In a statement, “Popeclinical status is still stable today. The Pope did not need mechanical ventilation, only high -flow oxygen therapy. There is no fire. “
Vatican‘s statement, because of the complexity of the clinical picture, doctors maintain their cautious approaches to the course of the disease.
He’s been receiving treatment in hospital since February 14
Pope Franciscus could not make a speech by expressing that he had had a bronchitis and had difficulty breathing in two public activities on February 9 and 12 February and asked his assistants to read their speech texts.
The Pope, who was taken to the Gemelli Hospital on February 14, was reported to have polymicrobial infection on the respiratory tract.
The Vatican announced on 18 February that the Pope had developed double -sided pneumonia and that his clinical condition drew a complex picture.
Pope’s doctors, in his statements on February 21, said that although he did not completely survive the danger, Pope Franciscus had no danger of life.
On February 22, it was stated that the situation of the Pope, who had an asthma crisis, was critical.
The Vatican stated that on February 24, although Pope Franciscus maintained the criticism of his health, slight improvement was observed, on February 25, he defined the situation as critical but stable.
The Vatican reported that on February 26 and 27, the Pope had been improved.
The Vatican said that a bronchoaspiration was launched on 28 February and a mechanical ventilation was initiated and a positive response was received. The Pope situation was stable yesterday.
Health problems have increased in recent years
Pope Franciscus, the spiritual leader of the Catholics since 2013, had first laid down at the Gemelli Hospital in 2021 and had a large intestinal surgery.
Pope, which has been using a wheelchair in recent years due to pain in the knee, had recently been treated at the Gemelli Hospital, one of which is a complaint of shortness of breath, one of which was the operation of the prosthesis on the abdominal wall.