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

Abstract Background Appendicectomy is generally a minimally invasive surgery, after which postoperative complications such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are rare. We describe a case of ARDS due to sepsis caused by Bacteroides ovatus after appendicectomy. Case presentation A man in hi...

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Main Authors: Yoshinobu Fuse, Hironori Ohdaira, Teppei Kamada, Junji Takahashi, Keigo Nakashima, Yuichi Nakaseko, Norihiko Suzuki, Masashi Yoshida, Shinya Okada, Yutaka Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-06-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-022-01475-w