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Expert Says Propofol (Diprivan) Is A Safe Drug Made Safer with Brain Monitoring

Dr. Barry Friedberg, developer of PK, propofol ketamine anesthesia, was cited in the August 10th issue of People Magazine as an anesthesia expert who stated that propofol is extremely safe if a brain monitor is used. Michael Jackson would probably still be alive had this type of monitor been used, says Friedberg.

(PRWeb August 04, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/08/prweb2708454.htm

Brain Monitor Eliminates Need for Routine Oxygen With Propofol - Friedberg's Triad Unveiled

Most healthy patients can safely breathe room air without supplemental oxygen when getting propofol sedation if they have brain monitoring, says Dr. Barry Friedberg, developer of PK anesthesia. The huge, 19-fold variation in propofol detox between patients is why most anesthesia providers routinely give oxygen. Twelve years experience with custom PK anesthesia using a brain monitor has eliminated routine oxygen administration in most healthy patients for intravenous (IV) sedation. Friedberg's Triad unveiled.

(PRWeb July 14, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2624204.htm

Anesthesia Can Make Patients Vomit After Cosmetic Surgery - World's Top Expert Says PK Anesthesia Is Better

Before now, patients' number one anesthesia satisfaction issue never had an entire chapter dedicated to this persistent, unpleasant side effect of general anesthesia -- postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). Dr. Christian Apfel, the world's foremost PONV expert, cites PK anesthesia as a non-PONV technique in the latest Miller's 'Anesthesia,' top anesthesia textbook.

(PRWeb June 09, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2493794.htm

Top Book on Cosmetic Surgery Anesthesia to be Released in Portuguese in Brazil, World Leader in Cosmetic Surgery

Initial sales of the long awaited Portuguese translation of the landmark textbook "Anesthesia in Cosmetic Surgery" by Dr. Barry Friedberg will begin in Brazil in June.

(PRWeb May 19, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/anesthesia/brazil/prweb2403744.htm

Brain Damage Due to Over Medication from Anesthesia Exposed by Newly Launched Non-Profit Goldilocks Anesthesia Foundation

Too much anesthesia can result in death or worse - brain damage - reports newly created non-profit organization Goldilocks Anesthesia Foundation. As a critical alternative to routine over medication, Goldilocks Anesthesia Foundation promotes the use of brain monitors, undercutting Big Pharma's financial gain.

(PRWeb May 12, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/brain_damage/anesthesia/prweb2382844.htm

