VAP (Ventilator assoziierte Pneumonie): Entwicklung und Prvention 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 Chest X ray (CXR) AP view of Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) (A) Download Scientific Diagram Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) in Neurocritical Patients: The Hidden Dialog of Brain and Infection Strategies in the prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia Diego J. Maselli, Marcos I. Restrepo, 2011