The mental and physiological stress experienced by surgeons during operations has been identified as an important human factor that impacts surgical performance and patient safety. It is crucial to objectively measure and quantify surgeons' stress via physiological signals in order to enhance the understanding of how stress contributes to surgical outcomes. Current clinical and consumer devices for monitoring bio signals are not well adapted for use in the operating room; therefore, we designed an unobtrusive system, that measures select signals that correlate with stress and stores the data for integration into a data processing pipeline. Herein, we present a proof-of-concept device that captures data from ECG, EMG, EDA, and IMU sensors and initial testing results. Clinical Relevance-Developing quantitative measures of stress in clinicians provides a means to understand, monitor and, potentially, mitigate situations that compromise their wellbeing and also affect the quality of patient care.
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