WHAT IS VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA (VAP)? Intensive Care Hotline The spectrum of pneumonia among intubated neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit Journal of Perinatology Today's Topic: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) VAP is a type of pneumonia that develops 48 hours or more after intubation and mechanical ventilation. Why It Happens: Bacteria enter the Ventilator Associated Pneumonia After Cardiac Arrest and Prevention Strategies: A Narrative Review Strategies in the prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia Diego J. Maselli, Marcos I. Restrepo, 2011 Ventilator assoziierte Pneumonien