Biomaterial Database

Follow-up of vasectomy using medical record linkage. 1978

M J Goldacre, and J A Clarke, and M A Heasman, and M P Vessey

The authors report the findings from an on-going of 1764 vasectomized men followed up by means of the Scottish medical record linkage system for a total of 4500 man-years after operation. The authors view the results so far as reassuring regarding the safety of vasectomy, although the mean length of follow-up (2.6 years) is still short. The study will continue. Some features of this method of follow-up are described and discussed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008498	Medical Record Linkage	The creation and maintenance of medical and vital records in multiple institutions in a manner that will facilitate the combined use of the records of identified individuals.	Record Linkage, Medical,Linkage, Medical Record,Linkages, Medical Record,Medical Record Linkages,Record Linkages, Medical
D008499	Medical Records	Recording of pertinent information concerning patient's illness or illnesses.	Health Diaries,Medical Transcription,Records, Medical,Transcription, Medical,Diaries, Health,Diary, Health,Health Diary,Medical Record,Medical Transcriptions,Record, Medical,Transcriptions, Medical
D008722	Methods	A series of steps taken in order to conduct research.	Techniques,Methodological Studies,Methodological Study,Procedures,Studies, Methodological,Study, Methodological,Method,Procedure,Technique
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D005500	Follow-Up Studies	Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.	Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D012189	Retrospective Studies	Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons.	Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D014659	Vasectomy	Surgical removal of the ductus deferens, or a portion of it. It is done in association with prostatectomy, or to induce infertility. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Intravasal Thread,Vas Ligation,Vas Occlusion,Vas Occlusion, Nonchemical,Vasectomy Seekers,Vasectomy Seekers, Refused,Intravasal Threads,Ligation, Vas,Ligations, Vas,Nonchemical Vas Occlusion,Nonchemical Vas Occlusions,Occlusion, Nonchemical Vas,Occlusion, Vas,Occlusions, Nonchemical Vas,Occlusions, Vas,Refused Vasectomy Seeker,Refused Vasectomy Seekers,Seeker, Refused Vasectomy,Seeker, Vasectomy,Seekers, Refused Vasectomy,Seekers, Vasectomy,Thread, Intravasal,Threads, Intravasal,Vas Ligations,Vas Occlusions,Vas Occlusions, Nonchemical,Vasectomies,Vasectomy Seeker,Vasectomy Seeker, Refused