Review Article
The Michael Jackson Autopsy: Insights Provided by a Forensic Anesthesiologist
Richard J. Levy*
Division of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Children’s National Medical Center, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, USA
- *Corresponding Author:
- Levy
Division of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Children’s National Medical Center
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Washington, DC USA 20010
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Received date: July 10, 2011; Accepted date: October 24, 2011; Published date: October 26, 2011
Citation: Levy RJ (2011) The Michael Jackson Autopsy:Insights Provided by a Forensic Anesthesiologist. J Forensic Res 2:138. doi:10.4172/2157-7145.1000138
Copyright: © 2011 Levy RJ. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Based on toxicology findings performed on samples taken at the time of autopsy, the cause of Michael Jackson’s death was determined to be acute propofol intoxication with a contributory benzodiazepine effect. The manner of death was determined by the coroner to be homicide. At the center of this case are several anesthetic medications. Insight into the toxicology, review the autopsy results, and summary of the findings are provided from a forensic anesthesiologist’s point of view.
