Table 4. Preference for Indomethacin vs Hydrocortisone Prophylaxis Among Participants Who Initially Opted for Indomethacin.
Drug | Participants who chose drug, No. (%) (n = 36) | Thematic analysis summary | |
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Major themes | Participants who chose and alluded to this theme, No. (%) | ||
Indomethacin | 12 (33.3) | Reduction of IVH is important; also reduces death | 8 (66.7) |
Hydrocortisone | 24 (66.7) | Survival and survival without CLD better with hydrocortisone compared with indomethacin | 18 (75.0) |
Abbreviations: CLD, chronic lung disease; IVH, intraventricular hemorrhage.