What is VAP (Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia)?
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is defined as a pneumonia that is due to mechanical, or artificial, ventilation (breathing) of patients in the intensive care unit. VAP is a medical condition that results from infection, which floods the small, air-filled sacs (alveoli) in the lung responsible for absorbing oxygen from the atmosphere. In order for a patient to have VAP he/she must be on a ventilator machine.
