Dr Chris Subbe
Publications
2026
- E-pub ahead of printThe long shadow of frailty: why one-year survival starts before ICU
Subbe, C. P. & Poh, J., 21 Feb 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: RESUSCITATION. 221, 111025.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review - E-pub ahead of printUsing workload capacity indicators to evaluate rule-based early warning tools and their relationship to escalation events
van der Vegt, A. H., Campbell, V., Mitchell, I., Redfern, O. C., Subbe, C., Conway, R., Flabouris, A., Blythe, R., Schnetler, R., Perkins, C., MHServMgt, N. M. & Scott, I. A., 19 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: DIGITAL HEALTH. 12
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2025
- PublishedAutomated Systems For Hospital Inpatient Safety: A Cost-Utility Analysis.
Holmes, E., Lloyd-Williams, H., Hughes, D. & Subbe, C., 7 Jan 2025, In: International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 40, S1, p. S100
Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review - PublishedAvailability of pharmacy services within acute medicine: analysis from the Society for Acute Medicine Benchmarking Audit 2022
Punj, E., Atkin, C., Subbe, C. & Sapey, E., 24 Jul 2025, In: International Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 33, 4, p. 424-430 7 p., riaf036.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedComparison of a Novel Machine Learning-Based Clinical Query Platform With Traditional Guideline Searches for Hospital Emergencies: Prospective Pilot Study of User Experience and Time Efficiency
Ejaz, H., Tsui, H. L. K., Patel, M., Ulloa Paredes, L. R., Knights, E., Aftab, S. B. & Subbe, C. P., 25 Feb 2025, In: JMIR human factors. 12, e52358.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - E-pub ahead of printGiving patients, families and staff a reliable voice in acute care: Expert guidance for implementation of Martha's Rule in UK hospitals
Welch, J., Murkin, J., Edwards, E., Inada-Kim, M. & Subbe, C., 14 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Future Healthcare Journal. 12, 1, 100223.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - E-pub ahead of printOxygen therapy in early warning scores: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Harrison, C. H., Tupper, P., Gerry, S., Michael, V., Bedford, J. P., Smith, C., Subbe, C., Redfern, O. & Watkinson, P. J., 13 May 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Thorax.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedPerformance against quality indicators in the initial assessment of patients with respiratory infections in acute medicine services
Atkin, C., Holland, M., Cooksley, T., Varia, R., Subbe, C. P., Wilkinson, T., Lasserson, D. & Sapey, E., 26 Aug 2025, In: BMJ Open Respiratory Research. 12, e003207.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedProvision of medical same day emergency care services within the UK: analysis from the Society for Acute Medicine Benchmarking Audit
Atkin, C., Perrett, M., Cooksley, T., Varia, R., Holland, M., Knight, T., Subbe, C., Lasserson, D. S. & Sapey, E., 22 Apr 2025, In: BMJ Open. 15, 4, p. e094580 e094580.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - E-pub ahead of printS30 Oxygen requirement rises earlier than the total National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) score prior to deterioration
Harrison, C., Gerry, S., Redfern, O., Subbe, C., Bedford, J. & Watkinson, P., 2 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Physiological approaches to decoding breathlessness. p. A26-A28
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedTrending? It is pretty difficult to beat the National Early Warning Score at its game!
