Article critique Name: Course: Tutor: Date: Article critique The article provides an articulate elaboration of a number of tests performed to identify ways of reducing the risk of incision contamination in cardiac surgery. Tables are well linked with the statistical analysis discussion enhancing the information already present in the discussion. The major variables are collected from the subjects and presented in terms of the mean microbial counts on the area of the incision. Symptoms of any surgical site infections are also closely monitored. The sample size used for the study incorporated three hundred subjects. This is an adequate sample to perform the study. Moreover, the selection of the subjects was randomized across five different study sites. The article provid...