Intensive versus conventional glucose control in critically ill patients.

Background: The optimal target range for blood glucose in critically ill patients remains unclear.

Methods: Within 24 hours after admission to an intensive care unit (ICU), adults who were expected to require treatment in the ICU on 3 or more consecutive days were randomly assigned to undergo either intensive glucose control, with a target blood glucose range of 81 to 108 mg per deciliter (4.5 to 6.

Expanding the genetic map of maize with the intermated B73 x Mo17 (IBM) population.

The effects of intermating on recombination and the development of linkage maps were assessed in maize. Progeny derived from a common population (B73 x Mo17) before and after five generations of intermating were genotyped at the same set of 190 RFLP loci. Intermating resulted in nearly a four-fold increase in the genetic map distance and increased the potential for improved genetic resolution in 91% of the intervals evaluated.

The role of endorectal coil MRI in patient selection and treatment planning for prostate seed implants.

Purpose: To assess the role of endorectal coil magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) staging for patients undergoing seed implantation (SI) with or without external beam radiotherapy (EBRT).

Materials And Methods: Between October 1994 and December 1998, 390 patients underwent prostate SI (98% Pd-103, 2% I-125). Seventy-six percent of patients had a prostate serum antigen (PSA) < 10, 17% had PSA of 10-20, and 7% of patients had PSA of > 20.