Management of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults

Target Audience: Internists, pulmonologists, critical care specialists, and infectious diseases specialists

Type: Evidence-based expert consensus statement, updating a 1996 statement

Key Points: The committee reviewed the approach to hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP), particularly ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). HAP is defined as a new or progressive pulmonary infiltrate seen on chest radiograph, together with clinical findings of infection, arising ≥48 hours after hospital admission. VAP, a subcategory of HAP, is pneumonia arising >48 hours after endotracheal intubation. Healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) is pneumonia arising ≤48 …