Employing machine learning to assess the accuracy of near-infrared spectroscopy of spent dialysate fluid in monitoring the blood concentrations of uremic toxins

Authors

  • Jasna B. Trbojević-Stanković 1. University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Doktora Subotića 8, 11000 Belgrade; 2. Clinical Hospital Center “Dr Dragiša Mišović – Dedinje”, Clinic of Urology, Department of Hemodialysis, Heroja Milana Tepića 1, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1940-6188
  • Valentina D. Matović University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical EngineerChalmers University of Technology, Departments of Industrial and Material Science, SE-41296, Gothenburg, Swedening, Department of Biomedical Engineering
  • Branislava D. Jeftić University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Kraljice Marije 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8987-303X
  • Dejan Nešić University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Physiology, Doktora Subotića 8, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7794-3520
  • Jadranka V. Odović University of Belgrade, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Vojvode Stepe 450, 11221 Belgrade, Serbia
  • Iva Perović-Blagojević Clinical Hospital Center “Doktor Dragiša Mišović – Dedinje”, Department of Laboratory Diagnostics, Heroja Milana Tepića 1, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
  • Nikola Topalović University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Physiology, Doktora Subotića 8, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
  • Lidija R. Matija University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Kraljice Marije 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8492-7177

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2298/ABS230502025T

Keywords:

hemodialysis, machine learning, near-infrared spectroscopy, urea, creatinine

Abstract

Paper description:

  • Near-infrared (NIR) absorption monitoring of the removal of nitrogenous compounds as a reflection of the efficacy of hemodialysis is unexplored.
  • We performed NIR spectroscopy of used dialysis fluid and employed machine learning to assess the correlations between obtained spectra and the levels of uremic toxins in patient blood.
  • Correlations between the NIR-absorbance spectra of the spent dialysate fluid with serum urea and uric acid were very good, and the correlation with serum creatinine was excellent.
  • NIR spectroscopy is an accurate, non-invasive, repetitive diagnostic screening that can help clinicians assess the efficiency and individualize hemodialysis treatments in real time.

Abstract: Hemodialysis (HD) removes nitrogenous waste products from patients’ blood through a semipermeable membrane along a concentration gradient. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is an underexplored method of monitoring the concentrations of several molecules that reflect the efficacy of the HD process in dialysate samples. In this study, we aimed to evaluate NIRS as a technique for the non-invasive detection of uremic solutes by assessing the correlations between the spectrum of the spent dialysate and the serum levels of urea, creatinine, and uric acid. Blood and dialysate samples were taken from 35 patients on maintenance HD. The absorption spectrum of each dialysate sample was measured three times in the wavelength range of 700-1700 nm, resulting in a dataset with 315 spectra. The artificial neural network (ANN) learning technique was used to assess the correlations between the recorded NIR-absorbance spectra of the spent dialysate and serum levels of selected uremic toxins. Very good correlations between the NIR-absorbance spectra of the spent dialysate fluid with serum urea (R=0.91) and uric acid (R=0.91) and an excellent correlation with serum creatinine (R=0.97) were obtained. These results support the application of NIRS as a non-invasive, safe, accurate, and repetitive technique for online monitoring of uremic toxins to assist clinicians in assessing HD efficiency and individualization of HD treatments.

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Trbojević-Stanković JB, Matović VD, Jeftić BD, Nešić D, Odović JV, Perović-Blagojević I, Topalović N, Matija LR. Employing machine learning to assess the accuracy of near-infrared spectroscopy of spent dialysate fluid in monitoring the blood concentrations of uremic toxins. Arch Biol Sci [Internet]. 2023Oct.26 [cited 2024Apr.27];75(3):309-17. Available from: https://www.serbiosoc.org.rs/arch/index.php/abs/article/view/8683

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