Michael Cripps, MD

Professional Titles

• Director of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Publications

• Nolan B, Petrosoniak A, Hicks CM, Cripps MW, Dumas RP. Defining adverse events during trauma resuscitation: a modified RAND Delphi study. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2021;6(1):e000805. PubMed PMID: 34746435
• Nagaraj MB, Lowe JE, Marinica AL, Morshedi BB, Isaacs SM, Miller BL, Chou AD, Cripps MW, Dumas RP. Using Trauma Video Review to Assess EMS Handoff and Trauma Team Non-Technical Skills. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2021 Dec 22;:1-8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34731071
• Starr AJ, Julka M, Nethi A, Watkins JD, Fairchild RW, Rinehart D, Park C, Dumas RP, Box HN, Cripps MW. Parkland Trauma Index of Mortality (PTIM): Real-time Predictive Model for Trauma Patients. J Orthop Trauma. 2021 Oct 12. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34653106
• Kindel TL, Dirks RC, Collings AT, Scholz S, Abou-Setta AM, Alli VV, Ansari MT, Awad Z, Broucek J, Campbell A, Cripps MW, Hollands C, Lim R, Quinteros F, Ritchey K, Whiteside J, Zagol B, Pryor AD, Walsh D, Haggerty S, Stefanidis D. Guidelines for the performance of minimally invasive splenectomy. Surg Endosc. 2021 Nov;35(11):5877-5888. PubMed PMID: 34580773
• Gelbard RB, Cripps MW. Pitfalls in Study Interpretation. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2021 Aug;22(6):646-650. PubMed PMID: 34270363
• Smith A, Duchesne J, Marturano M, Lawicki S, Sexton K, Taylor JR, Richards J, Harris C, Moreno-Ponte O, Cannon JW, Guzman JF, Pickett ML, Cripps MW, Curry T, Costantini T, Guidry C. Does Gender Matter: A Multi-Institutional Analysis of Viscoelastic Profiles for 1565 Trauma Patients With Severe Hemorrhage. Am Surg. 2021 Jul 15;:31348211033542. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34266290
• Dultz LA, Ma R, Dumas RP, Grant JL, Park C, Alexander JC, Gasanova I, Cripps MW. Safety of Erector Spinae Plane Blocks in Patients With Chest Wall Trauma on Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis. J Surg Res. 2021 Jul;263:124-129. PubMed PMID: 33652174
• Kuhlenschmidt K, Houshmand N, Bisgaard E, Comish P, Luk SS, Minei JP, Cripps MW. Fast track pathway provides safe, value based care on busy acute care surgery service. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Mar 1;90(3):415-420. PubMed PMID: 33306603
• Comish PB, Madni TD, Nakonezny PA, Mayo H, Imran JB, Kuhlenschmidt KM, Taveras LR, Vela RJ, Goldenmerry YL, Clark AT, Weis HB, Cripps MW, Wolf SE. An analysis of surgical literature trends over four decades. Am J Surg. 2021 Jan;221(1):53-54. PubMed PMID: 32711859
• Schuster KM, O'Connor R, Cripps M, Kuhlenschmidt K, Taveras L, Kaafarani HM, El Hechi M, Puri R, Schroeppel TJ, Enniss TM, Cullinane DC, Cullinane LM, Agarwal S Jr, Kaups K, Crandall M, Tominaga G. Revision of the AAST Grading Scale for Acute Cholecystitis with Comparison to Physiologic Measures of Severity. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Dec 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34936593
• Park C, Grant J, Garigipati P, Kuhlenschmidt K, Black G, Bhat S, Abdelfattah K, Cripps M, Dumas RP. Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta: simulation improves performance but may require interval training to prevent skill degradation. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2021 Nov 3. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34731285
• Urban S, Carmichael H, Vasilatos A, Moe M, Dumond R, Kennard L, Vega S, Krell R, Cripps MW, Velopulos C. How Do Hospital-Specific Data Dictionaries Impact Competency Level With Data Collection: A National Survey. J Trauma Nurs. 2022 Nov-Dec 01;29(6):305-311. PubMed PMID: 36350169
• Urban S, Carmichael H, Vasilatos A, Moe M, Dumond R, Kennard L, Vega S, Krell R, Cripps MW, Velopulos C. Trauma Registry Data Collection Practices and the Impact of Hospital Data Dictionaries: A National Survey. J Trauma Nurs. 2022 May-Jun 01;29(3):105-110. PubMed PMID: 35536336
