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Have you or do you still use indomethacin prophylaxis to prevent IVH? 54 members have voted

  1. 1. Have you or do you still use indomethacin prophylaxis to prevent IVH?

    • Yes, we still use indomethacin prophylaxis.
      21
    • No, but we used it before 2010.
      31
    • No, and we have never used it.
      101
    • Other reply (please comment below).
      5

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Prophylactic treatment with indomethacin was shown to reduce the risk of severe IVH in the 1990s.

(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8134206)

However, follow-up studies later showed that indomethacin prophylaxis did not improve mortality or neurodevelopmental outcomes. These findings are summarized in a Cochrane review from 2010.

(http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD000174.pub2/abstract)

The 99nicu Poll for June and July is about such NSAID prophylaxis and whether you have and/or still use it.

  • 2 months later...
Prophylactic treatment with indomethacin was shown to reduce the risk of severe IVH in the 1990s.

(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8134206)

However, follow-up studies later showed that indomethacin prophylaxis did not improve mortality or neurodevelopmental outcomes. These findings are summarized in a Cochrane review from 2010.

(http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD000174.pub2/abstract)

The 99nicu Poll for June and July is about such NSAID prophylaxis and whether you have and/or still use it.

  • 3 weeks later...

IS Indomethacin available in your units? Here in the UK, it has not been available for use ( we used it for PDA prohylaxis before 2010 but cannot anymore mainy because of non availability)

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