Pope Francis had, on Saturday (22), an extended asthmatic respiratory crisis, as reported by the Vatican Communication Service. Also according to the bulletin, it needed blood transfusion and “high flow oxygen” application. Since February 14, he has been admitted to Gemelli Hospital in Rome to recover from bilateral pneumonia.
Francisco, as Vatican Radio pointed out, spent the day sitting in an armchair and felt more pain than yesterday. “The State of the Holy Father remains critical, so as explained yesterday, the Pope It is not out of danger”Wrote the communication service.
Risks
Another information disclosed is that blood transfusions occurred because the exams revealed thrombocytopenia, associated with anemia. The condition occurs when there is a small number of platelets in the blood and this increases the risk of bleeding.
In the morning, doctor Sérgio Alfieri had informed that the Pope will be hospitalized for the time he needed to be able to return home (Santa Marta) safely. He even went from the room to the chapel to pray for 20 minutes. “He is the Pope, but he is also a man (…) but if the body is almost 90 years old, the head is 60 or 50,” said the doctor, according to Vatican radio.
The biggest concern of the medical team is the risk that respiratory tract germs enter the bloodstream and cause sepsis (infection that spreads through other organs of the body).
