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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)

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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)

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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

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)

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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

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Dr. Friedberg Describes His Perfected Technique to Vastly Reduce Post Surgical Nausea 07/10/2001
Barry L. Friedberg, MD, Launches www.doctorfriedberg.com to Help Patients Learn Their Cosmetic Surgery Anesthesia Options 08/09/2001
Noted Anesthesiologist Barry L. Friedberg, MD, Addressed Venezuelan Physicians at important Venezuelan Congress 10/25/2001
Barry L. Friedberg, Md, Predicts Rise of Cosmetic Enhancement Procedures in 2002 02/06/2002
Dr. Friedberg Celebrates 10 Years and 1000's of Patients Who Have Benefited From His 'PK' Anesthesia 03/07/2002
Boom Seen for Patient-Education Anesthesia Web Sites 05/01/2002
CosmeticSurgeryAnesthesia.com is Highly Useful Education Source for Office-Based Surgery Patients 06/11/2002
Expert: Use of Breakthrough Anesthesia Monitoring Technology Needs to Grow 07/30/2002
Barry Friedberg, MD (DrFriedberg.com) Adds New "Physician's Only" Channel to Mark One-year Anniversary; Logs 14,000 Global Visitors 07/30/2002
English Language Web Site, DoctorFriedberg.com, Tracks Global Interest for Cosmetic Surgery Anesthesia Options; UK, France, & Saudi Arabia Top List 08/09/2002
Study Reveals 72% of Patients Experience Post Operative Nausea and Vomiting - Demand for Better Anesthesia Techniques Mission Critical 09/25/2002
Death From Cosmetic Surgery Is Never Acceptable 05/18/2007
Cosmetic Surgery & Exotic Brazil 09/07/2007
Safer, Simpler, Better, Cost Effective Cosmetic Surgery Anesthesia 09/18/2007
Epidemic Of Anesthesia Overdosing - How Can You Avoid It? 10/25/2007
Donda West Death Highlights Unnecessary Risk of General Anesthesia for Cosmetic Surgery 11/15/2007
Donde West Likely Killed By Need to Control Postop Pain After Cosmetic Surgery 11/19/2007
'AWAKE' the movie highlights the need for 'Goldilocks' anesthesia 11/28/2007
Florida teen death: Anesthesia choice likely creates another avoidable tragedy in cosmetic surgery 03/27/2008
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 'wakes up' to office-based anesthesia (OBA) 10/14/2008
"Goldilocks" anesthesia wows attendees of the Mexican Society of Anesthesiologists' Annual Meeting 12/02/2008
Cosmetic surgery - Goldilocks anesthesia is not Mickey Mouse 12/16/2008
Cosmetic Surgery - PK 'Goldilocks' Anesthesia: All of the Benefits, None of the Risks 01/27/2009
Cosmetic Surgery - No Killer Blood Clots to the Lungs Sans GA, PK Anesthesia Can Save the Day 02/03/2009
Cosmetic Surgery: PK Anesthesia Safest Achievable 02/24/2009
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
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 Primary Agenda Displayed 03/24/2009
American Society of Anesthesiologists – 2,211 Patient Deaths From OVER Medication 03/31/2009
American Society of Anesthesiologists Recent Public Debate Comes to Dead End 04/21/2009
'Surgery, Anesthesia & Your Brain,' Not the Cache of 'Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n Roll' 04/28/2009
Brain Damage Due to Over Medication from Anesthesia Exposed by Newly Launched Non-Profit Goldilocks Anesthesia Foundation 05/12/2009
Top Book on Cosmetic Surgery Anesthesia to be Released in Portuguese in Brazil, World Leader in Cosmetic Surgery 05/19/2009
Anesthesia Can Make Patients Vomit After Cosmetic Surgery - World's Top Expert Says PK Anesthesia Is Better 06/09/2009
Expert Explains Why Propofol Was the Wrong -- and Possibly Fatal -- Drug for Michael Jackson 07/07/2009
