PREVENTING VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA KEY POINTS Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is defined as pneumonia that occurs in a mechanically ventilated patient more than 48 hours after endotracheal intubation. The Oral Care to Prevent VAP and NV HAP: Where Art Thou? Infection Control Today Figure 1 from Ventilator associated pneumonia: a review. Semantic Scholar WHAT IS VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA (VAP)? Intensive Care Hotline PROPHY VAP: Ceftriaxone to prevent early ventilator associated pneumonia The Bottom Line