handle.net/10092/7378invited, 6-pagesHyperglycaemia is a prevalent complication in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and is associated with worsened outcomes. It occurs as a result of prematurity, under developed endogenous glucose regulatory systems and clinical stress. The stochastic targeting (STAR) framework provides patient-specific, model-based glycaemic control with a clinically proven level of confidence on the outcome of treatment interventions, thus directly managing the risk of hypo- and hyper- glycaemia. However, the stochastic models that are over conservative can limit control performance. Clinical data from 61 episodes (25 retrospective and 36 from a prospective BG control study), of insulin therapy in very-low birth weight (VLBW) and extremely-low birth weight (ELBW) neonates are used to create a new stochastic model of model-based insulin sensitivity (SI). Sub-cohort models based on gestational age (GA) and birth weight (BW) are also created. Performance is assessed by the percentage of patients who have 90% of actual intra-patient variability in SI captured by the 90% confidence bands of the cohort based (inter-patient) stochastic variability model created. This assessment measures per-patient accuracy for any given cohort model. Per-patient coverage trends were very similar between prospective and retrospective cohorts, providing a measure of external validation of cohort similarity. Per patient coverage was improved though the use of BW and GA dependent stochastic models, which ensures that the stochastic models more accurately capture both inter- and intra- patient variability. Stochastic forecasting is limited by significant inter-patient variability, which implies that more patient specific methods will be required to improve forecasting and glycaemic control.eninsulin sensitivitycontrol algorithmsphysiological modelssimulationintensive careConference Contributions - PublishedFields of Research::32 - Biomedical and clinical sciences::3202 - Clinical sciences::320208 - EndocrinologyFields of Research::32 - Biomedical and clinical sciences::3202 - Clinical sciences::320212 - Intensive careField of Research::11 - Medical and Health Sciences::1114 - Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine::111403 - Paediatricshttps://doi.org/10.3182/20120829-3-HU-2029.00110