OASIS Alert

Published on Fri Oct 28, 2011 PDF

When responding to OASIS questions about the healing status of wounds, look to this guidance from the Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN).

0 -- Newly epithelialized

• Wound bed completely covered with new epithelium.
• No exudate.
• No avascular tissue (eschar and/or slough).
• No signs or symptoms of infection.

1 -- Fully granulating

• Wound bed filled with granulation tissue to the level of the surrounding skin.
• No dead space.
• No avascular tissue (eschar and/or slough).
• No signs or symptoms of infection.
• Wound edges are open.

2 -- Early/partial granulation

• ≥25 percent of the wound bed is covered with granulation tissue.
• < 25 percent of the wound bed is covered with avascular tissue (eschar and/or slough).
• No signs or symptoms of infection.
• Wound edges open.

3 -- Not healing

Note: A wound need only show one of the response 3 criteria listed to be considered not healing.

See the full WOCN guidance on the OASIS wound items here: www.wocn.org/resource/resmgr/docs/guidanceoasis-c.pdf