"Prone Position" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The posture of an individual lying face down.
| Descriptor ID |
D016684
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G11.427.695.525
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| Concept/Terms |
Prone Position- Prone Position
- Position, Prone
- Positions, Prone
- Prone Positions
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prone Position" by people in Profiles.
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Awake Prone Positioning for Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19 and Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure. Am Fam Physician. 2022 Aug; 106(2):Online.
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Association Between Early Treatment With Tocilizumab and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 01 01; 181(1):41-51.
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Influence of Prone Positioning on Electrocardiogram in a Patient With COVID-19. JAMA Intern Med. 2020 Nov 01; 180(11):1521-1523.
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Types of Objects in the Sleep Environment Associated With Infant Suffocation and Strangulation. Acad Pediatr. 2017 Nov - Dec; 17(8):893-901.
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A dosimetric comparison between the supine and prone positions for three-field intact breast radiotherapy. Am J Clin Oncol. 2011 Jun; 34(3):223-30.
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Subretinal recombinant tissue plasminogen activator injection and pneumatic displacement of thick submacular hemorrhage in Age-Related macular degeneration. Ophthalmology. 2004 Jun; 111(6):1201-8.
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Three-dimensional photon dosimetry: a comparison of treatment of the intact breast in the supine and prone position. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2003 Nov 01; 57(3):891-9.