• Select your country/language
  • United States
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Belgique (Belgium) - Français
  • België (Belgium) – Nederlands
  • Brasil (Brazil)
  • Canada – English
  • Canada – French
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Danmark (Denmark)
  • Deutschland (Germany)
  • España (Spain)
  • France – Français
  • Israel
  • Italia (Italy)
  • Japan - 日本
  • Magyarország (Hungary)
  • México
  • Nederland (Netherlands)
  • New Zealand
  • Norge (Norway)
  • Panamá
  • Perú
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Schweiz (Switzerland) - Deutsch
  • South Africa
  • Suisse (Switzerland) – Français
  • Suomi (Finland)
  • Sverige (Sweden)
  • Svizzera (Switzerland) – Italiano
  • Türkiye (Turkey)
  • United Kingdom
  • Österreich (Austria)
  • Česká republika (Czech Republic)
  • Ελλάδα (Greece)
Medtronic logo
placeUnited States
Contact Us
  • Covidien Products
  • Clinical Solutions
  • Clinical Education
  • Support
  • placeUnited States
Cancel
Medtronic / Clinical Solutions / Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia / Incidence

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
  • Incidence
  • Outcomes
  • Pathogenesis
  • Interventions
  • Guidelines

Incidence

Different regions, diagnostic criteria and hospital locations yield unique VAP-induced rates.

VAP Rate (%) by Location and Criteria

Back

VAP Rate (%) by Location and Criteria
VAP Rate (%) by Location and Criteria
  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 Care([FOOTNOTE=Dudeck MA, Horan TC, Peterson KD, et al. National Healthcare Safety Network report, data summary for 2011, device-associated module. Am J Infect Control. 2013;41(4):286-300.],[ANCHOR=View Abstract],[LINK=/content/covidien/websites/medtronic/com/en/covidien/support/clinical-evidence.html?id=805237])

Back

VAP Rate Per by 1,000 Ventilator Days by Area of Care<sup>3</sup>
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
Corporate Resources
  • Medtronic.com
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Statement
  • Suppliers
  • Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Notification
  • Proposition 65 Information for California Customers
  • External Research Program
  • News
Medical Surgical Portfolio
  • Covidien Products
  • Clinical Solutions
  • Clinical Education
  • Support
  • Events
  • Blog
  • Email Preferences
  • Sitemap
Patient Resources
  • Barrett's Esophagus
  • Breath Monitoring
  • Colon Diseases
  • Hernia Treatment
  • Homecare Ventilation & Tracheostomy
  • Lung Cancer
  • Weight Loss & Obesity
Additional Resources
  • Educational Grants
  • Animal Health
Contact Us
Operational Headquarters

710 Medtronic Parkway

Minneapolis, MN

55432-5604

USA

©2023 Medtronic