Ventilator associated pneumonia is a Hospital acquired pneumonia that develops exclusively in patients undergoing mechanical ventilation. This study was conducted to find the incidence and Risk factors of VAP and the outcome of the patients developing VAP. The study was conducted over a period of 3 months in Intensive Care Units (Pediatric ICU, Surgical ICU, Medical ICU) of SRM Medical College Hospital. A total of 30 patients who were kept on mechanical ventilator were randomly selected. | Incidence risk factors and outcome of ventilator associated pneumonia at SRM medical college hospital A study under HICC