Subbe, C. P., Fujitani, S. & Kellett, J., 18 Nov 2025, In: RESUSCITATION. 217, 110882.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review - PublishedUsing Patient-Held Devices to Measure Variations in Resting Heart Rate and Step Count Prior to Presentation With an Acute Illness: International, Multicenter Flash Mob Feasibility Study
den Duijn, J. G. A., Hajjaj, A. A. M., Kellett, J., Frischknecht Christensen, E., Haak, H. R., Brabrand, M., Nickel, C. H., Nanayakkara, P. W. B., Subbe, C. P. & Alsma, J., 15 Dec 2025, In: JMIR Cardio. 9, e76218.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2024
- PublishedAcute frailty services: results of a national day of care survey
Kamwa, V., Knight, T., Atkin, C., Cooksley, T., Subbe, C., Holland, M., Lasserson, D. & Sapey, E., 16 Jul 2024, In: BMC Geriatrics. 24, 608.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedA model-based cost-utility analysis of an automated notification system for deteriorating patients on general wards
Holmes, E., Hughes, D. & Subbe, C., 2 May 2024, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 5, e0301643.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedBlockchain: What is the use case for physicians in 2024? A rapid review of the literature
Arif, A., Hussain, M. & Subbe, C. P., 13 Sept 2024, In: Future Healthcare Journal. 11, 1, 100005.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedCan acutely ill patients predict their outcomes? A scoping review
Mols, E. M., Haak, H., Holland, M., Schouten, B., Ibsen, S., Merten, H., Christensen, E. F., Nanayakkara, P. W. B., Nickel, C. H., Weichert, I., Kellett, J., Subbe, C. P. & Kremers, M. N. T., 28 May 2024, In: Emergency Medicine Journal. 41, p. 342–349 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedDigital Remote Monitoring Using an mHealth Solution for Survivors of Cancer: Protocol for a Pilot Observational Study
Innominato, P. F., Macdonald, J., Saxton, W., Longshaw, L., Granger, R., Naja, I., Allocca, C., Edwards, R., Rasheed, S., Folkvord, F., de Battle, J., Ail, R., Motta, E., Bale, C., Fuller, C., Mullard, A. P., Subbe, C., Griffiths, D., Wreglesworth, N. & Pecchia, L. & 2 others, Fico, G. & Antonini, A., 30 Apr 2024, In: JMIR Research Protocols. 13, p. e52957 e52957.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedMartha's rule: applying a behaviour change framework to understand the potential of complementary roles of clinicians and patients in improving safety of patients deteriorating in hospital
Subbe, C. P., Steinmo, S. H., Haskell, H. & Barach, P., 27 Feb 2024, In: British Journal of Hospital Medicine. 85, 2, p. 1-6 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedPatient-activated escalation in hospital: patients and their families are ready!
Subbe, C. P., Phillips, A. V. & Jones, L., 13 Dec 2024, In: BMJ Quality & Safety. 34, 1, p. 4-7 4 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review - PublishedQuality metrics for same day emergency care—Consensus of a multi-professional panel of experts using a modified Delphi process
Subbe, C. P., Gebril, A., Atkin, C., Rahman, L. R. & Komrower, V. A., 11 May 2024, In: Clinical Medicine. 24, 3, 100212.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2023
- PublishedCircadian lifestyle determinants of immune checkpoint inhibitor efficacy
Hughes, B. R., Shanaz, S., Ismail-Sutton, S., Wreglesworth, N. I., Subbe, C. P. & Innominato, P. F., 4 Dec 2023, In: Frontiers in Oncology. 13, 1284089.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedExercise testing to guide safe discharge from hospital in COVID-19: a scoping review to identify candidate tests
Rhys, G., Wakeling, T., Moore, J. & Subbe, C., 31 Oct 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 10, e068169.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - E-pub ahead of printPatient activated rapid response – the ‘999’ for patients admitted to hospital
Ngoya Ntumba, M., Edwards, E., Haegdorens, F., Walsh, P. & Subbe, C. P., 7 Sept 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management. 28, 4, p. 156-162 7 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedPerformance of admission pathways within acute medicine services: Analysis from the Society for Acute Medicine Benchmarking Audit 2022 and comparison with performance 2019 - 2021
Atkin, C., Knight, T., Cooksley, T., Holland, M., Subbe, C., Kennedy, A., Varia, R., Gebril, A. & Lasserson, D., Dec 2023, In: European Journal of Internal Medicine. 118, p. 89-97
