title: Post hoc ergo propter hoc: the story of the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium.
authors.affiliation: American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. dhoyt@facs.org
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Hoyt
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000266:history; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D016896:Treatment Outcome