Respiratory resistance and reactance in adults with sickle cell anemia: Part 2—Fractional-order modeling and a clinical decision support system for the diagnosis of respiratory disorders

Cirlene de Lima Marinho, Maria Christina Paixão Maioli, Jorge Luis Machado do Amaral, Agnaldo José Lopes and Pedro Lopes de Melo

PLOS ONE, 2019, vol. 14, issue 3, 1-21

Abstract: Background: A better understanding of sickle cell anemia (SCA) and improvements in drug therapy and health policy have contributed to the emergence of a large population of adults living with this disease. The mechanisms by which SCA produces adverse effects on the respiratory system of these patients are largely unknown. Fractional-order (FrOr) models have a high potential to improve pulmonary clinical science and could be useful for diagnostic purposes, offering accurate models with an improved ability to mimic nature. Part 2 of this two-part study examines the changes in respiratory mechanics in patients with SCA using the new perspective of the FrOr models. These results are compared with those obtained in traditional forced oscillation (FOT) parameters, investigated in Part 1 of the present study, complementing this first analysis. Methodology/Principal findings: The data consisted of three categories of subjects: controls (n = 23), patients with a normal spirometric exam (n = 21) and those presenting restriction (n = 24). The diagnostic accuracy was evaluated by investigating the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC). Initially, it was observed that biomechanical changes in SCA included increased values of fractional inertance, as well as damping and hysteresivity (p

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