The Vatican announces that Pope Francis presents «a slight improvement» in the hospital

Pope Francis’s health has experienced a «slight improvement,» does not present a fever and his hemodynamic parameters are «stable» on his seventh day hospitalized for bilateral pneumonia, the Holy See on Thursday reported.

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The last Vatican bulletin ensures that its clinical conditions «are in slight improvement», which has no fever and that hemodynamic parameters continue to be stable. «

This morning has received the Eucharist and then «has dedicated itself to work activities.»

The stability of the hemodynamic parameters implies that «the heart endures well to pharmacological therapy» and the disease itself, Vatican sources pointed out.

The 88 -year -old pontiff was admitted last Friday at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome due to his breathing problems, which were due to bronchitis due to polymicrobiological infection, to which bilateral pneumonia was added.

However, the sources indicated that it is a pneumonia located in certain lobes or points of the Pope’s lung.

Francisco continues to breathe on its own, without the need for oxygen contribution, and continues with the same therapy, although this could vary in the next few days.

Since its hospitalization, a week ago, its clinical picture has been described as «complex» and has required additional pharmacological therapy.

However, after Tuesday’s bulletin, which aroused concern about the situation of the Pontiff by revealing that this bilateral pneumonia had appeared, the latest communications of the Vatican point to a «slight improvement.»

Yesterday, in fact, it was learned that the Pope’s heart reacted well to the treatments and that he breathed autonomously.

The Holy See has explained that, while it continues with its treatment, it has managed to get out of bed and sit in an armchair, where you have breakfast and read, as well as carry out some «work activities.»

Specifically, he has received some collaborators, who have taken documents and signed some appointments.

On Wednesday afternoon he was visited by the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, who said he found him «lucid and reactive» and showing his «proverbial sense of humor.»