ʻO ke kānana bacterial kaapuni hanu he lāʻau lapaʻau i hoʻohana ʻia e kānana i nā hua bacteria, nā maʻi ʻino, a me nā mea haumia ʻē aʻe mai ka lewa a ka poʻe maʻi e hanu ai i ka wā o ka anesthesia a i ʻole ka hoʻoheheʻe mechanical.He kānana hoʻopau ia i hoʻokomo ʻia i loko o ke kaapuni hanu ma waena o ka mea maʻi a me ka mīkini ventilator a i ʻole ka mīkini anesthesia.Hoʻolālā ʻia ka kānana e pahele a wehe i ka bacteria a me nā mea ʻino ʻē aʻe e hiki ai ke hoʻoulu i nā maʻi hanu a me nā pilikia ʻē aʻe.ʻO ka kānana bacterial breathing circuit he mea koʻikoʻi ia o ka mālama ʻana i ka maʻi i nā haukapila a me nā keʻena mālama olakino, e kōkua ana i ka hōʻemi ʻana i ka laha o nā maʻi maʻi a pale aku i nā maʻi a me nā limahana mālama ola.
