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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2016 Feb;17(2):157–164. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000000590

Figure 1.

Figure 1

The VAE Algorthim, including the original adult VAC criteria (VACO) and the modified pediatric (VACMP) criteria.

VAC=ventilator-associated condition; PEEP=Positive end expiratory pressure; FiO2= Fraction of inspired oxygen; aPurulent secretions defined as ≥25 polymorphonuclear cells (PMNs), ≤10 squamous epithelial cells per low-powered field (LPF); bPositive culture= endotracheal aspirate ≥105 colony forming units (CFU)/ml, bronchoalveolar lavage ≥104 CFU/ml or protected brush specimen ≥103 CFU/ml (or corresponding semi-quantitative result).