Morphine (n = 60) | Placebo (n = 66) | |
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Unless otherwise indicated, data are median (25th to 75th centile). | ||
NICU, Neonatal intensive care unit; IVH, intraventricular haemorrhage; poor neurological outcome, severe IVH (IVH grade 3 or IVH + apparent periventricular haemorrhagic infarction), periventricular leucomalacia, or death within 28 days. | ||
NICU stay (hours) | 312 (150 to 552) | 288 (138 to 906) |
Artificial ventilation (hours) | 67 (28 to 126) | 73 (28 to 158) |
IVH (all grades) (%) | 18 | 38 |
Poor neurological outcome (%) | 5 | 15 |