The Pope Francis was in a critical condition on Saturday, after suffering a long spur of breadry crisis, the Vatican said.
The 88-year-old france with a week, with a complex lung infection, has also received blood transfusions after the study has been shown to the condition associated with anemia, the Vatican said to update late. On the day, the Vatican said Francis “well” we are “all night.
“Pope continues to be alert and the day continues to pass in an armchair, even more pain than yesterday. The prognosis is reserved at the moment,” said the statement.
Friday doctors said 88-year-old Francis “is not in danger” And the main threat to him would be the appearance of sepsis, a serious blood infection that can occur as a pneumonia complication.
“Sepsis, with respiratory problems and their age, it would be very difficult,” Dr. Sergio Alfieri said, the Head of Gemelli Hospital in Rome, at the press conference on Friday. “The English” plays the wood “, we say ‘touch iron’. Everyone touches what they want,” he said while touching the microphone. “But that’s the real risk of these cases: these germs are passing to the blood.”
In a short update earlier on Saturday, Francis slept all night.
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The Vatican continued on Saturday without his father’s celebrations.
Francis with chronic lung disease, Gemelli was admitted to the hospital on 14 February Weeklong bronchitis worsened the vowel.
Didctors diagnosed for the first time Complex infection of viral, bacteria and fungal breathing And then pneumonia in two lungs. Ordered “absolute rest” and a combination of cortisone and antibiotics, along with additional oxygen.
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Carboni, along with the personal nurse of Francis, organized care of Massimiliano Strachpetti, he admitted that work in the Vatican, even after being sick, “because of institutional and private engagement.” Before hospitalizing his personal medical team, he was caring for a specialist in cardiologist and infectious.
Deacons, on the other hand, were gathering in the Vatican for their special weekend for their Jubile. Francis has become ill early The Holy Year of the VaticanCelebration of temporary Catholicism. This weekend, Franciscus believed that Diakon celebrations were made, the Ministry of the Church paid to the priest.
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In his place, the Easter organizer will celebrate Sunday Mass, Vatican said. And in the second weekend, Franciscans expected to skip the usual blessing of Sunday’s noon, which could be delivered from Gemelli.
“Looking, if he doesn’t (physically) here,” said Luis Arnaldo Lopez Quirindon, Puerto Rican Puerto Rico, Saturday, Jubile’s celebration. “It’s recovering, but it’s in our hearts and because our prayers and her goes together.”
Beyond that, doctors have said that Francisco recovery will take time and yet his respiratory problems must be returned to Vatican.
As the hospital stay is dragged, some of the cardinals of the Francends have begun to answer the obvious question: whether Francis resigns, if it is badly ill and cannot be progressed. Francis said, after opening the Pope Benedict XVI “after opening the door”, retirement, but he did not take steps and recently confirmed that the work of the Pope is for life.
