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Table 1 Cases of ARDS after surgery for acute appendicitis

From: Acute respiratory distress syndrome due to sepsis caused by Bacteroides ovatus after acute appendicectomy

Case

Year

Author

Age

sex

PMH

Perforation

sepsis

ARDS

Symptoms

Blood culture

1

2007

Hiroya

Takeuchi

30s

M

 + 

 + 

Bloody sputum respiratory discomfort

Streptococcus constellatus

2

2017

Gabriel O

Ologun

25

M

asthma

 + 

 + 

Respiratory discomfort

Unknow

3

2021

Our case

60s

M

 + 

 + 

Bloody sputum respiratory discomfort

Bacteroides Ovatus