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Table 53

Care of infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) 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 Prohibitive (%) Fear of Liability Suit (%) No Hospital Department (%) Reason Not Reported (%) Not Reported (%)
Total 896 6.5% 5.4% 50.2% 1.7% 0.3% 0.6% 15.6% 31.6% 9.5%
                     
New England 41 2.4% 9.8% 62.8% 2.3% 0.0% 0.0% 11.6% 23.3% 4.9%
Mid Atlantic 86 0.0% 3.5% 51.0% 5.1% 0.0% 1.0% 14.3% 28.6% 9.3%
East North Central 174 11.5% 6.9% 53.9% 1.8% 0.6% 0.6% 18.8% 24.2% 5.2%
West North Central 129 12.4% 9.3% 37.8% 0.8% 0.0% 0.8% 28.6% 31.9% 7.8%
South Atlantic 134 1.5% 1.5% 48.6% 1.7% 1.1% 0.0% 6.8% 41.8% 14.9%
East South Central 54 3.7% 5.6% 35.6% 3.4% 0.0% 1.7% 33.9% 25.4% 9.3%
West South Central 90 4.4% 3.3% 62.4% 0.0% 0.0% 2.2% 9.7% 25.8% 8.9%
Mountain 75 14.7% 8.0% 43.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 19.0% 38.0% 13.3%
Pacific 113 1.8% 2.7% 56.4% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 8.3% 34.6% 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.


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