Panel Methodology Ventilator Associated Events PIVARES Factors associated with ventilator associated events: an international multicenter prospective cohort study European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Springer Nature Link Development of an Algorithm for Surveillance of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia With Electronic Data and Comparison of Algorithm VAP (Ventilator Associated Pneumonia) Explained Simply for Nurses Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is a serious hospital acquired infection that develops 48 hours or more after mechanical ventilation. It significantly increases ICU stay