Quiet night for Pope Francis, according to the Holy See press office: the Pontiff presents a margin of stability within a complex framework with a reserved prognosis.

Yesterday was another difficult day for Bergoglio, hospitalized at Gemelli, which once again raises concerns about his condition. Francis is not out of danger, health workers reiterate: yesterday "he presented two episodes of acute respiratory failure, caused by significant accumulation of endobronchial mucus and consequent bronchospasm," reported the evening medical bulletin released by the Vatican Press Office.

Therefore, "two bronchoscopies" were performed with "the need for aspiration of abundant secretions". In the afternoon, "non-invasive mechanical ventilation" was resumed, with a mask covering both the mouth and nose. "The prognosis remains reserved", it is explained. Francesco, however, even during the respiratory crises, "always remained alert, oriented and collaborative".

It is no coincidence, therefore, that Vatican sources define yesterday as "a slightly more difficult afternoon" than the previous ones. Hours in which the Pope also experienced "the suffering of a person who is short of breath". However, sources from beyond the Tiber explain that "doctors have always spoken of a complex situation, and what happened - as well as previous crises - remains within the complexity of the situation, which has its critical issues. A critical issue with respect to the complex situation in which the Pope finds himself". As for the accumulation of mucus, it "is a consequence of bilateral pneumonia, it is a reaction by the bronchi and lungs that accumulate mucus to eliminate bacteria. This generates a spasm, a constriction: one breathes with greater difficulty and tries to expel what is inside".

In other words, again according to the sources, "it is not a new element: it is a consequence of what is there". It must be said as proof of this that "the values of the blood tests remain unchanged: there has been no increase in leukocytosis, an increase in white blood cells, so it is not an infection that is growing, but they are the consequences of the ongoing infection". It remains a worrying reality and this is demonstrated by the fact that, "even if the doctors do not refer to 'critical issues', they have confirmed the complex picture, as well as the reserved prognosis, therefore a situation not out of danger, open to critical issues", with also "the possibility of crises" like those of yesterday. And in any case, "pneumonias take time to overcome, and are always open to difficulties".

(Online Union)

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