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe impact of frailty and geriatric syndromes on metrics of acute care performance: results of a national day of care survey
Knight, T., Atkin, C., Kamwa, V., Cooksley, T., Subbe, C., Holland, M., Sapey, E. & Lasserson, D., 15 Dec 2023, In: eClinicalMedicine. 66, 102278.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe third Medical Emergency Teams - Hospital outcomes in a day (METHOD3) study: The application of quality metrics for rapid response systems around the world
Haegdorens, F., Edwards, E., So, R. K. & Subbe, C. P., 11 Nov 2023, In: Resuscitation plus. 16, 100502.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedValue of improving patient safety: Health-economic considerations for Rapid Response Systems – a Rapid Review of the Literature and Expert Round Table
Subbe, C., Hughes, D., Lewis, S., Holmes, E., Kalkman, C. J., So, R. K., Tranka, S. & Welch, J., 17 Apr 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 4, e065819.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2022
- PublishedCo-design of interventions to improve acute care in hospital: A rapid review of the literature and application of the BASE methodology, a novel system for the design of patient centered service prototypes
Subbe, C., Goodman, A. & Barach, P., 1 Dec 2022, In: Acute Medicine. 21, 4, p. 182-189
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedFeasibility and accuracy of the 40-steps desaturation test to determine outcomes in a cohort of patients presenting to hospital with and without COVID-19
Rhys, G. H., Wakeling, T., Moosavi, S., Moore, J., Dawes, H., Knight, M., Inada-Kim, M., Frischknecht-Johansen, E. & Subbe, C., May 2022, In: Clinical Medicine. 22, 3, p. 203-209 7 p., 0027.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2021
- PublishedCan vital signs recorded in patients' homes aid decision making in emergency care? A Scoping Review
Hamza, M., Alsma, J., Kellett, J., Brabrand, M., Christensen, E. F., Cooksley, T., Haak, H. R., Nanayakkara, P. W. B., Merten, H., Schouten, B., Weichert, I. & Subbe, C. P., Jun 2021, In: Resuscitation plus. 6, 100116
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedEmbracing Change: Learnings From Implementing Multidimensional Digital Remote Monitoring in Oncology Patients at a District General Hospital During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Komarzynski, S., Wreglesworth, N. I., Griffiths, D., Pecchia, L., Subbe, C. P., Hughes, S. F., Davies, E. H. & Innominato, P. F., Mar 2021, In: JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics. 5, p. 216-220 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review - PublishedExpress check-in: developing a personal health record for patients admitted to hospital with medical emergencies: a mixed-method feasibility study
Subbe, C. P., Tomos, H., Jones, G. M. & Barach, P., 2021, In: European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Review. 33, 3
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedImpact of assessment frequency of patient-reported outcomes: an observational study using an eHealth platform in cancer patients
Innominato, P. F., Komarzynski, S., Dallmann, R., Wreglesworth, N. I., Bouchahda, M., Karaboué, A., Ulusakarya, A., Subbe, C. P., Spiegel, D. & Lévi, F. A., Nov 2021, In: Supportive care in cancer. 29, 11, p. 6167–6170
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedImpact of electronic health records on predefined safety outcomes in patients admitted to hospital: a scoping review
Subbe, C. P., Tellier, G. & Barach, P., 13 Jan 2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 1, e047446.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedUnderstanding what matters most to patients in acute care in seven countries, using the flash mob study design
van den Ende, E. S., Schouten, B., Kremers, M. N. T., Cooksley, T., Subbe, C. P., Weichert, I., van Galen, L. S., Haak, H. R., Kellett, J., Alsma, J., Siegrist, V., Holland, M., Christensen, E. F., Graham, C. A., Leung, L. Y., Laugesen, L. E., Merten, H., Mir, F., Kidney, R. M. & Brabrand, M. & 2 others, Nanayakkara, P. W. B. & Nickel, C. H., 19 May 2021, In: BMC Health Services Research. 21, 1, 474.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2019
- PublishedQuality metrics for the evaluation of Rapid Response Systems: Proceedings from the third international consensus conference on Rapid Response Systems
