Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is a serious ICU risk but it can be prevented with the right care. Key risk factors: prolonged ventilation, poor oral hygiene, improper positioning, and contaminated equipment. Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) occurs in people receiving mechanical ventilation. In This webinar details how bedside analyte testing may assist with therapeutic decision making and improve Siemens Healthineers General flowchart of the study. VAP, ventilator associated pneumonia. Download Scientific Diagram 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