ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION IN EMERGENCY GYNECOLOGY: CLINICAL RATIONALE AND ANALYSIS OF THE NEED FOR ORGAN-PRESERVING HEMOSTASIS
Keywords:
argon plasma coagulation; emergency gynecology; hemostasis; organ-preserving surgery; complications.Abstract
Emergency gynecologic surgery accounts for a substantial proportion of inpatient operative activity and is frequently complicated by bleeding, infectious complications, and systemic inflammatory responses. Conventional coagulation methods do not always achieve rapid, reliable hemostasis without marked collateral thermal injury, which is particularly important for women of reproductive age. This article discusses the pathophysiological and organizational rationale for integrating argon plasma coagulation (APC) into urgent gynecologic care pathways and summarizes key findings from a retrospective review of clinical material from 2020–2022 that informed the development of an optimized APC technique.References
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