intensive care unit
Example Sentences
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If the virus severely affects the lungs, oxygen therapy in an intensive care unit may be necessary.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
On her third visit, as Crain’s condition deteriorated, a doctor did not send Crain to the intensive care unit until he could confirm fetal demise with two ultrasounds.
From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026
There are no beds in the paediatric intensive care unit, but the team get on the road anyway.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
The woman was 7 months pregnant with the family’s third child, a girl, who died in a neonatal intensive care unit.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
She was in the intensive care unit bandaging a patient when she was called to the phone.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
