Mucocutaneous Separation

"The Separation Conversation". Muco-cutaneous separation occurs when a newly formed stoma separates from the skin at the junction that has sutured the bowel to the abdominal surface. This creates a wound around the stoma that requires additional care during your pouching regime and can occasionally make the pouching process overwhelming and complex. The causes of MCJ separation vary but are often related to poor healing ability, obesity, medications, radiation and chemotherapy, amid many other factors. Today's episode explains what is muco-cutaneous separation, how and why it occurs and how stomal therapy nurses assess and treat this problem.