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Table 35

Performance of OB-vacuum delivery in hospital practices of family physicians* by census division, July 2008


        Reasons Not Performed  
Census Division Total Performed in Hospital Practice (%) Performed only with Consultation (%) Not Desired (%) Privileges Denied (%) Liability Cost Prohibitive (%) Fear of Liability Suit (%) No Hospital Department (%) Reason Not Reported (%) Not Reported (%)
Total 899 19.6% 1.4% 62.1% 1.6% 3.0% 1.3% 3.6% 28.4% 8.6%
                     
New England 42 11.9% 2.4% 71.4% 4.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 23.8% 7.1%
Mid Atlantic 86 4.7% 1.2% 67.4% 2.1% 3.2% 1.1% 3.2% 23.2% 9.3%
East North Central 174 23.0% 3.4% 71.3% 2.8% 2.8% 1.4% 3.5% 18.2% 5.2%
West North Central 130 40.8% 2.3% 66.7% 1.2% 1.2% 3.6% 3.6% 23.8% 4.6%
South Atlantic 133 6.0% 0.8% 52.0% 2.3% 1.8% 0.0% 1.8% 42.1% 14.3%
East South Central 55 23.6% 0.0% 55.1% 0.0% 8.2% 2.0% 6.1% 28.6% 9.1%
West South Central 90 11.1% 0.0% 67.8% 0.0% 3.3% 2.2% 5.6% 21.1% 8.9%
Mountain 76 28.9% 0.0% 59.7% 0.0% 3.0% 0.0% 6.0% 31.3% 9.2%
Pacific 113 18.6% 0.9% 54.3% 0.9% 5.2% 1.7% 4.3% 33.6% 10.6%

*Includes only active member respondents of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Estimated percentages were adjusted by the sampling fraction and the response percentage for selected characteristics.


Source: American Academy of Family Physicians, Practice Profile I Survey, July 2008.