McCarter RN, et al. - As the Easy IJ procedure involves placement of a 4.8-cm intravenous catheter into the internal jugular (IJ) vein using ultrasound guidance, researchers aimed to assess if this needle length has the potential to cause a pneumothorax and if a radiographic “safe margin” exists. Radiographic images taken immediately after the Easy IJ procedure were analyzed. Findings failed to show a margin of safety for the Easy IJ procedure. Thereby demonstrating the necessity for postprocedure imaging to exclude pneumothorax.