TY - JOUR T1 - Pharmacist intervention in pain management following heart surgery JF - European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy JO - Eur J Hosp Pharm SP - 306 LP - 308 DO - 10.1136/ejhpharm-2014-000532 VL - 22 IS - 5 AU - Danika Agius Decelis AU - Maurice Zarb Adami AU - Joseph Galea AU - Maresca Attard-Pizzuto AU - Anthony Serracino Inglott AU - Lilian M Azzopardi Y1 - 2015/09/01 UR - http://ejhp.bmj.com/content/22/5/306.abstract N2 - Objectives Pain is a common symptom in cardiac surgery patients. This study aimed to investigate the influence of pharmacist intervention to ease postoperative pain in cardiac surgery patients.Methodology Patients undergoing heart surgery were randomised to control or intervention. The intervention group was given systematic verbal information and, at discharge, a pharmaceutical care plan. Pain score and diary assessment were compared up to 6 weeks after the surgery.Results 100 patients participated. Mean Pain Score was lower in the intervention group from week 1 to 6 (p<0.05). Compliance with analgesic was higher in the intervention group.Conclusions The intervention improved compliance and decreased pain score, illustrating the positive effect the pharmacist had on these patients. ER -