title: Presidential address: Res ipsa loquitur: "the thing speaks for itself".
authors.affiliation: Illinois Medical Center, Peoria, IL 61606, USA. jdebord@peoriasurgical.com
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: DeBord
mesh_terms: D013502:General Surgery / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D005791:Patient Care