Results from the peer reviewing activities
| Number of cases | Percentage | |
| No change from initial diagnosis to peer review diagnosis | 302 | 87% |
| Change from initial diagnosis to peer review diagnosis | 44 | 13% |
| Initial diagnosis was wrong=>corrected* | 12 | 27% |
| Initial diagnosis was too general=>specified final diagnosis given† | 22 | 50% |
| Initial diagnosis was incomplete=>relevant information added‡ | 10 | 23% |
| Time from peer review request until acceptance (days) | Median, mean (range) | 1;30.5 (0–746) |
| Time from peer review acceptance until completion (days) | Median, mean (range) | 37;67.5 (0–803) |
Complete changes from peer-review are listed in Tab S3; typical examples are:
*‘Postinfectious bronchitis obliterans’ was changed to ‘Neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia of infancy’.
†‘Interstitial lung disease ‘was specified as ‘Cellular non-specific interstitial pneumonitis due to SFTPC mutation’.
‡‘Alveolar capillary dysplasia without misalignment of the pulmonary veins’ was changed to ‘Alveolar capillary dysplasia without misalignment of the pulmonary veins and associated pulmonary interstitial glycogenosis PIG’.