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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Compared with patients who received clinical management, patients who received invasive management had reduced mortality at day 14 (16. 2 % and 25. 8 % ; difference, -9. 6 percentage points [95 % CI, -17. 4 to -1. 8 percentage points] ; P = 0. 022), decreased mean Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment scores at day 3 (6. 1 + / -4. 0 and 7. 0 + / -4. 3 ; P = 0. 033) and day 7 (4. 9 + / -4. 0 and 5. 8 + / -4. 4 ; P = 0. 043), and decreased antibiotic use (mean number of antibiotic-free days, 5. 0 + / -5. 1 and 2. 2 + / -3. 5 ; P < 0. 001).