<p>"Sathya Sai Baba is responding to the treatment although the response is slow, which is expected in view that he is 86 years old," a health bulletin issued by A N Safaya, director of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences here, said this evening.<br /><br />Though the response of Baba's kidneys to the treatment is encouraging, the need of dialysis is felt, it said.<br /><br />"He still continues to be on ventilator supported respiration. The response of his kidneys is also encouraging, yet the need of dialysis is felt and therefore, he is being given a slow intermittent hemodialysis," it said.</p>.<p>Though he continues to be in a critical condition, the doctors are hopeful of success of the treatment being given to the baba.<br /><br />"The doctors attending upon him are now quite hopeful about the success of the treatment being given to him. He continues to be critical," the bulletin said.<br /><br />Sai Baba was admitted to the super-speciality hospital on March 28 following problems related to heart and respiration.<br /><br />Doctors attending on him said he is suffering from multi-organ dysfunction. </p>
<p>"Sathya Sai Baba is responding to the treatment although the response is slow, which is expected in view that he is 86 years old," a health bulletin issued by A N Safaya, director of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences here, said this evening.<br /><br />Though the response of Baba's kidneys to the treatment is encouraging, the need of dialysis is felt, it said.<br /><br />"He still continues to be on ventilator supported respiration. The response of his kidneys is also encouraging, yet the need of dialysis is felt and therefore, he is being given a slow intermittent hemodialysis," it said.</p>.<p>Though he continues to be in a critical condition, the doctors are hopeful of success of the treatment being given to the baba.<br /><br />"The doctors attending upon him are now quite hopeful about the success of the treatment being given to him. He continues to be critical," the bulletin said.<br /><br />Sai Baba was admitted to the super-speciality hospital on March 28 following problems related to heart and respiration.<br /><br />Doctors attending on him said he is suffering from multi-organ dysfunction. </p>