Table 45
Performance of surgery (minor) 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 | 898 | 18.9% | 0.4% | 64.2% | 1.3% | 2.7% | 0.7% | 1.9% | 29.3% | 8.8% |
| New England | 41 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 78.6% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 19.0% | 7.3% |
| Mid Atlantic | 86 | 8.1% | 0.0% | 66.0% | 5.3% | 4.3% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 23.4% | 9.3% |
| East North Central | 174 | 22.4% | 0.6% | 72.4% | 0.6% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 3.2% | 19.2% | 5.7% |
| West North Central | 130 | 38.5% | 0.0% | 71.9% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 25.0% | 5.4% |
| South Atlantic | 134 | 6.0% | 0.0% | 54.0% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 42.0% | 13.4% |
| East South Central | 54 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 48.2% | 0.0% | 5.4% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 41.1% | 7.4% |
| West South Central | 90 | 21.1% | 0.0% | 68.2% | 1.2% | 4.7% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 22.4% | 10.0% |
| Mountain | 76 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 66.2% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 2.6% | 29.9% | 9.2% |
| Pacific | 113 | 20.4% | 2.7% | 58.8% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.8% | 2.5% | 34.5% | 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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