• Kuhlenschmidt KM, Choi E, Moonmoon K, Blackwell J, Comish PB, Balentine C, Grant J, Park C, Dultz LA, Shoultz T, Cripps MW, Dumas RP. Provider Perception of Time During Trauma Resuscitation: A Prospective Quantitative Trauma Video Review Analysis. J Surg Res. 2022 Jun;274:207-212. PubMed PMID: 35190328
• Byerly S, Nahmias J, Stein DM, Haut ER, Smith JW, Gelbard R, Ziesmann M, Boltz M, Zarzaur BL, Bala M, Bernard A, Brakenridge S, Brohi K, Collier B, Burlew CC, Cripps M, Crookes B, Diaz JJ, Duchesne J, Harvin JA, Inaba K, Ivatury R, Kasten K, Kerby JD, Lauerman M, Loftus T, Miller PR, Scalea T, Yeh DD. A core outcome set for damage control laparotomy via modified Delphi method. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2022;7(1):e000821. PubMed PMID: 35047673
• Park C, Lin IC, Grant JL, Dultz LA, Johnson D, Jeter S, Abdelfattah K, Luk S, Cripps M, Dumas RP. Monthly Trauma Training and Simulation Are Associated With Improved Resident Skill and Leadership. J Trauma Nurs. 2022 Jan-Feb 01;29(1):29-33. PubMed PMID: 35007248
• Schuster KM, O'Connor R, Cripps M, Kuhlenschmidt K, Taveras L, Kaafarani HM, El Hechi M, Puri R, Schroeppel TJ, Enniss TM, Cullinane DC, Cullinane LM, Agarwal S Jr, Kaups K, Crandall M, Tominaga G. Revision of the AAST grading scale for acute cholecystitis with comparison to physiologic measures of severity. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Apr 1;92(4):664-674. PubMed PMID: 34936593
• Park C, Grant J, Garigipati P, Kuhlenschmidt K, Black G, Bhat S, Abdelfattah K, Cripps M, Dumas RP. Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta: simulation improves performance but may require interval training to prevent skill degradation. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2022 Jun;48(3):1955-1959. PubMed PMID: 34731285
• Starr AJ, Julka M, Nethi A, Watkins JD, Fairchild RW, Rinehart D, Park C, Dumas RP, Box HN, Cripps MW. Parkland Trauma Index of Mortality: Real-Time Predictive Model for Trauma Patients. J Orthop Trauma. 2022 Jun 1;36(6):280-286. PubMed PMID: 34653106
• Smith A, Duchesne J, Marturano M, Lawicki S, Sexton K, Taylor JR, Richards J, Harris C, Moreno-Ponte O, Cannon JW, Guzman JF, Pickett ML, Cripps MW, Curry T, Costantini T, Guidry C. Does Gender Matter: A Multi-Institutional Analysis of Viscoelastic Profiles for 1565 Trauma Patients With Severe Hemorrhage. Am Surg. 2022 Mar;88(3):512-518. PubMed PMID: 34266290
• Loza-Avalos SE, DeAtkine E, Ochoa M, Treviño R, Diercks K, Edwards C, George J, Lunardi N, Paquette S, Bisgaard E, Kuhlenschmidt K, Cripps M, Park C. Burn and Trauma Burden and Screening for Interpersonal Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Surg Res. 2023 Nov 11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37957086
• Park C, Loza-Avalos SE, Harvey J, Hirschkorn C, Dultz LA, Dumas RP, Sanders D, Chowdhry V, Starr A, Cripps M. A Real-Time Automated Machine Learning Algorithm for Predicting Mortality in Trauma Patients: Survey Says it's Ready for Prime-Time. Am Surg. 2023 Oct 17;:31348231207299. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37848176
• Hornor M, Khan U, Cripps MW, Cook Chapman A, Knight-Davis J, Puzio TJ, Joseph B. Futility in acute care surgery: first do no harm. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2023;8(1):e001167. PubMed PMID: 37780455
• Thomas MB, Urban S, Carmichael H, Banker J, Shah A, Schaid T, Wright A, Velopulos CG, Cripps M. Tick-tock: Prehospital intubation is associated with longer field time without any survival benefit. Surgery. 2023 Oct;174(4):1034-1040. PubMed PMID: 37500409
• Nguyen PD, Nahmias J, Aryan N, Samuels JM, Cripps M, Carmichael H, McIntyre R Jr, Urban S, Burlew CC, Velopulos C, Ballow S, Dirks RC, Spalding MC, LaRiccia A, Farrell MS, Stein DM, Truitt MS, Grossman Verner HM, Mentzer CJ, Mack TJ, Ball CG, Mukherjee K, Mladenov G, Haase DJ, Abdou H, Schroeppel TJ, Rodriquez J, Bala M, Keric N, Crigger M, Dhillon NK, Ley EJ, Egodage T, Williamson J, Cardenas TCP, Eugene V, Patel K, Costello K, Bonne S, Elgammal FS, Dorlac W, Pederson C, Werner NL, Haan JM, Lightwine K, Semon G, Spoor K, Harmon LA, Grigorian A. Main versus segmental hepatic artery angioembolization in patients with traumatic liver injuries: A Western Trauma Association multicenter study. Surgery. 2024 Nov 8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39521628
