Vatican Pope “isolated” breathing crisis in hospital

Pope Francis, who has been struggling with pneumonia for two weeks, had an “isolated” hospital in the hospital.

This led to the episode of vomiting and “sudden deterioration of his respiratory state” on Friday after the “bronchospasm” cough.

The light 88 -year -old had to be pressed – cleaned from vomiting – and now it gets gas through the face mask to help it breathe.

Vatican sources say the Pope’s doctors need 24-48 hours to determine whether to harm or return to it. Until they give any forecast.

The pope remains wary and “in a good mood,” sources said.

In his statement, the Vatican said: “In the early day, after the morning, after the alternation of respiratory physiotherapy with a prayer in the chapel, the Holy Father presented the isolated crisis of bronchospasm, which, however, led to an episode of vomiting with inhalation and sudden deterioration of the state of breathing.

“The Holy Father was immediately bronchiped and started non -invasive mechanical ventilation with a good reaction to gas exchange.”

Vatican sources said the last crisis occurred around 2:00 pm local time but did not say how long it lasted.

This last episode comes in a couple of days when the Vatican statements were a little more positive, talking about the “slight improvement” in the state of the pantiff.

He was given communication this morning.

In the previous medical update this morning, the Vatican said the Pontiff demonstrates signs of improvement and will remain in the Hemel Hospital in Rome from a complex clinical picture.

The Pope was hospitalized on February 14 after breathing difficulties for several days.

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

Then, then February 22The Vatican said that the Pope had survived the respiratory crisis and was in a “critical” state, but later on Sunday published an update stating that “he did not present any further respiratory crises.”

The day the Pope made a statement asking him to pray for his For the second week he was unable to settle on the traditional Angelus prayer.

But while the Vatican said the Pope’s health is improving, it added that “further clinical stability is needed to resolve the forecast.”

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 leader of the Roman Catholic Church was hospitalized several times during his 12-year stay, including treatment for bronchitis in the same hospital in March 2023.

From Argentina, Pope Francis is the first Latin American and the first Jesuit headed by the Roman Catholic Church.