| Clinical Criteria | Surveillance Criteria | |
| U.S.([FOOTNOTE=Skrupky LP, McConnell K, Dallas J, Kollef MH. A comparison of ventilator-associated pneumonia rates as identified according to the National Healthcare Safety Network and American College of Chest Physicians criteria. Crit Care Med. 2012;40(1):281-284.],[ANCHOR=View Abstract],[LINK=/content/covidien/websites/medtronic/com/en/covidien/support/clinical-evidence.html?id=805235]) | 4.00% | 0.60% |
| Europe([FOOTNOTE=Koulenti D, Lisboa T, Brun-Buisson C, et al. Spectrum of practice in the diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia in patients requiring mechanical ventilation in European intensive care units. Crit Care Med. 2009;37(8):2360-2368.],[ANCHOR=View Abstract],[LINK=/content/covidien/websites/medtronic/com/en/covidien/support/clinical-evidence.html?id=413150]) | 19.00% | 14.60% |
| VAP Rate Per by 1,000 Ventilator Days by Area of Care3 | |
|---|---|
| Area of Care | VAP Rate per 1,000 Ventilator Days |
| Burn | 4.9 |
| Trauma |
4.7 |
| Neurologic | 3.6 |
| Surgical - Major teaching | 2.4 |
| Neurosurgical |
2.3 |
| Medical/surgical - Major teaching | 2.1 |
| Surgical - All other | 2 |
| Surgical cardiothoracic | 1.7 |
| Medical - Major teaching |
1.1 |
| Surgical - Major teaching | 1.1 |
| Medical cardiac | 1.1 |
| Medical/surgical - All other <= 15 beds | 1.1 |
| Pediatric medical/surgical | 1.1 |
| Step-down units - Adult step-down (postcritical care) | 1.1 |
Permitting lower cuff pressures to maintain proper tracheal seal.([FOOTNOTE=Lorente L. Influence of an endotracheal tube with polyurethane cuff and subglottic drainage on pneumonia. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2007; 176: 1079-1083],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])