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Michael Jackson’s anesthesia over-medication death a wake-up call for Americans: Stars can light the way

Date Published: 
Wed, 2011-06-22

2011-06-22

By Barry Friedberg MD

Michael Jackson’s anesthesia over-medication death should be a wake up to all Americans about the critical need for brain monitoring to avoid anesthesia over medication.

“Because of Michael Jackson’s anesthesia over-medication death, most Americans now know the name of one popular anesthesia drug, propofol,” says Dr. Barry Friedberg, a board certified anesthesiologist & propofol expert.

What light can Michael Jackson’s predictable, avoidable death shine on the lives of ordinary Americans?

Did you know one American every day dies from anesthesia over-medication?

Did you know that anesthesia given without a brain monitor is a guarantee of anesthesia over-medication?

Did you know that 99.9% of Americans receiving anesthesia for surgery are routinely over-medicated for fear of under-medication or anesthesia awareness (0.1%)?

Did you know the use of a brain monitor could have saved Michael Jackson’s life?

Did you know that a brain monitor could have showed the difference between propofol and the other drugs in Michael Jackson’s body, sparing him from propofol over medication?

Did you know anesthesia over-medication, especially for those over 50, carries the risk of brain fog (postoperative cognitive dysfunction or POCD) that can last as long as a year after surgery?

Did you know that anesthesia over-medication death or POCD are not the worst possible outcome from the nefarious practice of anesthesia over-medication?

Did you know that the worst possible outcome is the living death of dementia after anesthesia (DAA)?

Michael Jackson’s anesthesia over-medication death should be a wake up to all Americans about the critical need for brain monitoring to avoid anesthesia over medication.

Over- and under- anesthesia is 2 sides of the same coin: failure to measure your brain.

Goldilocks anesthesia is not too much or too little but always just the right amount.

“Going under anesthesia without a brain monitor is like playing Russian roulette with your brain,” says Friedberg. “Only you have to live with the long term effects of your short term anesthesia care.”

Download three free letters from www.drbarryfriedberg.com to help you avoid dementia after anesthesia (DAA), anesthesia over-medication death, and POCD.

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