Open Wound or Extra Pocket
Measurement obtained by inserting a moistened sterile, flexible applicator into the wound at a 90 degree angle, with the tip down. Slide fingers down applicator to mark point where swab is even with the surrounding surface. Remove swab and measure with ruler.
What is the depth of a wound.
Passageway or opening that may be visible at skin level, but with most under the surface of the skin.
What is tunneling?
Stage of wound healing: cells move across the surface of a wound margin (approximation). Tissue color "ground glass" to pink.
What is epithelialization?