focus of surveillance from ventilator-associated pneumonia to ventilator-associated event
(VAE) for quality purposes. No paediatric definition of VAE (PaedVAE) has been accurately
validated. We aimed to analyse the incidence and impact on patient outcomes resulting from
the application of the adult and two paediatric VAE (PaedVAE) criteria. Secondary objective:
to evaluate VAE/PaedVAE as factors associated with increased duration of mechanical …