providing a power source coupled to at least one probe assembly, the at least one probe assembly comprising an elongate member with a distal region and a proximal region, the distal region having an electrically and thermally-conductive energy delivery device for delivering one of electrical and radiofrequency energy to the patient's body, the electrically and thermally-conductive energy delivery device having one or more internal lumens for circulating a cooling fluid therethrough and an electrically and thermally-conductive protrusion having a temperature sensing element, the temperature sensing element extending from a distal end of the energy delivery device;

inserting the energy delivery device of the at least one probe assembly into the patient's body;

routing the energy delivery device of the at least one probe assembly to the tissue of the patient's body;

simultaneously circulating the cooling fluid through the one or more internal lumens via at least one pump assembly and delivering energy from the power source to the tissue through the energy delivery device;

monitoring one or more procedure parameters while delivering the energy from the power source to the tissue through the energy delivery device;

determining, in real-time, whether a rising impedance event is likely to occur in a predetermined time period based on the one or more procedure parameters including at least one of a temperature of the tissue, an impedance of the tissue, and a power demand of the energy delivery device;

responsive to determining that the rising impedance event is likely to occur in the predetermined time period, decreasing a flow rate of the at least one pump assembly; and

responsive to determining that the rising impedance event is unlikely to occur in the predetermined time period, increasing the flow rate of the at least one pump assembly up to a predetermined maximum flow rate or rotational speed.