Although only 6.0% and 7.5% of patients had sepsis and septic shock, respectively, most of the patients developed sepsis (95.5%) and septic shock (83.6%) during ICU stay. Only 9 (13.4%) patients developed ARDS. During the course of ICU stay, 20 (29.9%) patients were diagnosed with VAP, and over 80% of the patients had MOF. Almost all patients (95.5%) developed acute renal failure. Out of these patients, 29.9% required dialysis. The median duration of hospitalization was 25 days (range: 12.8 -50), and the median ICU stay was 10 days (range: 3 -16.8).