3 • Additional safety instructions for APC
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WARNING
Flammable endogenous gases in the gastrointestinal tract
Risk of explosion to the patient!
Extract the gases before performing electrosurgery or irrigate
with CO
2
.
Or scavenge with argon.
Burns
CAUTION
An active APC electrode comes into contact with tissue during
coagulation
There is a cutting effect and uncontrolled coagulation!
Do not touch tissue with an active APC electrode during coagula-
tion.
CAUTION
The activated APC applicator presses into tissue or against the
organ wall
Risk of emphysemas / wall lesions!
Do not press the activated APC applicator into tissue or against
the organ wall.
Risks due to gas embolisms or excessive intraluminal gas pressure
WARNING
The activated APC applicator is pointing at an open vessel, argon
flow is too high, the power setting is too low
Risk of gas embolisms!
Do not point the APC applicator at open vessels.
Set argon flow as low as possible.
Do not press the activated APC applicator into tissue or against
the organ wall.
Observe the settings for APC recommended by Erbe.
The argon introduced can not escape from body cavities
Risk of intraluminal pressure rise and distension! Risk of gas embo-
lisms!
Check intraluminal gas pressure regularly.
Extract.
Introduce a decompression catheter if required.
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