The evolution of patient selection criteria and indications for extracorporeal life support in pediatric cardiopulmonary failure Next time, let's not eat the bones

Bill James, baseball statistician and author, tells the story of hungry cavemen sitting about a campfire, waiting for tomatoes to ripen. One has the inspiration to throw an ox on the fire, and the first barbecue ensued and was endured. After eating, the conversation goes something like this: "There were some good parts." "Yeah, but there were some bad parts." And the smart one says, "This time, let's not eat the bones."(1)