PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Graham Cooper AU - Jean Walker AU - Douglas Harris AU - Rorie Stewart AU - Douglas Nicol AU - Mike Ogg TI - Use of text messaging to audit early clinical outcome following vasectomy in primary care AID - 10.3399/bjgp11X567135 DP - 2011 Apr 01 TA - British Journal of General Practice PG - 280--282 VI - 61 IP - 585 4099 - http://bjgp.org/content/61/585/280.short 4100 - http://bjgp.org/content/61/585/280.full SO - Br J Gen Pract2011 Apr 01; 61 AB - Fifty patients undergoing vasectomy at community-based day surgery clinics in Grampian were invited to participate in follow-up by text message. Forty-six (92%) of the patients responded, 14 reporting problems, generally of a minor nature, but severe enough to result in unscheduled time off work (n = 4) and oral antibiotic therapy (n = 5). Text messaging appears to be a useful form of communication for audit in this setting. The study findings have influenced the information provided by the authors at preoperative counselling.