Surgical site infections occurred in 0.75% of the deliveries covered by Medicaid and 0.63% of those covered by private insurance. In other words, women covered by Medicaid had a 1.4-fold higher risk, the researchers reported.
Binge-drinking -- four or more drinks in a two-hour period for women and five or more for men -- is typical behavior for 7% of adults aged 35 to 44 and 10% of adults aged 45 to 54, according to the poll.
Living liver donation carries more risks than a living kidney donation, and it comes with a 0.3% donor risk of death and a 30% risk of complications following an adult-to-adult donation with the larger right liver lobe.
