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    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Physiological Signal Processing
    • Pain Management Research

    Background:

    • Postoperative pain assessment is subjective, relying on self-report or clinical observation.
    • Objective pain assessment methods are needed to complement current subjective measures.
    • Electrocardiogram (ECG) signals offer a potential source of objective physiological data.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a novel method for detecting physiological signal changes using symbolic theory and compression analysis.
    • To apply this method to Electrocardiogram (ECG) signals for objective pain assessment support.
    • To evaluate the method's ability to detect changes in ECG over time relative to a patient's baseline.

    Main Methods:

    • ECG segments were transformed into a symbolic representation using the Symbolic Aggregate approXimation (SAX) algorithm.
    • Similarity between symbolic ECG segments was assessed using the Normalized Compression Distance (NCD).
    • Two strategies were employed to detect changes: comparison with baseline and comparison with preceding segments.

    Main Results:

    • The method successfully detected changes in ECG signals over time relative to individual patient baselines.
    • No clear association was found between signal similarity variations and postoperative pain treatment.
    • The study demonstrated the feasibility of using symbolic analysis and compression for ECG signal monitoring.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed method can detect temporal changes in ECG signals, offering a potential objective physiological monitoring tool.
    • Further research is needed to correlate these detected ECG changes with pain intensity and treatment efficacy.
    • This approach may contribute to more objective pain assessment strategies in clinical settings.