intensive care unit
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The babies will stay in the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit until they grow to full term and are "currently doing extremely well", Bendall added.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
For the entirety of his short life at the neonatal intensive care unit, he had the cannula through his nose to facilitate his breathing and a feeding tube between his lips.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
The experience put him in the intensive care unit for nine days, after which he was discharged to a rehabilitation facility.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
The man was ultimately in the hospital for 22 days, including 11 in the intensive care unit with a primary diagnosis of rocky mountain spotted fever and a secondary diagnosis of acute kidney injury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
The intensive care unit is L-shaped and dim, a jumble of bleeping monitors and whirring machines.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
