Overview
Children with stable heart failure can be managed with intravenous milrinone outside the PICU.
Most Recent References
Home Inotropic Therapy in Children. Alexandria M Berg, Lecia Snell, William T Mahle. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2007 May;26(5):453-7.
Long-Term Support with Milrinone Prior to Cardiac Transplantation in a Neonate with Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy. C J McMahon, H Murchan, T Prendiville, M Burch. Pediatr Cardiol. Jul-Aug 2007;28(4):317-8
Outpatient Continuous Parenteral Inotropic Therapy as Bridge to Transplantation in Children With Advanced Heart Failure. Jack F Price, Jeffrey A Towbin, William J Dreyer, Brady S Moffett, Naomi J Kertesz, Sarah K Clunie, Susan W Denfield. J Card Fail. 2006 Mar;12(2):139-43