A study conducted by researchers at University Hospital RWTH Aachen in Aachen, Germany, found a non-contact electrocardiograph system accurately measured heart rates and diagnosed some cardiac arrhythmias, according to a study published in Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Two independent clinicians compared ECG recordings obtained using skin electrodes with recordings obtained using capacitively coupled electrodes that were embedded in a chair cushion in an anesthesiology premedication room, a cardiology outpatient ward and a cardiology day ward. ECG recordings were obtained from 107 patients, and heart rate was measured using the electrodes.
The researchers found that capacitive electrodes embedded in an exam chair are a promising tool for preoperative screening.
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Two independent clinicians compared ECG recordings obtained using skin electrodes with recordings obtained using capacitively coupled electrodes that were embedded in a chair cushion in an anesthesiology premedication room, a cardiology outpatient ward and a cardiology day ward. ECG recordings were obtained from 107 patients, and heart rate was measured using the electrodes.
The researchers found that capacitive electrodes embedded in an exam chair are a promising tool for preoperative screening.
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