Brain Monitor Eliminates Need for Routine Oxygen With Propofol - Friedberg's Triad Unveiled 07/14/2009
American Society of Anesthesiologists Continues to Ignore Over Medication Risks 07/29/2009
Expert Says Propofol (Diprivan) Is A Safe Drug Made Safer with Brain Monitoring 08/04/2009
Michael Jackson: One Change Could Have Saved His Life 09/08/2009
Cosmetic Surgery Anesthesia Web Site Gets Cosmetic Improvements 10/06/2009
Michael Jackson Propofol Expert, Dr. Barry Friedberg, to Speak in Veracruz 11/17/2009
American Society of Anesthesiologists Continues Balking at Study of Cost Effective PK Anesthesia, Says Dr. Barry Friedberg 01/05/2010
Michael Jackson Propofol Expert, Barry Friedberg MD, Spoke at Pan Pacific Surgery Meeting 01/20/2010
Brain Damage: NFL ‘Gets It,’ American Society of Anesthesiologists Still Appears ‘Asleep’ 02/02/2010
Clueless In Chicago: American Society of Anesthesiology Response To Grey's Anatomy TV Episode Appears 'Unaware' Of Major Public Health Risk 02/09/2010
American Society of Anesthesiologists: Is Apathy or Avarice Precluding Advocacy of Better Patient Safety? 03/09/2010
ASA Affiliated University Hospital Again Cited Over Dangerous Yet Common Practice - Avoidable With ‘Goldilocks’ PK Anesthesia 03/16/2010
ASA ‘Fouls Out’ in March Madness – Brain Monitored Anesthesia A ‘Slam Dunk' 03/31/2010
Goldilocks Anesthesia Published in #1 Plastic Surgery Journal 04/06/2010
Recent Study Reports Long Term Survival Improved Using Brain Monitor - Dementia After Anesthesia Now More Likely Avoidable Claims Goldilocks Anesthesia Foundation 05/04/2010
Can Too Much Anesthesia Cause Dementia or Brain Damage? 11/19/2010
Michael Jackson's Death Could Have Been Avoided With a Brain Monitor Says Anesthesiologist 12/08/2010
Expert on Michael Jackson’s Death Predicts Dr. Murray Will Be Ordered Tuesday To Stand Trial 01/03/2011
Propofol Expert Dr. Barry Friedberg at Cosmetogynecology Meeting Jan 12 in Phoenix, AZ 01/08/2011
Conrad Murray’s Girlfriend Seals His Fate Says Michael Jackson propofol Expert Dr. Barry Friedberg 02/05/2011
New Study Shows Dementia Often Misdiagnosed 03/01/2011
Michael Jackson family: What justice for his death? Propofol expert answers. 04/30/2011
Michael Jackson’s anesthesia over-medication death a wake-up call for Americans: Stars can light the way 06/22/2011
Is your anesthesiologist still playing Marquis de Sade? Prevent postop pain, PONV & dementia after anesthesia 07/25/2011
Anesthesia Dementia: the Unreported American Crime 08/09/2011
Conrad Murray & American Society of Anesthesiologists: Both Appear Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter 09/22/2011
American Society of Anesthesiologists Lawyers Attempt to Intimidate Dr. Barry Friedberg 09/29/2011
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) & Columbus Day: Still Waiting to Discover the 21st Century… Standard of Anesthesia Care 10/10/2011
Michael Jackson died in 21st century; Conrad Murray manslaughter trial anesthesia experts stuck in 20th century thinking 10/17/2011
Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson, & American Society of Anesthesiologists: Inconvenient Truths 10/18/2011
Anesthesia: You Don’t Have to Just Lay there and Take it 10/24/2011
Like Michael Jackson, Could 60 Minutes’ Andy Rooney Be the Latest Victim of Anesthesia Over-Medication? 10/31/2011
Murray Guilty, Propofol Not! 11/07/2011
Author Joins Dr. Marty Makary In Call To Make Medical Profession Accountable And Transparent 10/02/2012
New Brain Study Confirms Anesthesia Risk 10/18/2012
Elderly Man Suffers Delirium From Anesthesia After Back Surgery 11/01/2012
Anesthesia Brain Monitor Another Perfect 'Sleep' Number 12/17/2013
Dr. Barry Friedberg Goldilocks Anesthesia Foundation Website Re-Launched 05/20/2014
New Study Concludes: Postoperative Delirium Can be Avoided by Using a Brain Monitor 12/18/2014
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