Mathematical Modeling of Endotracheal Intubation in Children Presenting

Introduction: In major pediatric surgeries, the airway is often secured with an endotracheal tube (ETT), and mechanical ventilation is subsequently initiated. Clinicians utilize auscultation of breath sounds and capnography to verify correct ETT placement. However, anesthesia providers often delay timely charting of endotracheal intubation. Event documentation latency results in decreased efficacy of clinical decision support systems (CDSS). Automatic detection of endotracheal intubation time would thus enhance better real time time data capture to support CDSS.