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An extensive literature review was conducted to analyze the effectiveness of silver-coated endotracheal tubes in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). After researching, this paper found a large prevalence of VAP in patients with long-term intubation. There was also a decrease in the number of purulent discharges, fevers, and secretions that could lead to VAP in patients who were using silver-coated endotracheal tubes. The use of silver-coated endotracheal tubes over non-silver-coated endotracheal tubes should be supported due to the literature proving the decreased risk of developing VAP in patients who were intubated with the silver-coated tubes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]