Subbe, C. P., Bannard-Smith, J., Bunch, J., Champunot, R., DeVita, M. A., Durham, L., Edelson, D. P., Gonzalez, I., Hancock, C., Haniffa, R., Hartin, J., Haskell, H., Hogan, H., Jones, D. A., Kalkman, C. J., Lighthall, G. K., Malycha, J., Ni, M. Z., Phillips, A. V. & Rubulotta, F. & 2 others, So, R. K. & Welch, J., Aug 2019, In: RESUSCITATION. 141, p. 1-12
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedReliability of frailty assessment in the critically ill: a multicentre prospective observational study
Pugh, R. J., Battle, C. E., Thorpe, C., Lynch, C., Williams, J. P., Campbell, A., Subbe, C. P., Whitaker, R., Szakmany, T., Clegg, A. P. & Lone, N. I., Jun 2019, In: Anaesthesia. 74, 6, p. 758-764
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2017
- PublishedAnticipating care needs of patients after discharge from hospital: Frail and elderly patients without physiological abnormality on day of admission are more likely to require social services input
Subbe, C. P., Goulden, N., Mawdsley, K. & Smith, R., Nov 2017, In: European Journal of Internal Medicine. 45, p. 74-77
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2015
- PublishedPredicting speed at traffic lights-the problem with static assessments of frailty
Subbe, C. P. & Jones, S., 14 Jan 2015, In: Age and Ageing. 44, 2, p. 180-181
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedSafety in the acute medical unit: the role of severity of illness, structure of communication and staffing
Bangaru-Raju, D., Muddanayake, R. S. & Subbe, C. P., 9 Sept 2015, In: British Journal of Hospital Medicine. 76, 9, p. C141-C144
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2014
- PublishedResearch Letter - The Role of Yoga as a Lifestyle Modification in Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus: Results of a Pilot Study
Popli, U., Subbe, C. P. & Sunil, K., 1 Dec 2014, In: Alternative therapies in health and medicine. 20, 6, p. 24-26
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2012
- PublishedIdentifying the patient at risk of deterioration, intensive care unit admission, or cardiac arrest: Stop predicting, start preventing
Soar, J. & Subbe, C. P., 1 Jul 2012, In: Critical Care Medicine. 40, 7, p. 2243-2244
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedTiming and teamwork—An observational pilot study of patients referred to a Rapid Response Team with the aim of identifying factors amenable to re-design of a Rapid Response System
Peebles, E., Subbe, C. P., Hughes, P. & Gemmell, L., 1 Jun 2012, In: Resuscitation. 83, 6, p. 782-787
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedWhere Do AMU Nurses Perceive Their Educational Needs? Results of the 20:10 project
Jepson, J., Whitely, S. & Subbe, C. P., 1 Jan 2012, In: Acute Medicine. 11, 1, p. 18-22
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2011
- PublishedAcute Medicine: Triage, timing and teaching in the context of medical emergency admissions
Subbe, C. P., Bottle, R. A. & Bell, D., 1 Aug 2011, In: European Journal of Internal Medicine. 22, 4, p. 339-343
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedCentile-based Early Warning Scores derived from statistical distributions of vital signs
Subbe, C. P., 1 Aug 2011, In: Resuscitation. 82, 8, p. 969-970
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - Published'Score to Door Time', a benchmarking tool for rapid response systems: a pilot multi-centre service evaluation
Oglesby, K. J., Durham, L., Welch, J. & Subbe, C. P., 27 Jul 2011, In: Critical Care. 15, 4, p. 1-7
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2010
- PublishedBetter ViEWS ahead? It is high time to improve patient safety by standardizing Early Warning Scores.
Subbe, C. P., 1 Aug 2010, In: Resuscitation. 81, 8, p. 923-924
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedCollaborative audit of risk evaluation in medical emergency treatment (CARE-MET I) - an international pilot.
Subbe, C. P., Gauntlett, W. & Kellett, J. G., 1 Jun 2010, In: European Journal of Internal Medicine. 21, 3, p. 222-225
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedNumbers needed to hospitalize - risks and benefits of admission in the new decade.
Subbe, C. P. & Gemmell, L., 1 Jun 2010, In: European Journal of Internal Medicine. 21, 3, p. 233-235
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe simple clinical score: a tool for benchmarking of emergency admissions in acute internal medicine.
Subbe, C. P., Jishi, F. & Hibbs, R. A., 1 Aug 2010, In: Clinical Medicine. 10, 4, p. 352-357
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review