CV NEWS FEED // After suffering an isolated bronchospasm the afternoon of Feb. 28, Rome time, that led to his receiving non-invasive mechanical ventilation, Pope Francis had a good night of sleep and continued resting the morning of March 1, Vatican News reported.
“The Holy See Press Office said on Saturday morning that Pope Francis slept well and spent the first part of the morning resting,” the latest Vatican News article regarding the pontiff said.
The bronchospasm, as CatholicVote previously reported, “led to an episode of vomiting with aspiration and a sudden worsening of his respiratory condition,” the Holy See Press Office’s Friday evening, local time, report said.
“The Holy Father was promptly subjected to bronchial aspiration (to clear his airways) and was put on non-invasive mechanical ventilation, which improved his oxygen levels,” the press office said about the pope’s status on Friday evening, according to Vatican News. The update noted that the pope “has remained alert and aware at all times, cooperating with therapeutic treatments.”
The medical team can’t evaluate Pope Francis’ clinical condition until 24 to 48 hours after the bronchospasm, but the ventilation helped the pope’s gas exchange levels return to what they were before the episode happened, according to the Vatican.
People across the globe are praying for the pope, who has been receiving care at Gemelli Hospital for bilateral pneumonia. He entered the hospital on Feb. 14 for treatment for bronchitis.
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