FIG. 1 illustrates a surgical drape 1 suitable for surgery, the main sheet or center portion 2 of which is made of nonwoven material (i.e., hydroentangled wood pulp/polyester, wet laid wood pulp/polyester, wood pulp, polyester, spunbonded polypropylene or ethylene, spunbonded/meltblown/spunbonded polypropylene, poly amide or other similar materials or combination thereof that are not woven or knit