proning
1 of 2noun
pron·ing ˈprō-niŋ 
: the act or practice of placing a patient and especially one in respiratory distress in the prone (see prone entry 1 sense 2a) position with the chest and stomach facing downward to increase blood oxygenation
During the chaotic days of March and April, emergency room doctors were quick to intubate patients with dangerously low oxygen levels. They subsequently discovered other ways to improve outcomes, including placing patients on their stomachs, a protocol known as proning that helps improve lung function.
Andrew Jacobs
Andrew Jacobs… doctors and nurses also have more experience handling coronavirus patients than they did months earlier in the pandemic, with techniques like proning and better therapeutics at the ready for severe hospitalized cases. Michael McGough
Michael McGoughproning
2 of 2present participle of prone entry 2
Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1978, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
proning 1 of 2
noun
pron·ing ˈprō-niŋ
: the act or practice of placing a patient and especially one in respiratory distress in the prone position with the chest and stomach facing downward to increase blood oxygenation
During the chaotic days of March and April, emergency room doctors were quick to intubate patients with dangerously low oxygen levels. They subsequently discovered other ways to improve outcomes, including placing patients on their stomachs, a protocol known as proning that helps improve lung function. Andrew Jacobs, The New York Times
Andrew Jacobs, The New York TimesAfter just five minutes of proning, sat levels rose to a near-normal mean of 94%. And in the end, about three-quarters of the patients never had to be put on a ventilator. Alan Mozes, HealthDay
Alan Mozes, HealthDayproning
2 of 2present participle of prone entry 2