VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis suffered two episodes of acute respiratory failure Monday, the Vatican said, a fresh setback in ...
Doctors extracted “copious” amounts of mucus from his lungs in another setback in what has become a more than two-week battle ...
ROME — Pope Francis stabilized enough Tuesday after two respiratory crises to resume using a nasal tube for oxygen, rather than a ventilation mask, as he continued to fight pneumonia ...
Spontaneous breathing minimizes lung injury and infection risks associated with mechanical ventilation. The naturally regulated rhythm and depth of spontaneous breathing may enhance respiratory ...
Pope Francis' condition continues to improve and he no longer requires mechanical ventilation for help breathing at night in the treatment of double pneumonia, the Vatican said Wednesday.