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Brain Monitoring Could Have Saved Michael Jackson's Life

Friday, November 20, 2009 6:46 AM

Dr. Barry Friedberg says brain monitoring of propofol could have saved Michael Jackson's life despite the other drugs in his body.

Dr. Barry Friedberg, a recognized expert in cosmetic surgery anesthesia, was quoted as the propofol expert in articles concerning Michael Jackson's death in People and Globe magazines. Earlier this year, Dr. Friedberg says that "Michael Jackson appears to have died from propofol over-medication that caused his breathing to stop."

Friedberg says three essential items appeared to have been critically absent from the situation at Jackson's home.

First, by his own public statements, Jackson's physician Dr. Conrad Murray was not in the room when he stopped breathing.

Second, there was no visible pulse oximeter (a blood oxygen meter) in the photos publicly published of Jackson's bedroom.

Third, a brain monitor could have measured the effects of propofol separately from the benzodiazepines also found in Jackson's system. The brain monitor would have measured Jackson's response to the unintentional over-medication of propofol that eventually stopped Jackson's breathing.

On August 24, the Los Angeles coroner announced they'd ruled propofol was the primary cause of Jackson's death on June 25. They also ruled that it was a homicide, which is legally defined as death at the hands of another, but does not necessarily mean that a crime was committed. This ruling does make prosecution easier however. Dr. Murray has not been charged with any crime but is the focus of the homicide investigation.

Source: Dr. Barry Friedberg, The Goldilocks Anesthesia Foundation

Related Topics: Michael Jackson | Propofol | Dr. Barry Friedberg | Anesthesia in Cosmetic Surgery | PK Anesthesia | Dr. Conrad Murray

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