Validation of a Multi-Channel Ambient Sensor to Measure Vital Signs in Patients Within the Ward and at Home.

ABSTRACT: Hospitalised, unwell patients have vital signs such as heart rate (HR), oxygen saturation (SpO₂) and temperature measured multiple times a day to detect clinical deterioration and monitor health trajectories. Advancements in contact-free (ambient) sensors (AS) to measure vital signs can help mitigate risks due to skin injury and infection transmission seen in conventional hospital equipment. This prospective, observational clinical study aims to validate vital sign measurements from a multi-channel AS compared to conventional equipment in three cohorts: patients in a hospital ward, patients at home within a Hospital-at-Home service, and healthy volunteers. Data analysis of 571 paired measurements from 29 participants indicates that heart rate measurements via AS were accurate, t

SUBMITTER: Lim SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11859041 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature