Life in icu follow for more clinical tips Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Definition: Pneumonia that develops 4872 hours after endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation. Common Causes Gram negative bacilli Table 1 from Evaluation of a clinical pulmonary infection score in the diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia Semantic Scholar Criteria used for the diagnosis of VAP. Adapted from the European Download Scientific Diagram The prevalence of suspected ventilator associated pneumonia in Scottish intensive care units Robert Hart, Scott McNeill, Sarah Maclean, Jamie Hornsby, Sarah Ramsay, 2020