Monitoring Ventilator Associated Events: Slide Presentation Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Use and Application of the Ventilator Associated Event (VAE) Protocol 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 Characteristics and Outcomes in Patients with Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Who Do or Do Not Develop Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. An Observational Study From 2014 to 2022 Update for the Prevention of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia and Events