Pope Francis suffers a «sudden» respiratory worsening: «It caused him vomiting and underwent non -invasive mechanical ventilation»

Pope Francis suffered an «isolated» crisis of Broncospasm and a «sudden» worsening of his respiratory painting in Rome, although he has responded «well» to the therapy, the Holy See reported.

«The Holy Father in the afternoon of today, after a morning doing respiratory physiotherapy and in prayer in the chapel, has presented an isolated crisis of bronchospaspo that has determined an episode of vomiting with inhalation and a sudden worsening of the respiratory picture,» reads the Vatican Daily Bulletin.

Doctors will need between 24 and 48 hours to make an assessment on how this bronchospasm crisis will affect (sudden narrowing of the bronchial duct), according to Vatican sources.

The 88 -year -old pontiff is hospitalized on February 14 due to bronchitis with polymicrobial infection to which bilateral pneumonia joined and, although its prognosis is still reserved, yesterday it was reported that it had left behind the critical phase.

After the crisis, its bronchi have been quickly aspirated and has begun with the «invasive» mechanical ventilation with a «good» response to gaseous exchanges, that is, the ability of the lungs of sucking oxygen and returning it to the organism.

Francisco has been «always lucid and oriented» and «collaborating with therapeutic maneuvers.»

The prognosis will remain «reserved.»

This morning, on its fifteenth day hospitalized, the Pope has received the Eucharist. EFE