Irish medical team develops device for Ventilator-associated Pneumonia

Consultant intensivist and Professor of Medicine in TCD Prof Ignacio Martin-Loeches and Emily Naylor, clinical nurse facilitator, St James’s Hospital.

A medical team based in Ireland has developed a medical device for tackling Ventilator-associated Pneumonia (VaP) with support from the Cork-based Health Innovation and Hub Ireland.

This serious condition carries a high mortality rate, and can be devastating for patients on ventilation in ICU (intensive care units).