Contact information

Email	susannah.fleming@phc.ox.ac.uk
Tel	+44 (0)1865 289220

My connections

Module Coordinator: Essential Medical Statistics Part of the Evidence-Based Health Care MSc Programme

Monitoring and Diagnosis (MaDOx) Research Group
Medical Statistics Group Research Group
Paediatric Research Group Research Group
Hypertension Research Group

Susannah Fleming

MEng DPhil

Quantitative Researcher

My research is focussed on monitoring and diagnosis, particularly using "vital signs" such as heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen levels, temperature, blood pressure, and capillary refill time.

I have particular interests in paediatrics (children) and respiratory diseases, as well as in the accuracy of monitoring technology used by clinicians and patients.

MSc Supervision

I am particularly keen to supervise students considering research on monitoring and diagnosis. I have experience in systematic reviewing, and would welcome students intending to carry out a systematic review as part of their dissertation.

Links to resources:

Evidence-based centiles for heart rate and breathing rate in children (Fleming S. et al, (2011), Lancet, 377, 1011 - 1018)

Centile web application
Centile charts poster - apologies. These resources are currently unavailable. Please email me for access in the meantime while we work on getting them back up again.
Raw centile data and associated software code

"Dumbell" pre- and post-test probability plots

R code to create dumbell plots

Patient use of blood pressure self-screening facilities in general practice waiting rooms: A qualitative study in the UK
Tompson AC. et al, (2017), British Journal of General Practice, 67, e467 - e473
Current and potential providers of blood pressure self-screening: A mixed methods study in Oxfordshire
Tompson AC. et al, (2017), BMJ Open, 7
Capillary refill time in sick children: A clinical guide for general practice
Fleming S. et al, (2016), British Journal of General Practice, 66, 587 - 588
Trends of vital signs with gestational age in normal pregnancies: A systematic review protocol
Loerup L. et al, (2016), BMJ Open, 6
Accuracy of blood pressure monitors available in high street pharmacies
Ware A. et al, (2016), Blood Pressure Monitoring, 21, 59 - 61
Rethinking cardiovascular screening: an observational study of workplace wellness kiosks
Fleming S. et al, (2015), JOURNAL OF HUMAN HYPERTENSION, 29, 628 - 629
Blood pressure self-monitoring - is there another way? Findings from a qualitative study on the use of waiting room monitors in primary care
Tompson A. et al, (2015), JOURNAL OF HUMAN HYPERTENSION, 29, 635 - 636
The diagnostic value of capillary refill time for detecting serious illness in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Fleming S. et al, (2015), PLoS ONE, 10
Validity and reliability of measurement of capillary refill time in children: A systematic review
Fleming S. et al, (2015), Archives of Disease in Childhood, 100, 239 - 249
Self-screening and non-physician screening for hypertension in communities: A systematic review
Fleming S. et al, (2015), American Journal of Hypertension, 28, 1316 - 1324
Respiratory rate estimation during triage of children in hospitals
Shah SA. et al, (2015), Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology, 39, 514 - 524
Performance of pulse wave velocity measured using a brachial cuff in a community setting
Nunan D. et al, (2015), Blood Pressure Monitoring, 19, 315 - 319
Diagnostic accuracy study of three alcohol breathalysers marketed for sale to the public
Ashdown HF. et al, (2014), BMJ Open, 4
The RTI clinical iceberg
Salisbury H. et al, (2013), British Journal of General Practice, 63, 461 - 462
Are there enough GPs in England to detect hypertension and maintain access?
A'Court C. et al, (2013), British Journal of General Practice, 63, 346 - 347
Are Treatments More Effective than Placebos? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Howick J. et al, (2013), PLoS ONE, 8
Track and trigger in an emergency department: An observational evaluation study
Wilson SJ. et al, (2013), Emergency Medicine Journal, 30, 186 - 191
Data fusion for estimating respiratory rate from a single-lead ECG
Orphanidou C. et al, (2013), Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 8, 98 - 105
Assessment of central haemomodynamics from a brachial cuff in a community setting
Nunan D. et al, (2012), BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 12
Track and trigger in an emergency department: An observational evaluation study
Wilson SJ. et al, (2012), Emergency Medicine Journal
Novelty detection for identifying deterioration in emergency department patients
Clifton DA. et al, (2011), Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 6936 LNCS, 220 - 227
Normal ranges of blood pressure in paediatric resuscitation guidelines - Authors' reply
Thompson M. et al, (2011), The Lancet, 378
Normal ranges of heart rate and respiratory rate in children from birth to 18 years of age: A systematic review of observational studies
Fleming S. et al, (2011), The Lancet, 377, 1011 - 1018
Towards a data fusion model for predicting deterioration in dialysis patients
Borhani Y. et al, (2010), Computing in Cardiology, 37, 967 - 970
Data fusion for identification of serious illness in children
Fleming S. et al, (2009), 479 - 487
Non-invasive measurement of respiratory rate in children using the photoplethysmogram
Fleming S. et al, (2008), Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'08 - "Personalized Healthcare through Technology", 1886 - 1889
Non-invasive measurement of respiratory rate in children using the photoplethysmogram.
Fleming S. et al, (2008), Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference, 1886 - 1889
Capillary refill time in sick children
Fleming SG. et al, British Journal of General Practice

Key Publications

Self-screening and non-physician screening for hypertension in communities: A systematic review
Fleming S. et al, (2015), American Journal of Hypertension, 28, 1316 - 1324
Validity and reliability of measurement of capillary refill time in children: A systematic review
Fleming S. et al, (2015), Archives of Disease in Childhood, 100, 239 - 249
The diagnostic value of capillary refill time for detecting serious illness in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Fleming S. et al, (2015), PLoS ONE, 10
Normal ranges of heart rate and respiratory rate in children from birth to 18 years of age: A systematic review of observational studies
Fleming S. et al, (2011), The Lancet, 377, 1011 - 1018

Recent Publications

Patient use of blood pressure self-screening facilities in general practice waiting rooms: A qualitative study in the UK
Tompson AC. et al, (2017), British Journal of General Practice, 67, e467 - e473
Current and potential providers of blood pressure self-screening: A mixed methods study in Oxfordshire
Tompson AC. et al, (2017), BMJ Open, 7
Capillary refill time in sick children: A clinical guide for general practice
Fleming S. et al, (2016), British Journal of General Practice, 66, 587 - 588
Trends of vital signs with gestational age in normal pregnancies: A systematic review protocol
Loerup L. et al, (2016), BMJ Open, 6
Accuracy of blood pressure monitors available in high street pharmacies
Ware A. et al, (2016), Blood Pressure Monitoring, 21, 59 - 61

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