Frontiers Drug Prevention and Control of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia VAP Bundle Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Ventilator Associated Pneumonia ( VAP) is a lung infection that occurs in patients who are on mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours. A VAP bundle is a set of 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 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 PDF] Should Ventilator Associated Events become a Quality Indicator for ICUs? Semantic Scholar