“…In this time of development and expansion of interventional cardiology, the need has arisen for implementation and guidance of proper postprocedural care (Cavalcanti et al., 2008; Rolley, Salamonson, Dennison, & Davidson, 2010; Torrano, Veiga, Goldmeier, & Azzolin, 2011). The recommended duration of bed rest in patients subjected to transfemoral catheterization has been the object of several studies (Boztosun et al., 2008; Gall, Tarique, Natarajan, & Zaman, 2006; Rocha, Aliti, Moraes, & Rabelo, 2009). Although the results of these investigations suggest that shorter bed rest improves patient comfort without increasing complication rates (Doyle et al., 2006; Logemann, Luetmer, Kaliebe, Olson, & Murdock, 1999), this has yet to be incorporated into routine practice.…”