Research groups
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Module Coordinator: Essential Medical Statistics
Part of the Evidence-Based Health Care MSc Programme
Susannah Fleming
MEng DPhil
Senior 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 interest in temperature monitoring, and am a member of the National Body Temperature Measurement Group. I am interested in the accuracy of monitoring technology used by both clinicians and patients.
Teaching
I teach on the MSc in EBHC Medical Statistics, and co-ordinate the module in Essential Medical Statistics. I also teach medical statistics on the undergraduate medical course.
MSc Supervision
I am particularly keen to supervise students considering research on monitoring and diagnosis. I have particular experience in systematic reviewing and meta-analysis, observational research, and diagnostic accuracy studies, and so would welcome students considering any of these methodologies.
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
Key publications
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Self-screening and non-physician screening for hypertension in communities: A systematic review
Journal article
Fleming S. et al, (2015), American Journal of Hypertension, 28, 1316 - 1324
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Validity and reliability of measurement of capillary refill time in children: A systematic review
Journal article
Fleming S. et al, (2015), Archives of Disease in Childhood, 100, 239 - 249
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The diagnostic value of capillary refill time for detecting serious illness in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Journal article
Fleming S. et al, (2015), PLoS ONE, 10
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Normal ranges of heart rate and respiratory rate in children from birth to 18 years of age: A systematic review of observational studies
Journal article
Fleming S. et al, (2011), The Lancet, 377, 1011 - 1018
Recent publications
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What features are considered important for electronic safety-netting tools to UK general practice staff? An interview and Delphi consensus study.
Journal article
Friedemann Smith C. et al, (2023), BJGP Open
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Point-of-care NT-proBNP monitoring for heart failure: observational feasibility study in primary care
Journal article
Chami J. et al, (2022), BJGP Open, 6
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Primary care practice and cancer suspicion during the first three COVID-19 lockdowns in the UK: a qualitative study
Journal article
Smith CF. et al, (2022), British Journal of General Practice, BJGP.2021.0719 - BJGP.2021.0719
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Parents’ concerns and beliefs about temperature measurement in children: a qualitative study
Journal article
Morris E. et al, (2021), BMC Family Practice, 22
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Frequency of Renal Monitoring - Creatinine and Cystatin C (FORM-2C): An observational cohort study of patients with reduced eGFR in primary care
Journal article
Fleming S. et al, (2021), British Journal of General Practice, 71, E677 - E684