• Cho YW, Scrushy M, Zhu M, DeAtkine E, Zhu M, Wan B, Fesmire A, Cripps M, Park C. Early administration of high dose enoxaparin after traumatic brain injury. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2023 Oct;49(5):2295-2303. PubMed PMID: 37405447
• Cripps MW. Invited Commentary: The Use of Whole Blood in Trauma. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 Aug 1;237(2):219-220. PubMed PMID: 37073974
• Nguyen PD, Nahmias J, Aryan N, Samuels JM, Cripps M, Carmichael H, McIntyre R Jr, Urban S, Burlew CC, Velopulos C, Ballow S, Dirks RC, Spalding MC, LaRiccia A, Farrell MS, Stein DM, Truitt MS, Grossman Verner HM, Mentzer CJ, Mack TJ, Ball CG, Mukherjee K, Mladenov G, Haase DJ, Abdou H, Schroeppel TJ, Rodriquez J, Bala M, Keric N, Crigger M, Dhillon NK, Ley EJ, Egodage T, Williamson J, Cardenas TC, Eugene V, Patel K, Costello K, Bonne S, Elgammal FS, Dorlac W, Pederson C, Werner NL, Haan JM, Lightwine K, Semon G, Spoor K, Harmon LA, Grigorian A. Observation-first versus angioembolization-first approach in stable patients with blunt liver trauma: A WTA multicenter study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Nov 1;97(5):764-769. PubMed PMID: 39443838
• Bellen BA, Lee JS, Johnson E, Schmoekel N, McIntyre R Jr, Cripps M, McVicker J, Schroeppel T. Less is more: Streamlining management of isolated traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage in the modified brain injury guidelines. Am J Surg. 2024 Dec;238:115973. PubMed PMID: 39332106
• Schuster KM, Schroeppel TJ, O'Connor R, Enniss TM, Cripps M, Cullinane DC, Kaafarani HM, Crandall M, Puri R, Tominaga GT. Imaging acute cholecystitis, one test is enough. Am J Surg. 2023 Jul;226(1):99-103. PubMed PMID: 36882336
• Hanif H, Fisher AD, April MD, Rizzo JA, Miskimins R, Dubose JD, Cripps MW, Schauer SG. An assessment of nationwide trends in emergency department (ED) resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) use - A trauma quality improvement program registry analysis. Am J Surg. 2024 Dec;238:115898. PubMed PMID: 39173564
• Johansen C, Mejia V, Scrushy M, Tiziani S, Cannamela P, Wan B, Dultz LA, Cripps MW, Sanders D, Starr A, Grant J, Park C. Clinical and radiographic predictors for angiography in pelvic trauma: An analysis of 1703 patients. Injury. 2024 Nov;55(11):111772. PubMed PMID: 39146611
• Cripps MW. Healthcare coverage and emergency general surgery. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2024;9(1):e001454. PubMed PMID: 39021731
• Taveras LR, Scrushy MG, Cripps MW, Kuhlenschmidt K, Crandall M, Puri R, Schroeppel TJ, Schuster KM, Dumas RP. From mild to gangrenous cholecystitis, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is safe 24 hours a day. Am J Surg. 2023 Jul;226(1):83-86. PubMed PMID: 36746709
• Fitzgerald CA, Dumas RP, Cripps MW, Gurney JM, Davis KA, Knowlton LM. Managing career transitions in the profession of acute care surgery. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2024;9(1):e001334. PubMed PMID: 38616786
• Gelbard RB, Nahmias J, Byerly S, Ziesmann M, Stein D, Haut ER, Smith JW, Boltz M, Zarzaur B, Callum J, Cotton BA, Cripps M, Gunter OL, Holcomb JB, Kerby J, Kornblith LZ, Moore EE, Riojas CM, Schreiber M, Sperry JL, Yeh DD. Establishing a core outcomes set for massive transfusion: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma modified Delphi method consensus study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Jun 1;94(6):784-790. PubMed PMID: 36727810
• Taheri BD, Fisher AD, Eisenhauer IF, April MD, Rizzo JA, Guliani SS, Flarity KM, Cripps M, Bebarta VS, Wohlauer MV, Schauer SG. The employment of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in deployed settings. Transfusion. 2024 May;64 Suppl 2:S19-S26. PubMed PMID: 38581267
