Pope Francis’s health is aggravated: he has suffered a prolonged asthmatic crisis and has had to perform a blood transfusion by anemia

Pope Francis, hospitalized at the Gemelli Hospital, remains in a «critical» state after suffering this Saturday a respiratory crisis so he had to supply oxygen. It presents thrombocytopenia due to an anemia that required blood transfusions, according to the last medical part.

«The state of the Holy Father remains critical, so, as explained yesterday, the Pope is not out of danger. This morning Pope Francis presented a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis, which also required the application of high flow oxygen, ”reads the statement released by the Vatican.

He adds that «blood tests performed today also revealed thrombocytopenia (blood platelets in lower than normal), associated with anemia, which required the administration of blood transfusions.»

Francisco «The day has passed in the armchair» although with more discomfort than yesterday, «added the note.

«At the moment the forecast is reserved,» continued this Saturday’s medical part.

The Pope will continue in the hospital at least next week until he is cured of his bilateral pneumonia and can continue the treatment in his residence in Santa Marta but «time will be needed,» Dr. Sergio said Friday at a press conference Alfieri, head of surgery at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome and operated Francisco on previous occasions.

The 88 -year -old pontiff was admitted on Friday of last week at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome for his respiratory problems, which were due to bronchitis due to polymicrobiological infection to which bilateral pneumonia joined.

The doctors explained that the Pope arrived with the problem of infection and that only a few days later the bilateral pneumonia arose.

This Sunday will only spread the text of the Angelus as last week so that the Pope can rest. EFE