title: The Mount Sinai Hospital's role in the development of anesthesia safety standards.
abstract: The Department of Anesthesiology of The Mount Sinai Hospital was closely involved in introducing anesthesia safety standards for anesthesia breathing systems, the introduction of the first disposable plastic anesthesia breathing system, the layout of the controls on gas machines, nontoxic airways, safe ethylene oxide sterilization and safe obstetrical anesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Loma Linda University, School of Medicine, 11234 Anderson Street, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA.
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rendell-Baker
mesh_terms: D000761:Anesthesia Department, Hospital / Q000266:history; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000266:history; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000266:history; D006801:Humans; D009519:New York City; D012449:Safety / Q000266:history* / Q000592:standards