• Aryan N, Grigorian A, Tay-Lasso E, Cripps M, Carmichael H, McIntyre R Jr, Urban S, Velopulos C, Cothren Burlew C, Ballow S, Dirks RC, LaRiccia A, Farrell MS, Stein DM, Truitt MS, Grossman Verner HM, Mentzer CJ, Mack TJ, Ball CG, Mukherjee K, Mladenov G, Haase DJ, Abdou H, Schroeppel TJ, Rodriquez J, Bala M, Keric N, Crigger M, Dhillon NK, Ley EJ, Egodage T, Williamson J, Cardenas TC, Eugene V, Patel K, Costello K, Bonne S, Elgammal FS, Dorlac W, Pederson C, Werner NL, Haan JM, Lightwine K, Semon G, Spoor K, Harmon LA, Samuels JM, Spalding MC, Nahmias J. High-grade liver injuries with contrast extravasation managed initially with interventional radiology versus observation: A secondary analysis of a WTA multicenter study. Am J Surg. 2024 Aug;234:105-111. PubMed PMID: 38553335
• Kuhlenschmidt K, Taveras LR, Schuster KM, Kaafarani HM, El Hechi M, Puri R, Crandall M, Schroeppel TJ, Cripps MW. A novel preoperative score to predict severe acute cholecystitis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Jun 1;96(6):870-875. PubMed PMID: 38523119
• Loza-Avalos SE, DeAtkine E, Ochoa M, Treviño R, Diercks K, Edwards C, George J, Lunardi N, Paquette S, Bisgaard E, Kuhlenschmidt K, Cripps M, Park C. Burn and Trauma Burden and Screening for Interpersonal Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Surg Res. 2024 Jun;298:386-392. PubMed PMID: 37957086
• Park C, Loza-Avalos SE, Harvey J, Hirschkorn C, Dultz LA, Dumas RP, Sanders D, Chowdhry V, Starr A, Cripps M. A Real-Time Automated Machine Learning Algorithm for Predicting Mortality in Trauma Patients: Survey Says it's Ready for Prime-Time. Am Surg. 2024 Apr;90(4):655-661. PubMed PMID: 37848176
• Hornor M, Khan U, Cripps MW, Cook Chapman A, Knight-Davis J, Puzio TJ, Joseph B. Futility in acute care surgery: first do no harm. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2023;8(1):e001167. PubMed PMID: 37780455
• Thomas MB, Urban S, Carmichael H, Banker J, Shah A, Schaid T, Wright A, Velopulos CG, Cripps M. Tick-tock: Prehospital intubation is associated with longer field time without any survival benefit. Surgery. 2023 Oct;174(4):1034-1040. PubMed PMID: 37500409
• Cho YW, Scrushy M, Zhu M, DeAtkine E, Zhu M, Wan B, Fesmire A, Cripps M, Park C. Early administration of high dose enoxaparin after traumatic brain injury. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2023 Oct;49(5):2295-2303. PubMed PMID: 37405447
• Cripps MW. Invited Commentary: The Use of Whole Blood in Trauma. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 Aug 1;237(2):219-220. PubMed PMID: 37073974
• Schuster KM, Schroeppel TJ, O'Connor R, Enniss TM, Cripps M, Cullinane DC, Kaafarani HM, Crandall M, Puri R, Tominaga GT. Imaging acute cholecystitis, one test is enough. Am J Surg. 2023 Jul;226(1):99-103. PubMed PMID: 36882336
• Taveras LR, Scrushy MG, Cripps MW, Kuhlenschmidt K, Crandall M, Puri R, Schroeppel TJ, Schuster KM, Dumas RP. From mild to gangrenous cholecystitis, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is safe 24 hours a day. Am J Surg. 2023 Jul;226(1):83-86. PubMed PMID: 36746709
• Gelbard RB, Nahmias J, Byerly S, Ziesmann M, Stein D, Haut ER, Smith JW, Boltz M, Zarzaur B, Callum J, Cotton BA, Cripps M, Gunter OL, Holcomb JB, Kerby J, Kornblith LZ, Moore EE, Riojas CM, Schreiber M, Sperry JL, Yeh DD. Establishing a core outcomes set for massive transfusion: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma modified Delphi method consensus study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Jun 1;94(6):784-790. PubMed PMID: 36727810
• Nagaraj MB, Lowe JE, Marinica AL, Morshedi BB, Isaacs SM, Miller BL, Chou AD, Cripps MW, Dumas RP. Using Trauma Video Review to Assess EMS Handoff and Trauma Team Non-Technical Skills. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2023;27(1):10-17. PubMed PMID: 34731071

Practice Locations

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital Trauma Center
12505 E. 16th Avenue
Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion 2, First floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-2711

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Trauma and Acute Care Surgery