Table 43
Performance of dilatation and curettage in hospital practices of family physicians* by census division, July 2008
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| Census Division | Total | Performed in Hospital Practice (%) | Performed only with Consultation (%) | Not Desired (%) | Privileges Denied (%) | Liability Prohibitive (%) | Fear of Liability Suit (%) | No Hospital Department (%) | Reason Not Reported (%) | Not Reported (%) |
| Total | 899 | 10.7% | 0.4% | 67.5% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 0.6% | 2.1% | 26.5% | 8.8% |
| New England | 42 | 4.8% | 0.0% | 76.1% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 21.7% | 7.1% |
| Mid Atlantic | 87 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 69.0% | 5.0% | 2.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 22.0% | 9.2% |
| East North Central | 174 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 81.1% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 14.6% | 4.6% |
| West North Central | 129 | 22.5% | 1.6% | 72.7% | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 22.7% | 4.7% |
| South Atlantic | 134 | 1.5% | 0.7% | 55.6% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 41.0% | 14.2% |
| East South Central | 54 | 18.5% | 0.0% | 60.8% | 0.0% | 5.9% | 2.0% | 3.9% | 27.5% | 9.3% |
| West South Central | 90 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 73.6% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 4.4% | 19.8% | 10.0% |
| Mountain | 76 | 7.9% | 0.0% | 62.7% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 4.8% | 30.1% | 10.5% |
| Pacific | 113 | 11.5% | 0.9% | 59.2% | 1.6% | 3.2% | 0.8% | 3.2% | 32.0% | 11.5% |
*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. |
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Source: American Academy of Family Physicians, Practice Profile I Survey, July 2008. |
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