Monitoring Ventilator Associated Events: Slide Presentation Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality National Healthcare Safety Network Center for Disease Control and Download Table PatEdu.com : Ventilator Associated Pneumonia VAP Characteristics and Outcomes in Patients with Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Who Do or Do Not Develop Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. An Observational Study 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