TriaScan: Multimodal Physiological Monitoring for Clinical Environments
摘要
Delays in patient monitoring and clinical decision-making persist as challenges for healthcare systems, particularly in resource-constrained public institutions. Routine assessment of vital signs—including heart rate (HR), body temperature (BT), and oxygen saturation (SpO₂)—is time-consuming and demands trained personnel, especially in complex clinical contexts such as atrial fibrillation with high ventricular response. Moreover, current approaches often fail to integrate additional physiological indicators, such as electrocardiographic (ECG) and phonocardiographic (PCG) signals, which are critical for comprehensive cardiac evaluation. To address these limitations, this work presents TriaScan, a noninvasive, multimodal physiological monitoring device designed for hospital environments. TriaScan enables the sequential and integrated acquisition of ECG, PCG, BT, HR, and SpO₂, facilitating objective assessment of patient status with minimal operator intervention. This work proposes a multimodal physiological approach to streamline clinical workflows, reduce caregiver burden, and improve the quality of care in diverse settings, including triage units, general wards, and outpatient or home-based care.