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Demographic data, type, duration, complications of analgesia\/sedation, and clinical outcome during ICU stay were recorded. Patients who developed DS were compared with those who were not difficult to sedate (not\u2010DS).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 327 patients were included, 24.1% of whom were difficult to sedate (DS). Patients in the DS group were younger (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.001); less severely ill (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.003); and were more likely to have a history of smoking (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.045), alcohol (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001), and psychotropic use (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.001) than the not\u2010DS group. Patients included in the DS group were sedated for longer periods (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001) and required higher doses of midazolam (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.036), propofol (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.023), and remifentanyl (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.026) than those in the not\u2010DS group. Difficult\u2010to\u2010sedate patients were twice as likely to require more than one sedative simultaneously (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001), presented more periods of over\u2010sedation (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.031)\/under\u2010sedation (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.024), and suffered more pain (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001) than patients in the not\u2010DS group. Patients in the DS group had prolonged MV times (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001), developed more pressure ulcers (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&gt;\u2009.001) and ventilator\u2010associated pneumonias (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.025), and were more likely to require tracheotomy (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.001) than those in the not\u2010DS group.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>DS develops in one of four critically ill patients and has a negative impact on their outcomes<jats:sub>.<\/jats:sub>Early identification of the clinical profile of this group and active prevention and treatment are essential strategies in order to minimize its impact.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Relevance to Clinical Practice<\/jats:title><jats:p>A quarter of mechanically ventilated patients may develop situations of DS, which negatively affects their outcome. 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