Prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia ESCNH European Standards of Care for Newborn Health Prvention der beatmungsassoziierten Pneumonie Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is a type of pneumonia that develops at least 48 hours after a patient was intubated and placed on the mechanical ventilator. It's a preventable lung infection that can Today's Topic: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) VAP is a type of pneumonia that develops 48 hours or more after intubation and mechanical ventilation. Why It Happens: Bacteria enter the Nosokomiale Pneumonie und beatmungsassoziierte Krankenhauserreger Ansthesie Nachrichten Springer Nature Link