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The Pope remains «stable», has no fever and has not needed non -invasive mechanical ventilation in the last hours, from which it follows that he has overcome the last respiratory crisis last Friday without «direct consequences,» Vatican sources indicated this Sunday.
EFE
«The clinical conditions of the Holy Father remain stable today; The Pope did not need non -invasive mechanical ventilation, but only high flow oxygen therapy, «is reported in the last medical part, which also highlights that» given the complexity of the clinical picture, the prognosis remains reserved. «
Taking into account that the doctors of the Gemelli Hospital in Rome where it is admitted they had warned that they needed between 24 and 48 hours to know if the crisis by bronchospasm (contraction of the bronchial channel) had caused or not a new infection, «the information does not suggest a continuation of the crisis,» the sources said.
«Yesterday’s signs» do not suggest an ‘abystis pneumonia that was the greatest fear, after the crisis, which caused a «sudden» worsening of its respiratory picture, was accompanied by a vomiting picture by inhalation, which forced to alternate oxygen therapy with non -invasive mechanical ventilation, which this Sunday has no longer needed.
Francisco, who has been admitted to the Gemelli for 17 days, already exceeded another crisis on the 22nd, when due to a prolonged asthmatic attack, oxygen had to be supplied, as well as required blood transfusions due to an anemia and for the first time since his entry his state was considered «critical.»
«This morning, the Holy Father has participated in the Holy Mass, together with those who take care of him during these days of hospitalization» and «then has alternated the rest with the prayer,» concludes the Vatican statement.
The 88 -year -old pontiff has been hospitalized since February 14 due to bronchitis with polymicrobial infection to which bilateral pneumonia joined.
Vatican sources previously indicated that the Pope «had breakfast, took» a coffee «and» read some newspapers, «as is his custom, while» continues with his treatment «, after, first thing, the Holy See reported that he had spent a» calm «night and that he was» resting. «
The new medical part occurs after this Saturday indicated that Francisco who was «stable» and showed «a good response» to treatment with non -invasive mechanical ventilation and oxygen therapy after Friday’s crisis.
He also said that the Pope had no fever or presented «leukocytosis» or no increase in the number of white globules, which would rule out new infections, the greatest risk derived from bronchospasm for having inhaled gastric flows.
This morning, Francisco received the visit, for the second time since his hospitalization, to two of his closest collaborators, the Vatican Secretary of State, the Italian cardinal Pietro Parolin, and the substitute for the Secretary of State, the Venezuelan Edgar Peña Parra.
The Vatican spokesman, Matteo Bruni, confirmed the visit, without giving more details about its content or duration, but the meeting already gave indications that his recovery after Friday’s respiratory crisis was on the right track.
This noon, for the third consecutive Sunday, the Pope did not pronounce the Angelus from the penultimate window of the third floor of the Apostolic Palace in the Plaza de San Pedro, where, despite everything, numerous faithful gathered from different parts of the world, many of them arrived in Rome by the jubilee of the «hope» convened by Francis.
«I send you these thoughts still from the hospital, where as you know I have been for several days, accompanied by doctors and health workers, to whom I thank for the attention with which they take care of me,» said Francisco.
The Pope claimed to feel «in the heart ‘the blessing’ that hides within fragility.» «I thank God for having given me the opportunity to share in body and spirit the difficult situation of so many patients and people suffering,» he said.
Francisco also thanked the faithful who pray for their health: «I feel all your affection and your closeness and, at this particular moment, I feel like ‘carried’ and sustained by all the people of God. Thank you all! ”The Pontiff remarked.
And he did not forget to pray for peace: «From here the war seems even more absurd. We pray for the tormented Ukraine, by Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Myanmar, Sudan, Kivu, ”Francisco said in the text of the Sunday prayer broadcast by the Holy See.
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