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Home Care Information Network www.homecareinformation.netUltimate OASIS-C Training Item by Item [Rev 2/11]2/13/2011Length M1310, Width M1312,and Depth M1314• Timepoints SOC ROC Discharge• Complete these items only if M1308Column 1, rows b, c, or d.2 is greater than0. Otherwise, leave these items blank.(Stage III, IV or unstageable due to escharor slough)• Ignore non-epithelialized• Surface area = length x width• Record in centimeters (to the nearest 10 th of acentimeter)Length M1310, Width M1312,and Depth M1314• Acceptable means of wound measurement• Disposable measuring device e.g. cottontippedapplicator• Camera• Other wound technology that calculatesmeasurements• Note: If you can visualize it, measure it!!Even if all you see is a wound bed that is100% covered with slough/eschar.Length M1310, WidthM1312, and Depth M1314• If all existing Stage III or IV pressure ulcers areclosed (completely re-epithelialized) and the patienthas no pressure ulcers that are unstageable due tocoverage of the wound bed by slough and/oreschar, enter 00.0 for M1310, M1312, and M1314• Non-epithelialized unstageable (due to thepresence of slough or eschar as reported in M1308d.2) Stage III or IV must be measured• Determine which has largest surface dimension(L x W)• Do not consider depth (00.0)© Lisa Selman-Holman 20
Home Care Information Network www.homecareinformation.netUltimate OASIS-C Training Item by Item [Rev 2/11]2/13/2011When measuring a P/U depth—does depth include the depth of atunnel?• When measuring the depth of a pressure ulcer—report the depth from the visible surface to thedeepest area in the base of the wound, which doesnot include the depth of any tunneling present.• Best Practices, as recommended by the WOCNpressure ulcer Guidelines would encouragedocumentation within the comprehensive assessmentof additional details regarding the wound that are notreported in specific OASIS items, including presence,location and depth of sinus tracts or underminedareas. CMS Q&A July 2010© Lisa Selman-Holman 21
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