VAT in mechanical ventilation stands for: (A) Ventilator associated trauma, (B) Ventilator associated treatment, (C) Ventilator associated tracheobronchitis, (D) None of the above
Answer is C. VAT (Ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis) & VAP (Ventilator-associated pneumonia) are nosocomial lower respiratory tract infections common in patients who are on the ventilator for long periods of time (Refer: Morgan and Mikhail's Clinical Anaesthesiology, 5th edition)