Sick Pope
Vatican: Break for Pope – Episode Acute breathing failure
Again bad news from the Gemelli Clinic in Rome: Francis gets in shortness of breath again, twice even.
Pope Francis suffered a setback again in the hospital. The 88-year-old had “two episodes of acute breathing failure” in the afternoon, as the Vatican announced in the evening. As on Friday, the muscles of his respiratory tract had cramped, it said. “Therefore, two lung mirrors were carried out in which a lot of secretions had to be sucked off.” In addition, Francis was mechanically ventilated again.
With a forecast of the further course, the doctors held back. At the same time, however, it was emphasized: “The Holy Father stayed awake, oriented and cooperative at all times.” The head of 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide has been treated in the Gemelli Hospital of Rome since mid-February. He suffers from pneumonia on both sides.
dpa
Source: Stern
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