The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provided the following guidance for responding to the OASIS items related to surgical wounds when patients present with a chest tube. A chest tube that is inserted into the chest cavity for the purposes of drainage is considered a thoracostomy. Note: the ending is ostomy. All ostomies…
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