Publications by authors named "M C Cripps"
Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) is a global problem that affects approximately one in four women in their lifetime. An area of unexplored research is how women use a range of strategies to honor resistance, manage the risk, avoid abuse, and cope with the pain of DVA. Art-based methodology and interpretative phenomenological analysis approaches were used which determined seven strategies employed by women in order to survive DVA: apparent compliance; maintaining a sense of self; knowing boundaries; keeping hope in sight; imagining freedom; degrees of rebellion; and denial.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Hepatic angioembolization is highly effective for hemorrhage control in hemodynamically stable patients with traumatic liver injuries and contrast extravasation. However, there is a paucity of data regarding the specific location of angioembolization within the hepatic arterial vasculature and its implications on patient outcomes.
Methods: A post-hoc analysis of a multicenter prospective observational study across 23 centers was performed.
Background: Prior studies evaluating observation versus angioembolization (AE) for blunt liver injuries (BLT) with contrast extravasation (CE) on computed tomography imaging have yielded inconsistent conclusions, primarily due to limitations in single-center and/or retrospective study design. Therefore, this multicenter study aims to compare an observation versus AE-first approach for BLT, hypothesizing decreased liver-related complications (LRCs) with observation.
Methods: We conducted a post hoc analysis of a multicenter, prospective observational study (2019-2021) across 23 centers.
Background: Patients with isolated traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (iTSAH) are managed according to the modified Brain Injury Guidelines (mBIG) class. The current study aimed to describe patients with iTSAH and analyze their clinical outcomes.
Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on trauma patients with iTSAH.
Article Synopsis
- A study investigated the use of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) for managing severe torso trauma in emergency departments, highlighting its controversial role and limited data on patient outcomes.
- The analysis included 3,398 REBOA procedures from 2017 to 2022, mostly involving male patients with an average age of 40, primarily stemming from collision injuries.
- The findings showed that while survival rates were high (85%) shortly after REBOA placement, they declined significantly to 42% by discharge, indicating room for improvement in patient selection and outcomes.