PREVENTION Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is pneumonia that develops 48 hours or longer after mechanical ventilation is given by means of an endotracheal tube or Dr. Aditya Rana 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 ScienceDirect Pneumonia Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, Prevention