Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Prevention

Abstract

UV-C radiation is a promising, alternative technique to traditional suctioning for the sterilization of endotra-cheal tubes. The VAP ZAP device is a flexible wand that is inserted into an endotracheal tube to emit UV-C radiation to destroy bacterial pathogens of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP). A bacteria mortality test was completed which showed that UV-C radiation which was emitted from the VAP ZAP device was successful in sterilizing endotracheal tubes, thus preventing the occurrence of VAP.