Pediatric Ventilator-associated Events (PedVAE)
Available In-Plan for Pediatric and Neonatal Inpatient Locations Only.
PedVAP surveillance using the PNEU protocol continues to be available for in-plan surveillance for pediatric locations only. See VAE for in-plan surveillance for adult locations
Not available for Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPFs)
Protocols
Data Collection Forms & Instructions
All Data Collection Forms are Print-only
PedVAE
Denominator Forms
ACH
- Denominators for Intensive Care Unit (ICU)/Other locations (not NICU or SCA) form – January 2021 (57.118) [PDF – 80 KB]
- Denominators for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)) form – January 2021 (57.116) [PDF – 80 KB]
- Denominators for Specialty Care Area (SCA) form – January 2021 (57.117) [PDF – 80 KB]
LTACH and IRF
Custom Event Form
- HAI Custom Event form – January 2021 (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
PedVAE Training
Educational Roadmap
CMS Requirements
HAI Checklists
Supporting Materials
- NHSN Organism List (All Organisms, Common Commensals, MBI Organisms, and UTI Bacteria) – June 2022 [XLS – 560 KB]
- Guidance for Missing Device-associated Denominator Data – December 2021 [PDF – 300 KB]
- Unusual Susceptibility Profiles Alert – January 2022 [PDF – 650 KB]
- NHSN Patient Safety Component Alerts [PDF – 1 MB]
Page last reviewed: November 10, 2021
