Prophylactic Use of Milrinone After Congenital Heart Surgery in Infants

Exclusion Criteria

• •A body weight \<2 kg
• •Prematurity (birth \<36 weeks postconceptual age)
• •Renal dysfunction ( Creatinine\>1.5mg/dL 48 hours before surgery)
• •Low cardiac output syndrome or hypotension on arrival to ICU from OR
• •Cardiopulmonary resuscitation before surgery
• •Platelet count\<80,000/mm3 before surgery
• •Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction before surgery
• •Ventricular arrhythmia before surgery
• •Without femoral artery catheter before arriving in the ICU
• •Consent was withdrawn by participants' parent or guardian.