Reducing Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) HAI Watch Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP): Why is it so difficult to define? In real world practice: The diagnosis of VAP remains more an exercise in clinical integration than strict adherence to criteria. Dr. Abhishek Shukla discussed the concept of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP), a serious infection that can occur in patients who are on mechanical ventilation. He explained that ventilators are vital in preventing hypoxic 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 History of surveillance of pneumonia in healthcare settings. CDC, Download Scientific Diagram