ICU
Americanabbreviation
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intensive care unit
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She has had two more subsequent ICU stays, and deals with ongoing asthma and allergies.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
By now Riley's condition had become so bad, he was transferred to London's King's College Hospital which has a specialist ICU init.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
ICU nurse Lily Ku said staff were learning "how to move the hospital beds down to the basement and make the transition."
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Then, somehow, he found a way into the ICU.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
After Kevin recovered in the ICU, they discovered that he was paralyzed on the left side of his body.
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