Wireless skin sensors for electrocardiogram and heart rate monitoring in the neonatal intensive care unit: a prospective feasibility, safety, and accuracy study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Assess feasibility, safety, and accuracy of electrocardiogram (ECG) and heart rate (HR) monitoring in neonates, using a new wireless skin sensor.

Methods

Prospective observational study in infants of any gestational age admitted in the neonatal intensive care unit. ECG/HR signals were simultaneously recorded from a standard wired and new wireless system with bedside annotations. Feasibility was evaluated as signal coverage, gap numbers/durations, and sources of gaps. Safety was appraised by changes in skin condition and pain after/upon wireless sensor removal. Accuracy was measured using bias and 95% limits of agreement, and the coefficient of determination. The ability of the wireless sensors to detect normal and abnormal HR values was evaluated using a Clark Err

SUBMITTER: Senechal E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12069355 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature