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  1. COPD: still an unpredictable journey

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, March 2021, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Alex Bottle

  2. Risk factors for early revision after total hip and knee arthroplasty: National observational study from a surgeon and population perspective

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2019, PLOS

    Dr Alex Bottle

  3. Trajectory Modelling to Assess Trends in Long-Term Readmission Rate among Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Patients

    Article • Surgery Research and Practice, October 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Alex Bottle

  4. Common Sequences of Emergency Readmissions among High-Impact Users following AAA Repair

    Article • Surgery Research and Practice, July 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Alex Bottle

  5. Reorganisation of stroke care and impact on mortality in patients admitted during weekends: a national descriptive study based on administrative data

    Article • BMJ Quality & Safety, October 2017, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  6. Secondary analysis of hospital patient experience scores across England’s National Health Service – How much has improved since 2005?

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2017, PLOS

    Dr Alex Bottle

  7. How and where do patients get their diagnosis of heart failure in England?

    Article • Heart, October 2017, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  8. What patient factors predict emergency hospital readmission after hip replacement?

    Article • JAMA Surgery, October 2017, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Alex Bottle

  9. ISQUA17-1421COMPARISON OF HOSPITALISATION AND MORTALITY FOR PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE IN ENGLAND AND LOMBARDY REGION (NORTHERN ITALY)

    Article • International Journal for Quality in Health Care, September 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alex Bottle

  10. ISQUA17-1767ARE MORTALITY ALERTS ASSOCIATED WITH OTHER INDICATORS OF HOSPITAL QUALITY IN ENGLAND? A NATIONAL CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

    Article • International Journal for Quality in Health Care, September 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alex Bottle

  11. The Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Following Nonobstetric Surgery During Pregnancy

    Article • Annals of Surgery, August 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alex Bottle

  12. Does early return to theatre add value to rates of revision at 3 years in assessing surgeon performance for elective hip and knee arthroplasty? National observational study

    Article • BMJ Quality & Safety, August 2017, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  13. A retrospective cohort study of high-impact users among patients with cerebrovascular conditions

    Article • BMJ Open, June 2017, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  14. 5 The relation between length of stay, a&e attendance and readmission for heart failure patients

    Article • Heart, June 2017, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  15. Investigating Adverse Event Free Admissions in Medicare Inpatients as a Patient Safety Indicator

    Article • Annals of Surgery, May 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alex Bottle

  16. The relationship between ethnicity, social deprivation and late presentation of colorectal cancer

    Article • Cancer Epidemiology, April 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Alex Bottle

  17. Main reasons for readmissions over time among stroke patients

    Article • Stroke Research and Treatment, January 2017, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Alex Bottle

  18. Alex Bottle, Paul Aylin: Statistical methods for healthcare performance monitoring

    Article • Statistical Papers, October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alex Bottle

  19. ISQUA16-2316IS THERE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EARLY UNPLANNED RETURN TO THEATRE AND THREE-YEAR REVISION RATES FOR ELECTIVE HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY?

    Article • International Journal for Quality in Health Care, October 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alex Bottle

  20. ISQUA16-2703THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN WEEKEND/WEEKDAY IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY AND CENTRALISATION OF STROKE SERVICES

    Article • International Journal for Quality in Health Care, October 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alex Bottle

  21. Does laminar flow ventilation reduce the rate of infection?: an observational study of trauma in England

    Article • The Bone & Joint Journal, September 2016, Bone & Joint

    Dr Alex Bottle

  22. Defining the timing and causes of death amongst patients undergoing colorectal resection in England

    Article • Colorectal Disease, June 2016, Wiley

    Dr Alex Bottle

  23. Use of hospital services by age and comorbidity after an index heart failure admission in England: an observational study

    Article • BMJ Open, June 2016, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  24. Surgeon Volume and Cancer Esophagectomy, Gastrectomy, and Pancreatectomy

    Article • Annals of Surgery, April 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alex Bottle

  25. Mo1149 Wide Variation in Resection Rates and Survival in Elderly Colorectal Cancer Patients in England

    Article • Gastroenterology, April 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Alex Bottle

  26. Association Between Day of Delivery and Obstetric Outcomes

    Article • Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, March 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alex Bottle

  27. Stroke Severity Is a Crucial Predictor of Outcome: An International Prospective Validation Study

    Article • Journal of the American Heart Association, January 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alex Bottle

  28. Multi-Morbidity in Hospitalised Older Patients: Who Are the Complex Elderly?

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2015, PLOS

    Dr Alex Bottle

  29. Risk of Post-Discharge Venous Thromboembolism and Associated Mortality in General Surgery: A Population-Based Cohort Study Using Linked Hospital and Primary Care Data in England

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2015, PLOS

    Dr Alex Bottle

  30. Association between day of delivery and obstetric outcomes: observational study

    Article • BMJ, November 2015, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  31. Linked Hospital and Primary Care Database Analysis of the Incidence and Impact of Psychiatric Morbidity Following Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery in England

    Article • Annals of Surgery, November 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alex Bottle

  32. Additive impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on pneumonia and empyema hospital admissions in England

    Article • Journal of Infection, October 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Alex Bottle

  33. Lack of Engagement in Surgical Quality Improvement Research Is Associated with Poorer Quality of Care

    Article • Journal of the American College of Surgeons, October 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Alex Bottle

  34. Monitoring patient safety in primary care: an exploratory study using in-depth semistructured interviews: Table 1

    Article • BMJ Open, September 2015, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  35. Trends in Immediate Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction in the United Kingdom

    Article • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, September 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alex Bottle

  36. Exploring the impact of consultants’ experience on hospital mortality by day of the week: a retrospective analysis of hospital episode statistics 

    Article • BMJ Quality & Safety, July 2015, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  37. The Global Comparators project: international comparison of 30-day in-hospital mortality by day of the week

    Article • BMJ Quality & Safety, July 2015, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  38. Evaluation of a continuous monitoring and feedback initiative to improve quality of anaesthetic care: a mixed-methods quasi-experimental study

    Article • Health Services and Delivery Research, July 2015, National Institute for Health Research

    Dr Alex Bottle

  39. Relation between process measures and diagnosis-specific readmission rates in patients with heart failure

    Article • Heart, June 2015, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  40. The effect of medications to prevent blood clots after hip and knee replacement

    Article • Arthroplasty Today, June 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Alex Bottle

  41. PTU-269 Lack of engagement in surgical quality improvement research is associated with poorer quality of care

    Article • Gut, June 2015, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  42. The “Friday effect”: Can epidemiology tell us when to operate?

    Article • Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie, May 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alex Bottle

  43. Understanding how colorectal units achieve short length of stay: an interview survey among representative hospitals in England

    Article • Patient Safety in Surgery, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alex Bottle

  44. The US hospital standardised mortality ratio: Retrospective database study of Massachusetts hospitals

    Article • JRSM Open, January 2015, SAGE Publications

    Dr Alex Bottle

  45. Arthroplasty return to theatre

    Article • The Bone & Joint Journal, December 2014, Bone & Joint

    Dr Alex Bottle

  46. Can valid and practical risk-prediction or casemix adjustment models, including adjustment for comorbidity, be generated from English hospital administrative data (Hospital Episode Statistics)? A national observational study

    Article • Health Services and Delivery Research, November 2014, National Institute for Health Research

    Dr Alex Bottle

  47. Changing Indications and Socio-Demographic Determinants of (Adeno)Tonsillectomy among Children in England – Are They Linked? A Retrospective Analysis of Hospital Data

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2014, PLOS

    Dr Alex Bottle

  48. Effect of the readmission primary diagnosis and time interval in heart failure patients: analysis of English administrative data

    Article • European Journal of Heart Failure, July 2014, Wiley

    Dr Alex Bottle

  49. Preoperative Risk Factors in 10,418 Patients With Prior Myocardiac Infarction and 5241 Patients With Previous Unstable Angina Undergoing Elective Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

    Article • Survey of Anesthesiology, June 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alex Bottle

  50. Classifying Hospitals as Mortality Outliers: Logistic Versus Hierarchical Logistic Models

    Article • Journal of Medical Systems, April 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alex Bottle

  51. Risk Factors for Hospital Admission with RSV Bronchiolitis in England: A Population-Based Birth Cohort Study

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2014, PLOS

    Dr Alex Bottle

  52. Classifier calibration using splined empirical probabilities in clinical risk prediction

    Article • Health Care Management Science, February 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alex Bottle

  53. Preoperative Stroke and Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

    Article • Survey of Anesthesiology, February 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alex Bottle

  54. Care is needed in epidemiological research not to overgeneralise about cancer diagnosis and treatment

    Article • BMJ, December 2013, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  55. A national analysis of the outcome of major head and neck cancer surgery: implications for surgeon-level data publication

    Article • Clinical Otolaryngology, December 2013, Wiley

    Dr Alex Bottle

  56. Current ICD10 codes are insufficient to clearly distinguish acute myocardial infarction type: a descriptive study

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alex Bottle

  57. Have contractual changes in primary care affected unplanned short stay childhood admissions in England? National time trends study 2001–11

    Article • The Lancet, November 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Alex Bottle

  58. The role of caseload in determining outcome following laparoscopic colorectal cancer resection: an observational study

    Article • Surgical Endoscopy, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alex Bottle

  59. Hierarchical multilevel analysis of increased caseload volume and postoperative outcome after elective colorectal surgery

    Article • BJS, September 2013, Wiley

    Dr Alex Bottle

  60. Provider profiling models for acute coronary syndrome mortality using administrative data

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, September 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Alex Bottle

  61. Predictors of Readmission in Heart Failure Patients Vary by Cause of Readmission: Hospital-Level Cause-Specific Readmission Rates Show No Correlation

    Article • September 2013, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Alex Bottle

  62. The effects of resource availability on mortality for emergency general surgical admissions

    Article • Journal of the American College of Surgeons, September 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Alex Bottle

  63. Cancer diagnosed by emergency admission in England: an observational study using the general practice research database

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, August 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alex Bottle

  64. Adverse events recorded in English primary care: observational study using the General Practice Research Database

    Article • British Journal of General Practice, August 2013, Royal College of General Practitioners

    Dr Alex Bottle

  65. Mortality in high-risk emergency general surgical admissions

    Article • BJS, July 2013, Wiley

    Dr Alex Bottle

  66. Global Comparators Project: International Comparison of Hospital Outcomes Using Administrative Data

    Article • Health Services Research, June 2013, Wiley

    Dr Alex Bottle

  67. A retrospective study of the impact of the doctors’ strike in England on 21 June 2012

    Article • Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, June 2013, SAGE Publications

    Dr Alex Bottle

  68. Day of week of procedure and 30 day mortality for elective surgery: retrospective analysis of hospital episode statistics

    Article • BMJ, May 2013, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  69. Ethnic group differences in cardiovascular risk assessment scores: national cross-sectional study

    Article • Ethnicity and Health, May 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Alex Bottle

  70. National outcomes and uptake of laparoscopic gastrectomy for cancer in England

    Article • Surgical Endoscopy, April 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alex Bottle

  71. Preoperative risk factors in 10 418 patients with prior myocardial infarction and 5241 patients with prior unstable angina undergoing elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery

    Article • British Journal of Anaesthesia, April 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alex Bottle

  72. Meeting the ambition of measuring the quality of hospitals' stroke care using routinely collected administrative data: a feasibility study

    Article • International Journal for Quality in Health Care, April 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alex Bottle

  73. Preoperative Stroke and Outcomes after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

    Article • Anesthesiology, April 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alex Bottle

  74. Failure to Rescue Patients After Reintervention in Gastroesophageal Cancer Surgery in England

    Article • JAMA Surgery, March 2013, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Alex Bottle

  75. Staff perceptions of quality of care: an observational study of the NHS Staff Survey in hospitals in England

    Article • BMJ Quality & Safety, February 2013, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  76. Is “failure to rescue” derived from administrative data in England a nurse sensitive patient safety indicator for surgical care? Observational study

    Article • International Journal of Nursing Studies, February 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Alex Bottle, Prof Peter Griffiths

  77. Weekend Admissions and Increased Risk for Mortality: Less Urgent Treatments Only?—Reply

    Article • JAMA Neurology, January 2013, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Alex Bottle

  78. Systematic Review of Comorbidity Indices for Administrative Data

    Article • Medical Care, December 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alex Bottle

  79. Minimal-access colorectal surgery is associated with fewer adhesion-related admissions than open surgery

    Article • BJS, November 2012, Wiley

    Dr Alex Bottle

  80. Significantly increasing hospital admissions for acute throat infections among children in England: is this related to tonsillectomy rates?

    Article • Archives of Disease in Childhood, October 2012, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  81. Dying for the Weekend

    Article • Archives of Neurology, October 2012, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Alex Bottle

  82. Quality of routine hospital birth records and the feasibility of their use for creating birth cohorts

    Article • Journal of Public Health, September 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alex Bottle

  83. Association between patient and general practice characteristics and unplanned first-time admissions for cancer: observational study

    Article • British Journal of Cancer, July 2012, Nature

    Dr Alex Bottle

  84. Poor 1-Year Survival in Elderly Patients Undergoing Nonelective Colorectal Resection

    Article • Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, July 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alex Bottle

  85. Independent Preoperative Predictors of Outcomes in Orthopedic and Vascular Surgery

    Article • Annals of Surgery, May 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alex Bottle

  86. Creating a birth cohort to examine RSV bronchiolitis hospital admission rates among term and preterm infants in England

    Article • Archives of Disease in Childhood, May 2012, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  87. Rising acute throat infection admissions in children are not related to falling tonsillectomy rates

    Article • Archives of Disease in Childhood, May 2012, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  88. Examining the ‘gold standard’: a comparative critical analysis of three consecutive decades of monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) outcomes

    Article • BJU International, April 2012, Wiley

    Dr Alex Bottle

  89. Using routine data to monitor inequalities in an acute trust: a retrospective study

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, April 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alex Bottle

  90. Assessment of administrative data for evaluating the shifting acquisition of Clostridium difficile infection in England

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, March 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Alex Bottle

  91. Impact of transfer for angioplasty and distance on AMI in-hospital mortality

    Article • Acute Cardiac Care, February 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Alex Bottle

  92. Single measures of performance do not reflect overall institutional quality in colorectal cancer surgery

    Article • Gut, February 2012, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  93. Short-Term Outcomes Following Open Versus Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Cancer in England

    Article • Annals of Surgery, February 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alex Bottle

  94. Mortality and morbidity following hip fractures related to hospital thromboprophylaxis policy

    Article • Hip International, January 2012, Wichtig

    Dr Alex Bottle

  95. Nationwide Study on Trends in Hospital Admissions for Major Cardiovascular Events and Procedures Among People With and Without Diabetes in England, 2004-2009

    Article • Diabetes Care, December 2011, American Diabetes Association

    Dr Alex Bottle

  96. Comorbidity scores for administrative data benefited from adaptation to local coding and diagnostic practices

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, December 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Alex Bottle

  97. A Review of Patient Safety Measures Based on Routinely Collected Hospital Data

    Article • American Journal of Medical Quality, September 2011, SAGE Publications

    Dr Alex Bottle

  98. Logistic Versus Hierarchical Modeling: An Analysis of a Statewide Inpatient Sample

    Article • Journal of the American College of Surgeons, September 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Alex Bottle

  99. What is the role of risk-adjusted funnel plots in the analysis of radical cystectomy volume-outcome relationships?

    Article • BJU International, August 2011, Wiley

    Dr Alex Bottle

  100. Value of failure to rescue as a marker of the standard of care following reoperation for complications after colorectal resection

    Article • BJS, August 2011, Wiley

    Dr Alex Bottle

  101. Variation in reoperation after colorectal surgery in England as an indicator of surgical performance: retrospective analysis of Hospital Episode Statistics

    Article • BMJ, August 2011, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  102. Systematic review of discharge coding accuracy

    Article • Journal of Public Health, July 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alex Bottle

  103. Hospital Standardized Mortality Ratios: Sensitivity Analyses on the Impact of Coding

    Article • Health Services Research, July 2011, Wiley

    Dr Alex Bottle

  104. The comparison of cardiovascular risk scores using two methods of substituting missing risk factor data in patient medical records

    Article • Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics, July 2011, BCS Learning and Development Limited

    Dr Alex Bottle

  105. The performance of automated case-mix adjustment regression model building methods in a health outcome prediction setting

    Article • Health Care Management Science, May 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alex Bottle

  106. Increased health burden associated with Clostridium difficile diarrhoea in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

    Article • Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, April 2011, Wiley

    Dr Alex Bottle

  107. Mo1566 Surgery for Benign Colorectal Polyps in England - Trends and Outcomes From 1997 to 2007

    Article • Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, April 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Alex Bottle

  108. Surgery for benign colorectal polyps in England - trends and outcomes from 1997 to 2007

    Article • Gut, March 2011, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  109. Polypectomy at colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy in England: a review of national data between 1997 and 2007

    Article • Gut, March 2011, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  110. Inequalities in Stroke Patients' Management in English Public Hospitals: A Survey on 200,000 Patients

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2011, PLOS

    Dr Alex Bottle

  111. The volume-outcome relationship for radical cystectomy in England: an analysis of outcomes other than mortality

    Article • BJU International, February 2011, Wiley

    Dr Alex Bottle

  112. Interventions to optimise prescribing in care homes: systematic review

    Article • Age and Ageing, January 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alex Bottle

  113. Association of population and primary healthcare factors with hospital admission rates for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in England: national cross-sectional study

    Article • Thorax, November 2010, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  114. Volume analysis of outcome following restorative proctocolectomy

    Article • BJS, November 2010, Wiley

    Dr Alex Bottle

  115. A colorectal perspective on voluntary submission of outcome data to clinical registries

    Article • BJS, October 2010, Wiley

    Dr Alex Bottle

  116. Admission rates and in-hospital mortality for hip fractures in England 1998 to 2009: time trends study

    Article • Journal of Public Health, October 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alex Bottle

  117. Introduction of laparoscopic bariatric surgery in England: observational population cohort study

    Article • BMJ, August 2010, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  118. Predicting the false alarm rate in multi-institution mortality monitoring

    Article • Journal of the Operational Research Society, August 2010, Nature

    Dr Alex Bottle

  119. Open Versus Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy

    Article • Annals of Surgery, August 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alex Bottle

  120. Ten-year trends in hospital admissions for adverse drug reactions in England 1999–2009

    Article • Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, May 2010, SAGE Publications

    Dr Alex Bottle

  121. A plea for reason

    Article • BMJ, May 2010, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  122. Elective colonic surgery for cancer in the elderly: an investigation into postoperative mortality in English NHS hospitals between 1996 and 2007

    Article • Colorectal Disease, April 2010, Wiley

    Dr Alex Bottle

  123. Hospital stay amongst patients undergoing major elective colorectal surgery: predicting prolonged stay and readmissions in NHS hospitals

    Article • Colorectal Disease, April 2010, Wiley

    Dr Alex Bottle

  124. 2084 HAS MODERN TURP EVOLVED OVER THREE DECADES?: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

    Article • The Journal of Urology, April 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Alex Bottle

  125. Impact of Hospital Institutional Volume on Postoperative Mortality After Major Emergency Colorectal Surgery in English National Health Service Trusts, 2001 to 2005

    Article • Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, April 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alex Bottle

  126. Nonelective Excisional Colorectal Surgery in English National Health Service Trusts: A Study of Outcomes from Hospital Episode Statistics Data between 1996 and 2007

    Article • Journal of the American College of Surgeons, April 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Alex Bottle

  127. Increasing Skin Infections and Staphylococcus aureus Complications in Children, England, 1997–2006

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, March 2010, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Dr Alex Bottle

  128. Trends in lower extremity amputations in people with and without diabetes in England, 1996–2005

    Article • Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, February 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Alex Bottle

  129. The hospital standardised mortality ratio: a powerful tool for Dutch hospitals to assess their quality of care?

    Article • BMJ Quality & Safety, February 2010, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  130. Weekend mortality for emergency admissions. A large, multicentre study

    Article • BMJ Quality & Safety, January 2010, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  131. Strengths and weaknesses of hospital standardised mortality ratios

    Article • BMJ, January 2010, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  132. Impact of a Pay-for-Performance Incentive Scheme on Age, Sex, and Socioeconomic Disparities in Diabetes Management in UK Primary Care

    Article • Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, January 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alex Bottle

  133. Diverticular disease hospital admissions are increasing, with poor outcomes in the elderly and emergency admissions

    Article • Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, December 2009, Wiley

    Dr Alex Bottle

  134. Provision of radical pelvic urological surgery in England, and compliance with improving outcomes guidance

    Article • BJU International, November 2009, Wiley

    Dr Alex Bottle

  135. Increasing Short-Stay Unplanned Hospital Admissions among Children in England; Time Trends Analysis ’97–‘06

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2009, PLOS

    Dr Alex Bottle

  136. Early In-Hospital Mortality following Trainee Doctors' First Day at Work

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2009, PLOS

    Dr Alex Bottle

  137. Application of AHRQ patient safety indicators to English hospital data

    Article • BMJ Quality & Safety, August 2009, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  138. Is Laparoscopic Appendectomy Associated with Better Outcomes?

    Article • Annals of Surgery, May 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alex Bottle

  139. Monitoring mortality

    Article • BMJ, April 2009, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  140. Funnel Plots and Their Emerging Application in Surgery

    Article • Annals of Surgery, March 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alex Bottle

  141. Descriptive study of selected healthcare-associated infections using national Hospital Episode Statistics data 1996–2006 and comparison with mandatory reporting systems

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, December 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Alex Bottle

  142. Traditional and Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Adults

    Article • Annals of Surgery, November 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alex Bottle

  143. Laparoscopic and conventional appendicectomy in children: outcomes in English hospitals between 1996 and 2006

    Article • Pediatric Surgery International, September 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alex Bottle

  144. Volume–outcome relationship in surgical urology: Myth or reality?

    Article • British Journal of Medical and Surgical Urology, September 2008, SAGE Publications

    Dr Alex Bottle

  145. Trends in hospital admissions for pulmonary embolism in England: 1996/7 to 2005/6

    Article • Clinical Medicine, August 2008, Royal College of Physicians

    Dr Alex Bottle

  146. Quality of Primary Care and Hospital Admissions for Diabetes Mellitus in England

    Article • Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, July 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alex Bottle

  147. Demonstrating safety through in-hospital mortality analysis following elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in England (Br J Surg 2008; 95: 64-71)

    Article • BJS, March 2008, Wiley

    Dr Alex Bottle

  148. Changing trends in surgery for acute appendicitis (Br J Surg 2008; 95: 363–368)

    Article • BJS, January 2008, Wiley

    Dr Alex Bottle

  149. Are hospital league tables calculated correctly? A commentary

    Article • Public Health, December 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Alex Bottle

  150. Hospital episode statistics v central cardiac audit database

    Article • BMJ, October 2007, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  151. Association Between Quality of Primary Care and Hospitalization for Coronary Heart Disease in England: National Cross-sectional Study

    Article • Journal of General Internal Medicine, October 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alex Bottle

  152. Intelligent Information: A National System for Monitoring Clinical Performance

    Article • Health Services Research, June 2007, Wiley

    Dr Alex Bottle

  153. Use of administrative data or clinical databases as predictors of risk of death in hospital: comparison of models

    Article • BMJ, May 2007, BMJ

    Dr Alex Bottle

  154. Variations in vaginal and abdominal hysterectomy by region and trust in England

    Article • BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, March 2005, Wiley

    Dr Alex Bottle

  155. Statistical issues in the prospective monitoring of health outcomes across multiple units

    Article • Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (Statistics in Society), August 2004, Wiley

    Dr Alex Bottle

  156. Using GIS for Environmental Exposure Assessment

    Article • June 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Alex Bottle

  157. Controlling for provider of treatment in the modelling of respiratory disease risk near cokeworks

    Article • Statistics in Medicine, January 2004, Wiley

    Dr Alex Bottle

  158. Monitoring of mortality rates in primary care

    Article • The Lancet, October 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Alex Bottle

  159. Following Shipman: a pilot system for monitoring mortality rates in primary care

    Article • The Lancet, August 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Alex Bottle

  160. Hospital episode statistics: time for clinicians to get involved?

    Article • Clinical Medicine, September 2002, Royal College of Physicians

    Dr Alex Bottle

  161. Accessing and using hospital activity data

    Article • Journal of Public Health, March 2001, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alex Bottle

  162. The productivity of British, American and Nigerian chemists compared

    Article • Journal of Information Science, June 1994, SAGE Publications

    Dr Alex Bottle