Sterile surgical drapes are used to create the sterile field,protecting the patient from endogenous and exogenous sources of contamination.Which action is essential to maintaining the sterile field?
A) Providing barrier protection from microorganisms, fluid, and particulate matter
B) Limiting environmental impact and flammability
C) Ensuring a fiscally responsible cost/benefit ratio and reducing glare
D) Selecting drapes that do not exhibit "memory" folds

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Commercially packaged and sterilized synthetic single-use disposable drapes are widely used.They reduce the hazards of contamination in the presence of known infectious microorganisms from body fluids and excretions and in situations in which laundering of grossly contaminated textiles may be problematic.They prevent bacterial penetration and fluid breakthrough,also known as strikethrough.They create an appropriate barrier to microorganisms,particulate matter,and fluids.

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