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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: A significantly higher proportion of patients was lightly sedated on days 1, 2, and 3 (12/19 [63. 2 %], 19/21 [90. 5 %], and 18/20 [90 %] vs 2/14 [14. 3 %], 8/15 [53. 3 %], and 9/15 [60 %] ; p = 0. 005, 0. 011, 0. 036) and more Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale assessments between (-2 and 1), in the first 48 hours (203/307 [66 %] versus (74/197 [38 %] ; p = 0. 01) in the early goal-directed sedation versus standard sedation, respectively.