Pope Francis’ Doctors Worried After Breathing Crisis and Considered Stopping Treatment to 'Let Him Go'
Just days after Pope Francis was released from the hospital following a lengthy hospitalization, one of his doctors revealed ...
Pope suffers 2 episodes of respiratory failure, Vatican says
The episodes were caused by a "significant accumulation of endobronchial mucus and consequent bronchospasm," the Vatican's press office said in a brief statement. According to doctors, acute ...
Crux4d
Pope’s doctor calls recovery ‘miraculous,’ says Francis wanted to keep fighting
Pope Francis’s primary doctor during his hospitalization has said it was the pope himself who chose to keep trying different ...
New York Daily News1mon
Pope Francis on ventilator following bronchospasm, inhalation of vomit
Pope Francis was placed on “non-invasive mechanical ventilation” Friday afternoon following an episode of bronchospasm that caused him to inhale vomit, thus worsening his ongoing respiratory ...
Mathrubhumi English5d
‘Pope was on the brink of death; We thought of letting him go,’ says doctor on breathing crisis
Following 38 days of treatment for double pneumonia, Pope Francis was discharged on Sunday, though doctors have advised two ...
Yahoo1mon
Pope Francis suffers bronchospasm in health setback
Pope Francis suffered a bronchial spasm on Friday, causing him to breathe in vomit, the Vatican said. Francis required non-invasive mechanical ventilation following the complication. The pope ...
CBS News27d
Pope Francis suffers 2 episodes of "acute respiratory failure," Vatican says, more than 2 weeks into hospitalization
Not long before the Vatican revealed his Friday bronchospasm, Vatican sources told CBS News the pope's health had improved, saying he was not in critical condition after exactly two weeks in hospital.
ABC News26d
Pope Francis remains stable and prognosis reserved, Vatican says
The pope did not have any episodes of respiratory failure or bronchospasm on Tuesday, according to the Vatican. Pope Francis has remained "alert, cooperating with therapy and oriented," the ...
USA Today27d
Pope Francis suffers two 'acute respiratory' episodes in new setback
Doctors performed two procedures known as a bronchoscopies to clear his air passages after the pope suffered a "significant accumulation of endobronchial mucus and consequent bronchospasm ...
Reuters28d
Pope Francis had two respiratory 'insufficiencies', back on ventilation, Vatican says
The pope also suffered a bronchospasm, akin to an asthma attack, which required doctors to perform two bronchoscopies, or procedures to inspect his air passages. The pope's prognosis remained ...
Pope Francis' doctors considered stopping treatment to 'let him go' after serious breathing crisis
Pope Francis’ medical team briefly considered suspending treatment after a Feb. 28 breathing crisis but instead decided on an ...
Pope Francis’s doctors considered stopping treatment to ‘let him go’ after serious breathing crisis
Pope Francis’ medical team briefly considered suspending treatment after a Feb. 28 breathing crisis but instead decided on an ...