Prone positioning
Positioning a patient on their front. Sometimes undertaken to help improve a ventilated patient’s oxygen levels.
Treatment
Positron emission tomography [PET]
A test that uses information about the energy of certain elements in your body to show whether parts of the heart muscle are alive and working. A PET scan can also show if your heart is getting enough blood to keep the muscle healthy
Pericardiostomy
An operation in which the membranous sac around the heart is opened and the fluid within drained via a tube. It is sometimes used in the treatment of septic pericarditis