Pain relief for the removal of femoral sheath in interventional cardiology adult patients.

Background: There is considerable variation in use of pain relief for managing pain or discomfort of femoral sheath removal. Efficacy of pain relief to promote comfort during this procedure or to reduce the incidence of vascular and procedural complications has not been established.

Objectives: Assess efficacy of pain relief used to manage pain of femoral sheath removal in adults after interventional cardiology.