Critical Analysis of the Surgical Site Infection Name Institution of affiliation Critical Analysis of the Surgical Site Infection This article aims to critically analyze the problem that instigated the study, the reasons the study was meant to fulfill, the research question that the authors’ applied to achieve, the purpose of the research, the literature review that the authors’ studied and its relationship to the purpose and problem statement, and theoretical framework. The research under analysis was done by Sanger et al (2014) on ‘Patient perspectives on post-discharge surgical site infections: Towards a patient-centered mobile health solution’ Problem statement The clinical problem identified by Sanger et al. (2014) is that surgical site infections (SIS) are mainly found in patients undergoing abdominal surgical surgery, and it happens to 3-5% of all surgical patients. The authors state that most SSIs occur to post-discharge due to short hospitalization periods. Post-discharge SSI becomes a problem for patients who get out of the hospital and are not prepared to manage the infections. The authors’ review that beyo