Initial assessment
SITE:________________________________________________________________________________________
Status: ☐ Being Treated ☐ Closed ☐ Amputated
Surgical Date: _______________ Date Onset: ___________
Pre- Debridement Measurement Length:_________ Width: __________ Depth: _________
Undermining
1. __________ cm, from _________ to _________ o’clock
2. __________ cm, from _________ to _________ o’clock
3. __________ cm, from _________ to _________ o’clock
Tunneling/Sinus
1. ______________cm, @ ___________ o’clock
2. ______________cm, @ ___________ o’clock
3. ______________cm, @ ___________ o’clock
Assoc. Signs/Symptoms: ☐ Pain ☐ Numbness ☐ Tingling ☐ Swelling ☐ Draining ☐ Bruising ☐ Hot ☐ Erythema ☐ Odor ☐ None ☐ Other: ______________________
Wound Depth: ☐ Skin ☐ Sub Q ☐ Muscle ☐ bone ☐ Closed ☐ Epithelialized ☐ Unstageable Bone / Muscle /
Tendon Exposed: ☐ No ☐ Yes
Wound Odor: ☐ No Odor ☐ Malodorous ☐ Other: ______________
Periwound Skin: ☐ No Abnormalities ☐ Ecchymosed (bruised) ☐ Erythematous (red) ☐ Indurated (firm) ☐ Edematous (swollen) ☐ Maceration ☐ Callous ☐ Other:__________________________________________
Exudate: Amount: ☐ None ☐ Small ☐ Moderate ☐ Large ☐ Other:________________________
Color: ☐ Serous (clear) ☐ Sanguinous (bloody) ☐ Serosanguinous (blood-tinged) ☐ Yellow ☐ Green ☐ Tan (colonized) ☐ Other: _________________________________
Consistency: ☐ Thick ☐ Thin ☐ Milky ☐ Purulent ☐ Other: __________________
EMR notes
assessment of improvement
Granulation:_______% Hypergranulation:___________% Fibrin:____________% Eschar:__________________%
Assessment of progress since last visit:
Drainage: ☐ No Visible Change ☐ Less ☐ More
Inflammation: ☐ No Visible Change ☐ Less ☐ More ☐ Evidence Infection
Swelling: ☐ No Visible Change ☐ Less ☐ More
Pain: ☐ No Visible Change ☐ Less ☐ More
Wound dimensions (diameter): ☐ No Visible change ☐ smaller ☐ larger
Wound dimensions (deeper): ☐ No Visible change ☐ deeper ☐ shallower
Necrotic tissue/slough: ☐ No Visible Change ☐ Less ☐ More
Increased Wound Debris: ☐ No Visible Change ☐ Less ☐ More
Other: _________________________________________
EMR notes
Debridement
Start: _________________ End: ______________________
☐ Excisional ☐ Non-Excisional ☐
Other: _________________________________________
☐ Verify 2 patient identifiers
☐ Consent signed
☐ Verbal verification of procedure w/patient
☐ H&P or wound assessment performed
☐ Site marked or physician remained with pt after assess.
Anesthesia ☐ None ☐ Xylocaine Viscous 2% | 4% ☐ Other: _________________________________________
Depth of Debridement ☐ Skin ☐ Subcutaneous ☐ Muscle ☐ Bone
Tissue Removed ☐ Fibrin ☐ Devitalized Epidermis/ Dermis ☐ Debris ☐ Necrotic ☐ Biofilm
Method of Debridement ☐ Scalpel ☐ Scissors ☐ Curette ☐ Other: _________________________________________
Bleeding ☐ None ☐ Minimal ☐ Moderate ☐ Marked
Hemostasis Achieved ☐ Pressure ☐ AgNO3 ☐ Cautery ☐ Other: _________________________________________
Procedure Pain ______/10
Post- Debridement Measurement Length: ________ Width:__________ Depth:_________
EMR notes
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