Publications by authors named "Catrina M Cropano"
The position of the base of the appendix during advancing gestational age is based on inadequate data. Therefore, the proper location for an appendectomy incision during pregnancy is highly unclear. This study investigated the location of the appendix during pregnancy to determine the optimal location for an incision in pregnant patients with appendicitis relative to McBurney's point.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Therapeutic angioembolization is a relatively new "rescue treatment" modality for gastrointestinal hemorrhage (GIH) for unstable patients who fail primary treatment approaches; however, the effectiveness of this treatment and the incidence of ischemic necrosis following embolization for acute GIH are poorly described. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of "rescue" transcatheter superselective angioembolization (SSAE) for the treatment of hemodynamically unstable patients with GIH.
Methods: A 10-year retrospective review of all hemodynamically unstable patients (systolic blood pressure < 90 mm Hg and ongoing transfusion requirement) who underwent "rescue" SSAE for GIH after failed endoscopic management was performed.
Introduction: The usefulness of heart rate variability (HRV) and heart rate complexity (HRC) analysis as a potential triage tool has been limited by the inability to perform real-time analysis on a portable, handheld monitoring platform. Through a multidisciplinary effort of academia and industry, we report on the development of a rugged, handheld and noninvasive device that provides HRV and HRC analysis in real-time in critically ill patients.
Methods: After extensive re-engineering, real-time HRV and HRC analyses were incorporated into an existing, rugged, handheld monitoring platform.