Ventilator Associated Pneumonia After Cardiac Arrest and Prevention Strategies: A Narrative Review 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 VAP Children's Hospital Pittsburgh 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