The Holy See Press Office reported on Tuesday afternoon a new medical part about the Pope Francisin which they detailed that it remained “Stable”, without presenting new crisis of respiratory failure.
According to the evening medical part they launched from the Vatican, “The clinical state of the Holy Father has remained stable today.”
This morning, Jorge Bergoglio, who on Monday suffered two episodes of acute respiratory failure, underwent “High flow oxygen therapy” and performed “respiratory physiotherapy”.
Under this framework, the letter explained that the Pope “He has not presented episodes of respiratory failure or bronchospasmos”at the same time that he remained ranging, “Always vigilant, cooperating with therapy and oriented.”
Pope Francis’s bronchospasm crisis
The Argentine had a “quiet night” after double episode of “acute respiratory failure” that he maintained during last Monday. In detail, Francisco had the crises caused by “an important accumulation of endobronchial mucus“That caused the consequent bronchospasm.
Doctors reported that, on both occasions, the mucus could be aspirated correctly. “The two crises were produced by the reaction of the bronchi trying to expel the mucus that accumulates to eliminate bacteria”they detailed.
Because of the crises, Francisco had to receive “Non -invasive mechanical ventilation“. Although from the Vatican they reported that” they did not change the values of blood tests, which did not reveal leukocytosis, so there was no new infection, “the Pope’s health picture It is “complex” and continues with a reserved prognosis.
As usual, the Supreme Pontiff received the Eucharist, while, during the day, “alternated prayer and rest,” the report concluded.
Also, in the Plaza de San Pedro, and for the eighth consecutive night, the prayer of the rosary for Francisco’s health was carried out: “Let’s stop in prayer with Mary Mother of the Church for the health of the Holy Father Francisco”, was the invitation with which Cardinal Robert Prevost, prefect of the dicasion for the bishops, began the aforementioned prayer.
In the eighth consecutive appointment of prayer for the health of the Pope organized by the vicariate of the city of the Vatican, the cardinal stressed that the Virgin, “mother of holy hope, assists, restores and comforts those who resort to their help”, wishing that it is also “sign of consolation, of safe hope.”
Source: Ambito
