Pope Francis suffers two episodes of “acute respiratory failure,” says Vatican, more than 2 weeks in hospitalization
The Vatican said on Monday night that Pope Francis had suffered “two episodes of acute respiratory failure” during the day, which he said were caused by “significant buildup of endobronchial mucosa and a consequent bronchospasm.”
The statement states that doctors have performed two bronchoscopies to alleviate its respiratory problems.
“In the afternoon, non -invasive mechanical ventilation continued,” the Vatican added, noting that Francis remained awake and aware that its forecast after more than two weeks of hospitalization due to bronchitis, which agreed in pneumonia in the lungs.
The Pope, who is 88 years old and has a long history of pulmonary problems, has struggled to overcome this disease, which has led to the longest hospitalization of his pontificate.
Before you spend a rested weekend without any crisisFrancis experienced “sudden deterioration of respiratory images“On Friday, the Vatican said, when he had one” isolated crisis of bronchospasm “, which is when the muscles that tighten the airways in the lungs.
That episode caused the pope to breathe vomiting, the Vatican said in a statement. Francis was treated with non -invasive mechanical ventilation and had a good answer, the Vatican said on Friday.
Shortly before the Vatican discovered his Friday bronchospasm, the Vatican sources told CBS News to improve the Pope’s health, saying she was not in critical condition after exactly two weeks in the hospital.
AND double -sided pneumonia The diagnosis that the Pope was awarded on February 18 would be a worrying turn for any patient of his age, but this was particularly concerned about the leader of the Catholic Church.
This is the Pope’s fourth hospitalization since he took over the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church in 2013. abdominal surgery 2021, and then had a second procedure in 2023 to repair the scar tissue and the abdominal hernia. Was briefly hospitalized to the treatment of pneumonia earlier that year.
As a young man in his home country of Argentina, Francis was removed part of a lung after a pulmonary infection, leaving him vulnerable to respiratory diseases.
Earlier this month, the Vatican announced that Francis would not celebrate Sunday Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica this year for his constant recovery. Pope continuous hospitalization comes only before the start of the annual Christian respect for Lent. The 40-day period of Lent begins on Wednesday ASH, which falls this year on March 5th.
Just before Easter last year, Francis refused to attend the Great Friday procession in the Roman Colosseum in an effort to preserve his health, but the Pope later led tens of thousands of worshipers in Easter celebration.
