Saumya Singh

Bibi Fatima Women's Self-Help Group from Dharwad's Teertha village wins UNDP's Equator Initiative Award for pioneering sustainable farming

From snakes to skins, monsoon is prime time for reptile sightings. These simple, eco-friendly tips will help keep your home and garden reptile-free.

When Atharva Shinde couldn't find anyone to make a quilt like his grandmother's, the 16-year-old set out to revive the craft, repurpose 300 kg of fabric, and empower women along the way.

At 21, Bahaar Anand was chasing the corporate dream. By 25, she's built a thriving art business with clients from Mumbai to New Jersey without an art degree.

From lauki (bottle gourd) peels to cauliflower stalks, Indian kitchens have long practised a delicious form of zero waste cooking. Here’s how to turn every part of a vegetable into something tasty, nutritious and fuss-free for your family.

Permanent transformation is achieved by inculcating a culture of cleanliness; it depends on shared responsibility, collective care and conscious involvement of all citizens

A devastating fire in Lucknow's Vikas Nagar has destroyed 300 shanties. Join Madad Karona to provide 15-day ration kits to displaced migrant families.

Background and aimPeripheral arterial disease (PAD) of the lower limbs causes significant morbidity and risk of limb loss. Endovascular interventions such as angioplasty with stenting may improve outcomes, but comparative prospective data are limited. This study aimed to evaluate the benefit of endovascular intervention (angioplasty with thrombolysis and stenting) and medical management in critical limb ischemia.Materials and methodsA prospective observational study was conducted in a tertiary center. Forty-two adult patients with infrainguinal PAD were prospectively enrolled during the study period and received either medical management (Group A; n = 22) or endovascular intervention involving angioplasty with catheter-guided thrombolysis and nitinol stenting (Group B; n = 20). Outcomes, including pain relief, wound healing, need for amputation, mortality, and quality of life (measured by SF-36 and EQ-5D), were assessed over six months.ResultsPain relief was observed in 72.7% of patients in Group A vs. 85% of patients in Group B. Wound healing showed a significant advantage in the intervention group: among those who presented with wounds, 81.8% healed in Group B vs. 20% in Group A (p = 0.0046). Amputation rates were 18.2% in Group A vs. 5% in Group B, and mortality was 18.2% in Group A vs. 5% in Group B, although these differences were not statistically significant.ConclusionsAngioplasty with thrombolysis and stenting in patients with infrainguinal PAD yielded significant improvement in wound healing and self-care, with trends toward lower amputation and mortality compared with medical management.

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