The first photo of Pope Francis after a 31-day stay in the hospital causes discussions and many speculation about the world. The Argentinian man of God can be seen without a nasal probe, but his right hand looks extremely swollen.
The photo shows the Pontifex, sitting in a wheelchair, in the chapel of the Gemelli hospital. His face can only be seen from the side. However, his right hand is particularly striking: it is clearly swollen in the photo. Experts suspect that swelling caused by intravenous therapies and intensive hydration may have arisen.
The president of Italian society for internal medicine, Nicola Montano, also explained that such swelling often occurs in patients who are treated intravenously for a long time. The long -radiant oxygen therapy could also have led to local liquid accumulation, the doctor said.
“The pope,” the specialist explains, “has long ventilated and hydrated. The swelling on the hand could have been caused locally by the therapies, because infusions can sometimes be put on the hand.
Pope must be able to work independently for dismissal
To predict a possible dismissal date, it is too early, Montano said. “The pope should be able to breathe more independently. An essential condition for this would be the end of high-flow oxygen therapy. It starts to see an improvement.
Medical Bulletin was not published on Monday evening, but it was said by the Vatican press office, but thanks to the breathing exercises and physiotherapy the slight improvement was achieved.
Francis has been head of 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide since March 2013. Last Thursday it was exactly twelve years ago that he was the successor of the then resigned German Pope Benedict XVI. was chosen. At the age of 88, the Argentinian resident is now the second oldest Pontiff Maximus in the history of the Roman Catholic Church.
Source: Krone
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