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Ventilator-associated Events (VAE)
All Data Collection Forms are Print-only
VAE
Denominator Forms
ACH
- Denominators for Intensive Care Unit (ICU)/Other locations (not NICU or SCA) form (57.118) [PDF – 80 KB]
- Denominators for Specialty Care Area (SCA) form (57.117) [PDF – 80 KB]
LTACH and IRF
Custom Event Form
- HAI Custom Event form (57.115) [PDF – 180 KB]
- Customizable form [DOCX – 80 KB]
**Not to be used for CLABSI, CAUTI, SSI, PedVAE, VAE, pediatric VAP, or LabID events.**
To be used in conjunction with Chapter 17: CDC/NHSN Surveillance Definitions for Specific Types of Infections [PDF – 2 MB] in the NHSN Patient Safety Manual.
- Customizable form [DOCX – 80 KB]
Supporting Forms
VAE Training
Educational Roadmap
CMS Requirements
HAI Checklists
Supporting Materials
- NHSN Organism List (All Organisms, Common Commensals, MBI Organisms, and UTI Bacteria) – February 2024 [XLS – 560 KB]
- Guidance for Missing Device-associated Denominator Data – December 2021 [PDF – 300 KB]
- VAE Surveillance Mechanical Ventilation Table January 2015 [PDF – 154 KB]
- Unusual Susceptibility Profiles Alert – January 2022 [PDF – 650 KB]
- NHSN Patient Safety Component Alerts [PDF – 1 MB]
Analysis Resources
- Analysis Resources
- Analysis Quick Reference Guides
- PSC – Data Dictionary [XLS – 1 MB]
- NHSN’s Guide to the SIR (2015 Baseline) [PDF – 50 Pages] – A comprehensive guide to NHSN’s SIR, including risk factors used in the SIR calculations under the 2015 baseline.
- NHSN’s Guide to the SUR (2015 Baseline) [PDF – 28 Pages] – A comprehensive guide to the NHSN’s SUR, including significant factors used in the SUR calculations under the 2015 baseline.
- How to see “Create” and “Modify” dates within NHSN [PDF – 400 KB]
Resources to Help Prevent HAIs
- Developing a new, national approach to surveillance for ventilator-associated events
Magill SS, Klompas M, Balk R, Burns SM, Deutschman CS, Diekema D, Fridkin S, Greene L, Guh A, Gutterman D, Hammer B, Henderson D, Hess D, Hill NS, Horan T, Kollef M, Levy M, Septimus E, Vanantwerpen C, Wright D, Lipsett P. Crit Care Med. 2013;41(11):2467-2475. - Incidence and Characteristics of Ventilator-Associated Events Reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network in 2014
Magill SS, Li Q, Gross C, Dudeck M, Allen-Bridson K, Edwards JR. Crit Care Med. 2016;44(12):2154-2162. - HHS Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections
- Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings [PDF – 500 KB]
- CDC Infection Control Guidance Library
