Pope Francis presented in the last 24 hours a “slight improvement” in their health conditions, although doctors maintain the “reserved prognosis”, according to the latest medical report released by the Vatican on Wednesday, February 26.
The new informative bulletin explained that renal failure detected last Sunday “has completely sent”.
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In addition, the computed thorax tomography performed on Tuesday afternoon confirmed “a normal evolution of the pulmonary inflammatory picture”. The pontiff was diagnosed with a bilateral pulmonary infection that affects both lungs, so he receives an exhaustive antibiotic therapy.
In addition, according to the Vatican, the blood tests that were made this morning “have confirmed the favorable trend observed in the previous day.” However, after thirteen days of hospitalization, the Pontiff still requires the use of two small cannulas that are introduced by both nostrils to receive oxygen.
However, since Saturday morning, the Holy Father has not suffered acute respiratory crises. “The Holy Father continues with high flow oxygen therapy, without having presented asthmatic respiratory crises in the last hours,” said the Vatican.
It was also reported that Pope Francis is complementing antibiotic therapy with “physiotherapy sessions” to improve the conditions of their respiratory tract.
However, despite the improvement, the medical team that attends him at the Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital in Rome continues to maintain in the report the “reserved prognosis”; That is, they cannot ensure how Pope Francis will evolve, whose state remains delicate and requires constant observation.
According to Vatican Fuentes, this morning Pope Francis as soon as he woke up could sit in the chair that he has at his disposal in the room of the tenth plant of the Gemelli where he is still admitted since February 14.
He also received the Eucharist, which means that he is not yet in a position to celebrate Mass himself.
Despite gravity, Pope Francis resumed the work at the beginning of the week and even summoned a Consistory of Cardinals, although the Vatican did not offer more details about the date.
On Monday he received both Secretary of State of the Vatican, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, the substitute for general matters of the Secretariat of State, but has not again visited.
Victoria Cardiel
Victoria Cardiel is a journalist specialized in social and religious information issues. Since 2013, he has covered all the news of the Vatican for various media, such as the Spanish news agency Europa Press, or the weekly of the Archdiocese of Madrid, Alfa and Omega.