Following a respiratory crisis on February 28, Pope Francis’ medical staff momentarily contemplated stopping treatment, but ultimately chose an aggressive course of action that endangered his organs, according to the doctor overseeing the Pope’s hospital care in an interview released on Tuesday. Following the bronchospasm attack in which the Pope ingested vomit, Dr. Sergio Alfieri stated that both the 88-year-old pope and those near to him realised “that he might not survive the night.
Alfieri told the Milan daily Corriere della Sera, “We had to decide whether to stop and let him go or to push it and attempt with all of the possible drugs and treatments, taking the very high risk of damaging other organs.” “That’s the route we ultimately took.
Following 38 days of treatment for double pneumonia, Francis was released on Sunday. Doctors advised him to stay away from crowds for two months while he recovered. When the Pope spoke to the audience outside the Gemelli hospital before his release, he looked pale and feeble.
The Vatican has not disclosed whether the Pope will participate in any Holy Week events before Easter on April 20. To give the Pope more time to relax, he and King Charles III agreed on Tuesday to postpone their scheduled meeting in the Vatican for next month.
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