Pope Francis suffers “sudden” respiratory worsening after Broncospasm crisis

He Pope Francis This Friday suffered a crisis “isolated“Broncospasm and a”sudden“Worsening of his respiratory picture of Rome, although he has responded”good“To therapy, the Holy See.

“He Holy Father In the afternoon of today, after a morning doing respiratory physiotherapy and in prayer in the chapel, he has presented an isolated crisis of Broncospaspo that has determined an episode of vomiting with inhalation and a sudden worsening of the respiratory picture”, Read in the Vatican Daily Bulletin.

Doctors will need between 24 and 48 hours to make an assessment on how this bronchospasm crisis will affect (sudden narrowing of the bronchial duct), according to Vatican sources.

The 88 -year -old pontiff is hospitalized on February 14 due to bronchitis with polymicrobial infection to which bilateral pneumonia joined and, although its prognosis is still reserved, yesterday it was reported that it had left behind the critical phase.

After the crisis, his bronchi have been quickly aspirated and has begun with mechanical ventilation. “Invasive“With a”good”Response to gaseous exchanges, that is, the ability of the lungs to suck oxygen and return it to the body.

Francisco has not been “Always lucid and oriented” and “collaborating with therapeutic maneuvers”

The forecast will continue “reserved” This morning, on its fifteenth day hospitalized, the Pope has received the Eucharist.