Pope Francis Rested During Peaceful Night Following Respiratory Crisis, Blood Transfusions, says Vatican

Rome, February 23: Pope Francis, in critical condition with a complicated lung infection, rested well during a peaceful night following a respiratory crisis and blood transfusions, the Vatican said Sunday. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni's one-line statement didn't mention if Francis was up or eating breakfast. 슬롯사이트œThe night passed quietly, the pope rested.슬롯사이트� The brief update came after doctors said the 88-year-old pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, was in critical condition. On Saturday morning, he suffered a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis while being treated for pneumonia and a complex lung infection.

The pope received 슬롯사이트œhigh flows슬롯사이트� of oxygen to help him breathe. He also received blood transfusions after tests showed low counts of platelets, which are needed for clotting, the Vatican said in a late update. The Saturday statement also said that the pontiff 슬롯사이트œcontinues to be alert and spent the day in an armchair although in more pain than yesterday슬롯사이트�. Doctors said the prognosis was 슬롯사이트œreserved슬롯사이트�.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Pope Francis in Critical Condition After Long Respiratory Crisis, Requiring Oxygen at High Flow, Says Vatican.

Doctors have said Francis' condition is touch-and-go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease. The main threat facing the pope is sepsis They have warned that the main threat facing Francis would be the onset of sepsis, a serious infection of the blood that can occur as a complication of pneumonia. As of Friday, there was no evidence of any sepsis, and Francis was responding to the various drugs he is taking, the pope's medical team said in their first in-depth update on the pope's condition.

Saturday's blood tests showed that he had developed a low platelet count, a condition called platelopenia or thrombocytopenia. Platelets are cell-like fragments that circulate in the blood that help form blood clots to stop bleeding or help wounds heal. Low platelet counts can be caused by a number of things, including side effects from medicines or infections, according to the US National Institutes of Health.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Pope Francis Admitted to Hospital for Bronchitis Treatment, Says Vatican.

Francis, who has chronic lung disease and is prone to bronchitis in winter, was admitted to Gemelli hospital on February 14 after a week-long bout of bronchitis worsened. Doctors first diagnosed the complex viral, bacterial and fungal respiratory tract infection and then the onset of pneumonia in both lungs. They prescribed 슬롯사이트œabsolute rest슬롯사이트� and a combination of cortisone and antibiotics, along with supplemental oxygen when he needs it.

Vatican hierarchy tamps down speculation Francis might resign Meanwhile, the Vatican hierarchy went on the defensive to tamp down rumours and speculation that Francis might decide to resign. There is no provision in canon law for what to do if a pope becomes incapacitated. Francis has said that he has written a letter of resignation that would be invoked if he were medically incapable of making such a decision. The pope remains fully conscious, alert, eating and working.

The Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, gave a rare interview to Corriere della Sera to respond to speculation and rumours about a possible resignation. It came after the Vatican issued an unusual and official denial of an Italian media report that said Parolin and the pope's chief canonist had visited Francis in the hospital in secret. Given the canonical requirements to make a resignation legitimate, the implications of such a meeting were significant, but the Vatican flat-out denied that any such meeting occurred.

Parolin said such speculation seemed 슬롯사이트œuseless슬롯사이트� when what really mattered was the health of Francis, his recovery and return to the Vatican. 슬롯사이트œOn the other hand, I think it is quite normal that in these situations uncontrolled rumours can spread or some misplaced comment is uttered. It is certainly not the first time it has happened,슬롯사이트� Parolin was quoted as saying. 슬롯사이트œHowever, I don't think there is any particular movement, and so far I haven't heard anything like that.슬롯사이트� Holy Year celebrations continue without pope

Deacons, meanwhile, were gathering at the Vatican for their special Holy Year weekend. Francis got sick at the start of the Vatican's Holy Year, the once-every-quarter-century celebration of Catholicism. This weekend, Francis was supposed to have celebrated deacons, a ministry in the church that precedes ordination to the priesthood.

In his place, the Holy Year organiser was to celebrate Sunday's Mass, the Vatican said. And for the second consecutive weekend, Francis is skipping his traditional Sunday noon blessing, which he could have delivered from Gemelli if he were up to it.

슬롯사이트œLook, even though he's not (physically) here, we know he's here,슬롯사이트� said Luis Arnaldo López Quirindongo, a deacon from Ponce, Puerto Rico, who was at the Vatican on Saturday for the Jubilee celebration. 슬롯사이트œHe's recovering, but he's in our hearts and is accompanying us, because our prayers and his go together.슬롯사이트