The Impact of Multidisciplinary Discussion (MDD) in the Diagnosis and Management of Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Diseases

Table 4

Concordant Pre-MDD and MDD diagnoses.

Concordant diagnoses	N	%
HP	12	23
IPF	19	37
SR-ILD	4	7
NSIP	5	9
OP	2	4
Drug toxicity	3	6
Asbestosis	1	2
Sarcoidosis	2	4
LIP	1	2
GL-ILD	1	2
Pulmonary ossification	1	2
Aspiration	1	2

Includes provisional diagnoses (HP = 4, NSIP = 1). HP = hypersensitivity pneumonitis; IPF = idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; SR-ILD = smoking-related ILD; NSIP = nonspecific interstitial pneumonia; OP = organising pneumonia; LIP = lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia; and GL-ILD = granulomatous–lymphocytic interstitial lung disease.