Frontiers Drug Prevention and Control of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia PPT BSI & VAP in the PICU Jana Stockwell, MD, FAAP PowerPoint Presentation ID:6645529 Overview: Getting Patients Off the Ventilator Faster: Facilitator Guide Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality https: zurl.co X6yMZ #VisualAbstract Diagnostic criteria exist for a first ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) episode, but not for recurrences. Using the Delphi method, 36 European experts defined four VAP recurrence entitiesrelapse, persistent Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is a type of pneumonia that develops at least 48 hours after a patient was intubated and placed on the mechanical ventilator. It's a preventable lung infection that can