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. 2023 Mar 9;6(3):e232273. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.2273

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
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.