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intensive care unit

hospital ward that provides intensive care medicine
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intensive care unit

Summary

intensive care unit ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,720 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • intensive care unit is a type of hospital department[2].
  • intensive care unit is part of hospital[3].
  • intensive care unit is used for intensive care medicine[4].
  • intensive care unit's Commons category is recorded as Intensive-care units[5].
  • intensive care unit's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject COVID-19[6].

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Definition and Type

intensive care unit is a type of hospital department[2].

Use and Application

intensive care unit is used for intensive care medicine[4]. It is part of hospital[3].

Why It Matters

intensive care unit ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,720 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). intensive care unit. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/intensive-care-unit
MLA “intensive care unit.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/intensive-care-unit.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_intensive-care-unit_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{intensive care unit}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/intensive-care-unit}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Subclass of → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject COVID-19
    Part of → hospital
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 26869, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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