Abstract: Disclosed herein is a surgical drape with a fluid collection system for channeling and collecting fluids emanating from the surgical site during an operation. The surgical drape includes a main sheet with a fenestration located therein. A fluid collection bag is attached to the main sheet with its open end positioned adjacent the fenestration. The fluid collection bag has a front panel and a rear panel joined along common side edges to define a fluid receiving chamber. The front and rear panels further form a trough on either side of the bag extending upwardly from the open end along the common side edges. The fluid collection bag, with its integrally formed troughs, is attached to the main sheet such that the troughs and the open end of the fluid collection bag surround at least a portion of the fenestration with the troughs opening inwardly toward the fenestration so as to contain and channel fluids into the open end of the fluid collection bag.

Abstract: A folded hospital drape for placing on a patient by operating room personnel has a generally rectangular center section and side sections C-folded inwardly over the center section. The drape is folded and secured to form a narrow drape area for fitting between the legs in the crotch of a patient. Adhesive strips on the flaps and an adhesive strip across the end of the drape are provided for securing the drape to the thighs and abdomen of the patient when the center section and the side sections are spread to form a wide drape area at the end of the drape. The opposite end of the drape is tucked under the patient's buttocks. A cuff section at the top end of the drape is provided so that the hands of the person applying the drape to the patient may be inserted in the cuff to spread the side sections of the drape outwardly from the center section.