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AnestAssist PK/PD Testing

Testing and Results

The results of AnestAssist PK/PD model testing are given here so that users and potential users can see and judge how the PK/PD models perform, and how they were verified.

As part of normal quality control Palma Healthcare runs an automated series of tests of AnestAssist's PK/PD Module. These tests involve presenting the following inputs to the models

Bolus doses of varying amounts
Infusion doses of varying rates
Inspired doses of varying concentrations
Combinations of propofol and opioids (for interaction testing)
Combinations of sevoflurane and remifentanil (for interaction testing)
Patient ages and weights varied for models which use these as parameters (covariates)

The models are run and the following output is collected at 1 second intervals

Plasma concentration (IV)
Inspired and Expired Concentrations (Inhaled)
Effect site concentration
Probability of effect - drug w/o interactions
Probability of effect - interaction with other drugs

The output is plotted and visually checked against expected values. The results of our AnestAssist version 1.0 and 1.1.1 (note release 1.1 had an error in the sevoflurane PK model) release test runs are given below.

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Propofol (Schnider) Model Tests
Propofol (Marsh) Model Tests
Remifentanil Model Tests
Fentanil Model Tests
Alfentanil Model Tests
Sufentanil Model Tests
Inhaled Agent Model Tests

Propofol Model (Schnider) Test Results

Below are the results of testing AnestAssist's implementation of the propofol model of Schnider et al (see reference [1] in AnestAssist Scientific Basis).

Propofol Model (Marsh) Test Results

Below are the results of testing AnestAssist's implementation of the propofol model of Marsh et al (see reference [2] in AnestAssist Scientific Basis).

Remifentanil Model Tests

Below are the results of testing AnestAssist's implementation of the Remifentanil model of Minto et al (see reference [3] in AnestAssist Scientific Basis).

Below are the results of testing AnestAssist's implementation of the Alfentanil model of Scott and Stanski (see reference [4] in AnestAssist Scientific Basis).

Fentanyl Model Tests

Below are the results of testing AnestAssist's implementation of the Fentanyl model of Scott and Stanski (see reference [4] in AnestAssist Scientific Basis).

Alfentanil Model Test Results

Below are the results of testing AnestAssist's implementation of the Alfentanil model of Scott and Stanski (see reference [4] in AnestAssist Scientific Basis).

Sufentanil Model Tests

Below are the results of testing AnestAssist's implementation of the Sufentanil model of Gepts et al (see reference [5] in AnestAssist Scientific Basis).

Inhaled Agent Model Tests

Below are the results of testing AnestAssist's implementation of the inhaled agent model of Lerou et al (see reference [10] in AnestAssist Scientific Basis). Probability of effect estimates, including interactions, are from the model of Manyam et al, reference [11]. Note that these results are from a test run using 5 sample administrations of sevoflurane, starting at time = 1 minute and constant for 60 minutes as shown in the first figure below. The results in subsequent figures are from this input sequence.