Need for mechanical ventilation: | 36 patients |
Need for tracheostomy during hospitalization: | 16 patients |
Chronic tracheostomy prior to admission: | 2 patients |
Requirement for surgery including chest tube, thoracotomy/decortication: | 15 patients |
Stenotrophomomas | 7 |
Acinetobacter | 3 |
Pseudomonas | 8 |
MRSA | 3 |
Others | 4 |
Septic shock: | 23 patients |
Required drotrecogin alfa: | 4 patients |
Average SAPS II score: | 39 |