Pope Francis came so close to death that his medical team considered stopping treatment
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(CNN) — The medical staff looking after Pope Francis considered stopping his treatment so he could die, according to the lead doctor, while the 88-year-old pontiff was hospitalized with a drawn-out respiratory illness.
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(CNN) — The medical staff looking after Pope Francis considered stopping his treatment so he could die, according to the lead doctor, while the 88-year-old pontiff was hospitalized with a drawn-out respiratory illness.
The doctors who cared for Pope Francis during his health battle over the past few weeks at one point thought there might be no choice but to let him die.
The medical staff looking after Pope Francis considered ending his treatment so he could die, according to the doctor who led the team caring for the pontiff.
Pope Francis’s medical team briefly considered suspending treatment after a Feb. 28 breathing crisis but instead decided on an aggressive treatment course.
(CNN) — The medical staff looking after Pope Francis considered ending his treatment so he could die, according to the lead doctor, after the 88-year-old pontiff was hospitalized
The 88-year-old pope's most dire moment came back on February 28 when he nearly choked on his vomit after being hospitalized for the breathing crisis, according to Sergio Alfieri, a top physician at Rome's Gemelli hospital.
In an interview with Corriere della Sera, the leading Italian daily, Dr. Alfieri revealed much of what happened to the pope during his 38 days in the hospital, and described in some detail the two critical situations where the pope came close to death.
Doctors coordinating the Pope's hospital care said his medical team briefly considered considered suspending treatment after a breathing crisis last month, but instead decided on an aggressive course that put his organs at risk.
Doctors taking care of Pope Francis at a hospital in Rome, Italy, considered ending their treatment at one point as there “was a risk that he would not make it," a report said.
In an interview with “Corriere della Sera” Dr. Alfieri talks about Francis’ health crises and how the question arose of stopping treatment and “letting him go.”
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