Vatican88 -year -old, who has been in the Gemelli hospital in Rome for 19 days due to severe bronchitis at the beginning of February and was diagnosed with double -sided pneumonia. PopeHe shared new information about the health status of his health.
“He slept during the night”
“The Pope slept during the night. Now he continues to rest.” The expression was used.
Vatican’dan said in a statement in the evening, “Pope’s clinical condition has remained stable. Respiratory failure or bronchospasm did not show symptoms. No fever, conscious, adapted to treatments. This morning high -flow oxygen therapy has been passed and respiratory physiotherapy was applied. his statements were included.
In a statement, because of the complexity of the clinical picture, doctors were reiterated that they maintained their cautious approaches to the course of the disease.
He’s been treated since 14 February
Pope Franciscus said that he had had a bronchitis and had difficulty breathing in two public activities on February 9 and 12, 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.
On February 22, it was stated that the situation of the Pope, who had an asthma crisis, was critical.
The Vatican announced on 26 and 27 February that the Pope had been improved.
The Vatican said that bronchoaspiration was made to the Pope, who had a bronchospasm crisis on February 28th, that mechanical ventilation was initiated and a positive response was received. The Pope’s status was stable on March 1-2.
Health problems have increased in recent years
Pope Franciscus, the spiritual leader of the Catholics since 2013, had first laid into the Gemelli Hospital in 2021 and underwent large intestinal surgery.
Pope, which has used a wheelchair in recent years due to pain in the knee, was treated twice in the Gemelli hospital, one in 2023, one of the shortness of breath, one of which was the operation of prosthesis on the abdominal wall.
Source: DHA