Press Release Archive	Post Date
Recent Study Reports Long Term Survival Improved Using Brain Monitor - Dementia After Anesthesia Now More Likely Avoidable Claims Goldilocks Anesthesia Foundation	05/04/2010
Goldilocks Anesthesia Published in #1 Plastic Surgery Journal	04/06/2010
ASA ‘Fouls Out’ in March Madness – Brain Monitored Anesthesia A ‘Slam Dunk'	03/31/2010
ASA Affiliated University Hospital Again Cited Over Dangerous Yet Common Practice - Avoidable With ‘Goldilocks’ PK Anesthesia	03/16/2010
American Society of Anesthesiologists: Is Apathy or Avarice Precluding Advocacy of Better Patient Safety?	03/09/2010
Clueless In Chicago: American Society of Anesthesiology Response To Grey's Anatomy TV Episode Appears 'Unaware' Of Major Public Health Risk	02/09/2010
Brain Damage: NFL ‘Gets It,’ American Society of Anesthesiologists Still Appears ‘Asleep’	02/02/2010
Michael Jackson Propofol Expert, Barry Friedberg MD, Spoke at Pan Pacific Surgery Meeting	01/20/2010
American Society of Anesthesiologists Continues Balking at Study of Cost Effective PK Anesthesia, Says Dr. Barry Friedberg	01/05/2010
5 Shocking Reasons Your Brain Isn't Worth Twenty Bucks Exposed	12/30/2009
Michael Jackson Propofol Expert, Dr. Barry Friedberg, to Speak in Veracruz	11/17/2009
Cosmetic Surgery Anesthesia Web Site Gets Cosmetic Improvements	10/07/2009
Michael Jackson: One Change Could Have Saved His Life	09/09/2009
Expert Says Propofol (Diprivan) Is A Safe Drug Made Safer with Brain Monitoring	08/05/2009
American Society of Anesthesiologists Continues to Ignore Over Medication Risks	07/29/2009
Brain Monitor Eliminates Need for Routine Oxygen With Propofol - Friedberg's Triad Unveiled	07/15/2009
Expert Explains Why Propofol Was the Wrong -- and Possibly Fatal -- Drug for Michael Jackson	07/07/2009
Anesthesia Can Make Patients Vomit After Cosmetic Surgery - World's Top Expert Says PK Anesthesia Is Better	06/10/2009
Top Book on Cosmetic Surgery Anesthesia to be Released in Portuguese in Brazil, World Leader in Cosmetic Surgery	05/20/2009
Brain Damage Due to Over Medication from Anesthesia Exposed by Newly Launched Non-Profit Goldilocks Anesthesia Foundation	05/13/2009
ASA 'May Day' - Stung By Exposure of Watergate-like Public Record Deletions, American Society of Anesthesiologists Closes Access to Website Newsletter	05/05/2009
'Surgery, Anesthesia & Your Brain,' Not the Cache of 'Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n Roll'	04/28/2009
American Society of Anesthesiologists Recent Public Debate Comes to Dead End	04/21/2009
American Society of Anesthesiologists – 2,211 Patient Deaths From OVER Medication	03/31/2009
American Society of Anesthesiologists Primary Agenda Displayed	03/24/2009
Dr. Barry Friedberg comments on David vs. Goliath: Who's Really in the Pursuit of Patient Safety & Satisfaction?	03/19/2009
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) – Myths about ‘never ending pursuit of patient safety and satisfaction’ debunked - PK anesthesia denied Level I validation for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV)	03/11/2009
Cosmetic Surgery: PK Anesthesia Safest Achievable	02/24/2009
Cosmetic Surgery - No Killer Blood Clots to the Lungs Sans GA, PK Anesthesia Can Save the Day	02/03/2009
Cosmetic Surgery - PK 'Goldilocks' Anesthesia: All of the Benefits, None of the Risks	01/27/2009
Cosmetic surgery - Goldilocks anesthesia is not Mickey Mouse	12/16/2008
"Goldilocks" anesthesia wows attendees of the Mexican Society of Anesthesiologists' Annual Meeting	12/02/2008
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 'wakes up' to office-based anesthesia (OBA)	10/14/2008
Florida teen death: Anesthesia choice likely creates another avoidable tragedy in cosmetic surgery	03/27/2008
'AWAKE' the movie highlights the need for 'Goldilocks' anesthesia	11/28/2007
Donde West Likely Killed By Need to Control Postop Pain After Cosmetic Surgery	11/19/2007
Donda West Death Highlights Unnecessary Risk of General Anesthesia for Cosmetic Surgery	11/15/2007
Epidemic Of Anesthesia Overdosing - How Can You Avoid It?	10/25/2007
Safer, Simpler, Better, Cost Effective Cosmetic Surgery Anesthesia	09/18/2007
Cosmetic Surgery & Exotic Brazil	09/07/2007
Death From Cosmetic Surgery Is Never Acceptable	05/18/2007
Study Reveals 72% of Patients Experience Post Operative Nausea and Vomiting - Demand for Better Anesthesia Techniques Mission Critical	09/25/2002
English Language Web Site, DoctorFriedberg.com, Tracks Global Interest for Cosmetic Surgery Anesthesia Options; UK, France, & Saudi Arabia Top List	08/09/2002
Barry Friedberg, MD (DrFriedberg.com) Adds New "Physician's Only" Channel to Mark One-year Anniversary; Logs 14,000 Global Visitors	07/30/2002
Expert: Use of Breakthrough Anesthesia Monitoring Technology Needs to Grow	07/30/2002
CosmeticSurgeryAnesthesia.com is Highly Useful Education Source for Office-Based Surgery Patients	06/11/2002
Boom Seen for Patient-Education Anesthesia Web Sites	05/01/2002
Dr. Friedberg Celebrates 10 Years and 1000's of Patients Who Have Benefited From His 'PK' Anesthesia	03/07/2002
Barry L. Friedberg, Md, Predicts Rise of Cosmetic Enhancement Procedures in 2002	02/06/2002
Noted Anesthesiologist Barry L. Friedberg, MD, Addressed Venezuelan Physicians at important Venezuelan Congress	10/25/2001
Barry L. Friedberg, MD, Launches www.doctorfriedberg.com to Help Patients Learn Their Cosmetic Surgery Anesthesia Options	08/09/2001
Dr. Friedberg Describes His Perfected Technique to Vastly Reduce Post Surgical Nausea	07/10/2001

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