Strategies and prospects for real world study in laboratory medicine

Abstract

Real world study has attracted more and more researchers′ attention because of the evidence obtained from real clinical practice. With the development of big data in laboratory medicine and the needs for translational studies for diagnostic markers, the concept of real world study has also been introduced in laboratory medicine. This article presents a preliminary discussion on the opportunities and requirements for the real world study in the development of laboratory medicine, and on how the researchers conduct real world study. Key words: Medical laboratory science; Clinical laboratory techniques; Clinical study