Pope spends a peaceful night after bronchial crisis causes setback in recovery
Pope Francis spent a peaceful night and is resting and had suffered no other crises, the Vatican said in a short update on Saturday morning, after he suffered a bronchial crisis that caused a sudden worsening of his health.
Pope Francis spent a peaceful night and is resting and had suffered no other crises, the Vatican said in a short update on Saturday morning, after he suffered a bronchial crisis that caused a sudden worsening of his health.
He is alert and aware, he had coffee and read newspapers, but his condition remains complex, the Vatican said.
On Friday afternoon, the Vatican said the 88-year-old pontiff had “an isolated crisis of bronchospasm” that resulted in “an episode of vomiting with inhalation,” raising concerns of a potentially major setback of the pope's condition after more than two weeks in the hospital.
A bronchospasm is caused by the tightening of the muscles that line the airways that connect the lungs to the windpipe, limiting oxygen intake, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
The pope was bronchoaspirated and swiftly began noninvasive mechanical ventilation on Friday, to which he had a good response, the Vatican said, adding he remained “alert and oriented at all times.”
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