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    Area of Science:

    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Clinical Psychology
    • Cardiology

    Background:

    • Pre-surgery stress negatively impacts patient recovery and can lead to disorders.
    • Continuous monitoring is crucial for managing pre-operative stress.
    • Electrocardiogram (ECG) signals offer potential for stress assessment via Heart Rate Variability (HRV).

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore the usability of ECG-derived HRV for detecting pre-surgery stress.
    • To evaluate the effectiveness of different ECG data collection methods for stress monitoring.

    Main Methods:

    • Acquired ECG data from 51 pre-operative patients.
    • Analyzed HRV features to identify stress trends.
    • Compared data from obtrusive wired leads with unobtrusive chest patches.

    Main Results:

    • HRV feature trends indicated consistent pre-surgery stress patterns.
    • Obtrusive ECG monitoring led to over 50% data loss.
    • Unobtrusive chest patch data collection is more feasible for clinical HRV stress detection.

    Conclusions:

    • HRV analysis of ECG is a viable method for pre-surgery stress detection.
    • Unobtrusive monitoring solutions are essential for reliable clinical application.
    • Integration into existing patient monitors could streamline stress detection and management.