Comparison of secondary outcomes for the infants on the two regimens
| Regimen A | Regimen B (restricted) | |
| Required treatment with | ||
| Pancuronium6-150 | 11% | 13% |
| Nitric oxide | 15 (18) | 16 (19) |
| HFO | 13 (15) | 18 (21) |
| Diuretics | 16 (19) | 9 (11) |
| Steroids | 36 (43) | 16 (19) |
| PDA | 22 (26) [15]6-151 | 18 (21) [16]6-151 |
| Airleak | 6 (7) | 6 (7) |
| ICH | 12 (14) | 12 (14) |
| NEC | 3 (4) | 4 (5) |
| Died | 16 (19) | 21 (25) |
Data are expressed as the number (%) of affected individuals. The total number in each group was 84.
↵6-150 The number of ventilated days for which infants were paralysed is expressed as a percentage of the total number of ventilated days; data are given for day 1 only.
↵6-151 The numbers in square brackets indicate the number of infants in each group who received indomethacin.
HFO, high frequency oscillation; PDA, patent ductus arteriosus; ICH, intracranial haemorrhage; NEC, necrotising enterocolitis.