A defense medical expert conceded Monday that Michael Jackson’s personal physician violated the standard of medical care by providing the pop star with a surgical anesthetic in his home.
At the start of a cross-examination that is expected to last all day, Dr. Paul White, the defense’s most important witness, acknowledged the treatment the doctor gave Jackson for two months before his death was potentially life-threatening.
“Without careful bedside monitoring, it could be dangerous,” said White, a leading anesthesiologist and expert in the drug propofol.
“Could it result in death?” a prosecutor pressed.
“If the infusion somehow came opened up widely … certainly you could achieve a significant effect that could result in cardiopulmonary arrest,” White replied.
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