If I die near a spawner site, or near a guarded-and-not-cleared-yet site, then I would give up the corpse run, and return only when I'm ready (rested, fed, equipped, buffed). Yes, this means temporary loosing good equipment. It once happened to me. I gave up after 3 consecutive deaths (doing dumb attempts, like a corpse run by night and naked), and I still have some troll armor waiting for me somewhere. On day, I will return, and I'll find another back-up armor... But I figure that this hits harder when you loose more costly equipment.