Table 48
Care of patients in intensive care units 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 | 39.9% | 9.0% | 52.4% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 6.3% | 38.6% | 8.6% |
| New England | 42 | 38.1% | 7.1% | 59.4% | 6.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 31.3% | 7.1% |
| Mid Atlantic | 87 | 34.5% | 12.6% | 54.8% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 37.1% | 11.5% |
| East North Central | 174 | 36.2% | 14.4% | 60.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.4% | 30.8% | 4.6% |
| West North Central | 130 | 60.8% | 7.7% | 53.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 12.1% | 32.8% | 3.8% |
| South Atlantic | 133 | 26.3% | 4.5% | 47.6% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 2.8% | 48.3% | 14.3% |
| East South Central | 54 | 53.7% | 9.3% | 55.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.5% | 34.2% | 5.6% |
| West South Central | 90 | 47.8% | 5.6% | 53.7% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 3.7% | 9.3% | 31.5% | 8.9% |
| Mountain | 76 | 38.2% | 10.5% | 40.7% | 0.0% | 5.1% | 0.0% | 11.9% | 42.4% | 10.5% |
| Pacific | 113 | 31.0% | 7.1% | 51.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 3.1% | 42.9% | 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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