3 • Notes on Safety in the Medical Specialties
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The 10 Commandments of APC in Flexible Endoscopy
1. You shall not confuse Argon Plasma Coagulation with Argon Laser.
The two are completely different.
2. You shall always test Argon Plasma ignition and the electric arc outside
the endoscope before inserting the APC probe into the working chan-
nel.
3. You shall insert the APC probe at least far enough into the endoscope’s
working channel that the first distal black ring becomes visible.
4. You shall always carry out Argon Plasma Coagulation (as long as you
are not expert in its use) under visual control.
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