Preoperative Carriage of Respiratory Viruses and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome After Cardiac Surgery: Protocol for the VIRUS-ATTAC Prospective Cohort Study
JMIR Res Protoc. 2026 Sep 30;15:e103466. doi: 10.2196/103466.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cardiac surgery patients are at particular risk of postoperative acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), with an estimated incidence of 5% to 10%. Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), ischemia-reperfusion injury, and blood

