« Fortunately, he didn’t notice anything » – DiePresse.com

The Pope died of a brain and did not suffer. « He died without pain and luckily it didn’t notice anything. He did not die of breathing problems, » said chief physician Sergio Alfieri in an interview with the Roman daily « IL Messaggero » (Thursday edition). Alfieri had treated the Pope during his stay in the Roman polyclinic « Agostino Gemelli ».

Alfieri was notified by the Pope’s nurse, Massimiliano Strappetti, in the early Easter Monday that the Pope was bad. « I arrived at the Santa Marta guest house on Monday morning at 6.20-30 a.m.. The Holy Father was no longer aware of, he was in a coma, his eyes were open. I gave up his two lungs, which were clear. He had no shortness of breath, he had no signs that could lead to a respiratory crisis that he had during his hospital stay, » the Roman reported.

No computed tomography carried out

« We have no radiological findings because the Pope died in his apartment and not in the hospital. A computer tomography was not carried out. But whether it was a brain hemorrhage or a stroke, he definitely did not die of breathing problems, » said Alfieri.

The 58-year-old Roman is the head of the medical team who treated the Pope in the Gemelli Clinic. The specialist for intestinal surgery had already operated two times 2021 and 2023. Alfieri, one of the most respected surgeons in the world for the abdominal and pelvic area, is an expert in colorectal surgery and minimally invasive techniques such as laparoscopy and robotics. He carried out more than 9,000 operations. (APA)