Minor change in initial PEEP setting decreases rates of ventilator associated events in mechanically ventilated trauma patients Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) and Ventilator Associated Events (VAE) represent major patient safety challenges in mechanically ventilated patients, particularly in critical care settings. Ventilator Associated Event Surveillance: Facilitator Guide Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Ventilator associated events in children: A review of literature