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Archive > March, 2011 Vol. XII, No. 3

What's So Special About Specialized Drapes?

Plenty. They help collect fluid, hold instruments, organize cords and fit most any procedure.

Mary Wilson, BSN, RN, CNOR

Making sense of today's many drape designs is enough to make your head spin. Need to cover a shoulder and collect a lot of fluid during an arthroscopy case? There's a drape for that. What about cataract procedures? There are drapes for those, too. Hand and foot surgeries? There are drapes well, you get my point. As you'll see in this review, the seemingly endless catalog of draping options means you're able to tailor sterile field coverings to fit the specialties you host.

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