The Pope is not out of danger, although his life is not threatened at the moment. This is how Dr. Sergio Alfieri speaks of the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, regarding the health status of the Pontiff. Likewise, the medical team emphasizes that there is little so that there can be some imbalance that can affect the conditions it suffers. Specifically, it suffers from a polycrobiological infection to which a bilateral pneumonia.
In a press conference on the health of Pope Francis, the doctors who attend to him have assured that “he is much better of how I arrive”, but that does not mean that “it is out of danger” and stressed that Francisco “knows that his situation is serious. ” They have also advanced that the Pope will continue at the hospital at least all next week until he is Cured of its bilateral pneumonia And he can continue the treatment in his residence in Santa Marta but “time will be needed.”
In fact, they have assured that the main risk is that With a pneumonia a germ can access the blood and thus cause septicemia. A serious condition in which the body does not respond properly to an infection. Situation that in its conditions is difficult to treat. At the moment, he has responded well to those who have been submitted
In addition, they have also explained that Francisco suffers a bronchiectasis and chronic asthmatic bronchitis and therefore it is A “fragile patient” in this aspectbut that “has no other pathologies” and has “a strong heart.” They have also explained that “it is responding well to treatment.” The doctors gave the example that even this Friday went to pray to the hospital chapel and that continues with their good humor.
“He is not a person who surrenders,” added Luigi Carbone, the doctor of the Vatican Health Directorate and, therefore, responsible for the health of the Pontiff. In that line, they have confirmed that the Pope You do not need assisted breathing and that only administer a little oxygen when necessary.
The 88 -year -old pontiff was Admitted last Friday at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome For their respiratory 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.
From its hospitalization, a week ago, His clinical picture has been qualified as “complex” and has required additional pharmacological therapy. However, after the newsletter on Tuesday Tuesday, which raised Concern about the situation of the pontiff Revealing that this bilateral pneumonia had appeared, the last communications of the Vatican point to a “slight improvement.”
Source: Lasexta
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