Wound care

Surgical-site infection concerns in St. Louis and Metro East, Illinois.

Redness, warmth, drainage, odor, fever or increasing pain around an incision may indicate infection and should be reviewed by the responsible clinical team.

Request care Refer a patient

What the clinician reviews around the incision

Timing since surgery and recent changes
Redness, warmth, swelling, drainage and odor
Pain, fever and the patient’s general condition
Current antibiotics, cultures and surgical instructions

Other clinicians may be involved.

The surgeon, primary care, infectious disease, emergency services or hospital team may need to be involved. A systemic infection requires prompt medical treatment.

Where care happens

Where scheduled surgical-site follow-up fits

Gateway may assist with scheduled wound follow-up, but possible infection still requires prompt communication with the surgical team and may require urgent medical evaluation.

Provide the location, procedure date, current symptoms and a direct contact for the surgical office or responsible clinician.