A medical equipment pad , comprising: a sheet of substantially fluid impermeable material , the sheet having: a substantially longitudinal central region defined by two side edges and two end edges , wherein each of said side edges is longer than each of said end edges , edges, said central region being of a size to accommodate a patient's procedural volume and an article of medical equipment thereon; and two opposing side portions (6, 6'; 8, 8') extending outward from the side edges of said central region , forming areas which appear as wings; a sheet of absorbent material attached to said central region of said sheet of fluid impermeable material and not to said opposing side portions (6, 6'; 8, 8'), such that said opposing side portions (6, 6'; 8, 8') are uncovered by said sheet of absorbent material ; a drawstring casing extending about a periphery of said pad and having two openings on opposite sides of the sheet , the sheet having a periphery defined by two generally parallel end edges and two side edges , wherein the two openings in the drawstring casing are positioned proximate the midpoints of those portions of the drawstring casing which extend along the side edges of the central region ; and a drawstring received in the drawstring casing and of a size to extend about the periphery of the pad , the drawstring being slidably received in the drawstring casing so that when portions of the drawstring are pulled out of the drawstring casing through the two openings , the periphery of the fluid impermeable sheet gathers adjacent the drawstring casing to permit the periphery to reduce in size and to form an enclosure sufficient to enclose said article of medical equipment therein. a sheet of substantially fluid impermeable material , the sheet having: a substantially longitudinal central region defined by two side edges and two end edges , wherein each of said side edges is longer than each of said end edges , edges, said central region being of a size to accommodate a patient's procedural volume and an article of medical equipment thereon; and two opposing side portions (6, 6'; 8, 8') extending outward from the side edges of said central region , forming areas which appear as wings; a substantially longitudinal central region defined by two side edges and two end edges , wherein each of said side edges is longer than each of said end edges , edges, said central region being of a size to accommodate a patient's procedural volume and an article of medical equipment thereon; and two opposing side portions (6, 6'; 8, 8') extending outward from the side edges of said central region , forming areas which appear as wings; a sheet of absorbent material attached to said central region of said sheet of fluid impermeable material and not to said opposing side portions (6, 6'; 8, 8'), such that said opposing side portions (6, 6'; 8, 8') are uncovered by said sheet of absorbent material ; a drawstring casing extending about a periphery of said pad and having two openings on opposite sides of the sheet , the sheet having a periphery defined by two generally parallel end edges and two side edges , wherein the two openings in the drawstring casing are positioned proximate the midpoints of those portions of the drawstring casing which extend along the side edges of the central region ; and a drawstring received in the drawstring casing and of a size to extend about the periphery of the pad , the drawstring being slidably received in the drawstring casing so that when portions of the drawstring are pulled out of the drawstring casing through the two openings , the periphery of the fluid impermeable sheet gathers adjacent the drawstring casing to permit the periphery to reduce in size and to form an enclosure sufficient to enclose said article of medical equipment therein. <EOS>