According to the statement of the Holy See, 88 -year -old pontiff rested well during the 12th day of his hospitalization in Rome, the longest since he was elected Pontiff in 2013
O hospitalized for bilateral pneumonia, with light indications of improvement, “rested well” at night, the On the morning of Tuesday (25) in a statement about the health of the 88-year-old pontiff. “The Pope rested well, all night,” the Holy See said in a brief statement, on the 12th day of her hospitalization in Rome, the longest since she was elected Pontiff Summary in 2013.
Doctors did not disclose a prognosis about the Argentine Jesuit, hospitalized on February 14 with respiratory difficulties and bronchitis, conditions that later got worse and resulted in pneumonia. On Monday, however, the Holy See released a more optimistic update in reporting that Jorge Mario Bergoglio had “a slight improvement”.
“The clinical condition of the Holy Father, although it remains critical, has recorded a slight improvement. Today there were no episodes of asthmatic respiratory crisis; Some laboratory tests showed improvement, ”the Holy See said in a statement published Monday night. “Light renal failure” he has presented since Sunday “is not worrying,” the statement said.
A Vatican source stated a few hours before Francis could get up and eat normally, did not feel pain and continued with a “good” mood. The state of health of the Catholic Church leader worsened on Saturday with “a prolonged asthmatic attack that required high flow oxygen,” and hematological problems that required blood transfusion. But the Holy See highlighted on Monday that Francisco no longer had respiratory attacks like those suffered on Saturday.
Despite the news, the Pope remains “a fragile patient,” as his doctor Luigi Carone on Friday warned. The medical team that treats the pontiff explained that it will take time for drug treatment being applied to show a positive effect. “Considering the complexity of the clinical picture, doctors refused to make a statement about the prognosis,” the Vatican said on Monday.
Francisco, who is staying in a papal suite on the 10th floor of the hospital, continued working and managed to move from his bed to a chair to receive the Eucharist. “Antibiotic therapy is working. The little information we have indicate that there is a recovery and things are going the right way, ”said Massimo Andreoni, scientific director of the Italian society of infectious and tropical diseases, in an interview with La Stampa newspaper.
“A young person needs two weeks or more to completely recover from pneumonia on both lungs. For an elderly person like Pope Francis, with all the complications that have added (…) we need to wait more time for a complete recovery, ”he added.
*With information from AFP
Posted by Victor Oliveira
