VATICAN CITY, Holy See, February 24 ------ Pope Francis's condition "remains critical" but the 88-year-old has not had another respiratory attack, the Vatican said, declining again to give a prognosis. The pope's thrombocytopenia—a condition that occurs when the platelet count in the blood is too low—was stable but some blood tests show an initial, mild kidney issue, currently under control, the Holy See said in a statement.
"The complexity of the clinical picture, and the necessary wait for the pharmacological therapies to show some effect, require that the prognosis remains guarded," Reuters reported the Vatican as saying.
The statement described the pope as "alert and well-oriented" and said he was receiving "high-flow oxygen therapy" through a tube under his nose.
Source: gmanetwork.com
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