Task: Answer Verification
Input (English): Question: Is vasoactive-inotropic score associated with outcome after infant cardiac surgery : an analysis from the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium and Virtual PICU System Registries?
Answer: Maximum vasoactive-inotropic score calculated in the first 24 hours after cardiac ICU admission was strongly and significantly associated with morbidity and mortality in this multi-institutional cohort of infants undergoing cardiac surgery. Maximum vasoactive-inotropic score more than or equal to 20 predicts an increased likelihood of a poor composite clinical outcome. The findings were consistent in stratified analyses by age and surgical complexity.
Output (English): yes