An in depth look at ventilator associated pneumonia in trauma patients and efforts to increase bundle compliance, education and documentation in a surgical trauma critical care unit American Journal of Infection Control Reducing ICU Infection Risks with Silicone Ventilator Circuit Tubing VAP (Ventilator Associated Pneumonia) Explained Simply for Nurses Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is a serious hospital acquired infection that develops 48 hours or more after mechanical ventilation. It significantly increases ICU stay Number of ventilator days and VAP incidence during the observation Download Scientific Diagram