Vatican Pope Francis “Warning” after respiratory failure, the Vatican says

Pope Francis alert after two episodes of “acute respiratory failure” suffered two episodes on Monday afternoon.

Doctors were forced to intervene to clear the mucus of the pope’s lungs, reports from the Holy See, although he said he was alert.

The 88-year-old Pantif has restored the use of an oxygen mask and ventilator to help its breathing, but remains “vigilant, purposeful and cooperative,” the Vatican said.

Now this is the third serious downturn, as the 88-year-old Pontiff was hospitalized 18 days ago with pneumonia.

On Friday, Pope Francis survived the “isolated” respiratory crisis associated with vomiting, the Vatican said.

Updates from the Holy See report that it responded well to oxygen therapy, and on Sunday, the Vatican officials said the Pope was no longer required “non -inflicted mechanical ventilation, only oxygen therapy with high flow”.

After Monday episodes, Pope Francis resumed this mechanical ventilation.

His illness meant this Pope Francis failed to personally put his traditional prayer by Angeles For three weeks in a row, the Vatican issued its written comments.

Officials said the text sent from their hospital room to Rome was written “Over the last few days”. In it, the Pope thanked the people for the prayers and thanked his medical team for his care.

Catholics have already attended the Hemel hospital in Rome to pray for him – hoping he could come to the window as it happened in the past.

But although the Vatican recently called the Pope’s condition stable, he stays too sick to greet the crowd below.

Pope was hospitalized at the hospital on February 14 After experience of breathing difficulties for several days.

He was first treated for bronchitis before being diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs.

The pontiff is particularly sensitive to pneumonia, lung infections, which can be caused by bacteria, viruses or fungi, after it infected pleur, – inflammation of the lungs – in youth and had partial lung removal.

The Vatican sources emphasize how they have, that the Pope’s condition remains difficult – his doctors remain cautious – and he is not at risk.