Compositional Q-learning for electrolyte repletion with imbalanced patient sub-populations

Reinforcement learning (RL) is an effective framework for solving sequential decision-making tasks. However, applying RL methods in medical care settings is challenging in part due to heterogeneity in treatment response among patients. Some patients can be treated with standard protocols whereas others, such as those with chronic diseases, need personalized treatment planning. Traditional RL methods often fail to account for this heterogeneity, because they assume that all patients respond to the treatment in the same way (i.e., transition dynamics are …

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