Table 55
Performance of GI-flexible sigmoidoscope exam (60cm) 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 | 11.0% | 0.9% | 68.4% | 2.1% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 27.2% | 8.5% |
| New England | 42 | 7.1% | 2.4% | 82.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 17.4% | 4.8% |
| Mid Atlantic | 87 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 63.8% | 8.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 26.6% | 9.2% |
| East North Central | 174 | 15.5% | 0.6% | 83.4% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.0% | 2.9% |
| West North Central | 130 | 20.8% | 0.8% | 73.1% | 2.5% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 21.8% | 6.2% |
| South Atlantic | 133 | 3.0% | 1.5% | 53.7% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 41.8% | 15.0% |
| East South Central | 54 | 7.4% | 1.9% | 69.5% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 23.7% | 9.3% |
| West South Central | 90 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 67.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 3.3% | 26.4% | 8.9% |
| Mountain | 76 | 7.9% | 1.3% | 66.7% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.6% | 28.6% | 10.5% |
| Pacific | 113 | 10.6% | 0.9% | 64.1% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 32.0% | 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 each division. |
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Source: American Academy of Family Physicians, Practice Profile I Survey, July 2008. |
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