The etiology and severity of bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis determine how the paralysis is treated. Patients who developed respiratory failure as a result of bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis were traditionally treated with invasive ventilation. Dr. Suresh Kumar Panuganti, Lead Consultant – Pediatric Critical Care and Pediatrics, guided Baby Pranitha through a Tracheostomy for Bilateral Diaphragmatic Palsy with Prolonged Ventilation at Yashoda Hospitals. He operated on her successfully and gave her a new lease on life.