The state of Pope Francis, who is hospitalized for more than two weeks for two -sided pneumonia, remains stabilizedthe Vatican said on Saturday night, refusing to provide the forecast again. According to the statement, the Pope spent a lot of time from the day without the mechanical ventilation he originally needed. AP wrote that this is a sign that its lung functions are improving, TASR reports.
The head of the Catholic Church was still on Friday – after days of cautious optimism and relatively calm nights – Bronchospasm attack, which required non -invasive mechanical ventilation. He also needed an aspiration that helped remove vomit from his airways.
Vatican’s press service on Saturday morning She informed that the Pope had another peaceful night. According to the evening statement, he had no more episodes of bronchospasm, fever or signs of new infection. He spent long sections of the day without a ventilation mask and used only high -flow supplementary oxygen.
“The Holy Father is always awake” And he realizes what is happening around him, the service said. In addition to the afternoon acceptance of the Eucharist, the 88-year-old Pope spent 20 minutes praying in a private hospital chapel near his room.
The attending physicians said that after Friday’s seizure, 24-48 hours is needed to evaluate his clinical condition. AP recalled that doctors no longer identify the Pope’s condition critical. However, they point out that, given his medical history, he is not out of danger.
Francis was hospitalized on February 14 with bronchitis, which, however, grew into two -sided pneumonia. Last weekend the Pope suffered asthmatic seizures, as a result of which he gave him high doses of oxygen and blood transfusions against anemia. Last Saturday, the Vatican first described his condition critical and subsequently announced that he had stabilized.
