VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA (VAP) Lung infection in patients on mechanical ventilation for > 48 hours. A subset of HAP. Kindly share it with others if you enjoyed it. #vap #mechanicalventilation #rtstudent #futurerrt #be_anRT VAP = Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Think it in any ventilated patient with: Fever Purulent secretions New infiltrate on CXR Worsening oxygenation Prevention Head elevation The spectrum of pneumonia among intubated neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit Journal of Perinatology Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Obgyn Key Pneumonia prevention systems Health Innovation West of England Intubation and VAP: Complex Condition, Bundled Solutions RT