Isekethe ye-anesthesia ye-HME sisixhobo sonyango esisetyenziselwa ukulawulwa kwe-anesthesia kwizigulane ngexesha leenkqubo zotyando.Iquka isekethe yokuphefumla, ebandakanya i-tubing, izihlanganisi, kunye nebhegi yokuphefumla, kunye nesihluzi sobushushu kunye nomswakama (HME).Isihluzi se-HME sinceda ukufumisa kunye nokufudumeza iigesi eziphefumlelweyo, ukunciphisa umngcipheko weengxaki zomoya.Esi sekethe sifanelekile ukuba sisetyenziswe kwizigulana zabantu abadala kunye nabantwana kwaye zingasetyenziswa ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo zokuhambisa i-anesthesia.Ayina latex kwaye iyalahlwa, iqinisekisa ukhuseleko lwesigulane kunye nolawulo losulelo.