Subgaleal suction drain leading to fatal sagittal sinus haemorrhage.

The use of wound drains in surgical practice, very often falls into the realm of habit, rather than science. The utility of a prophylactic drain in surgical wounds may be questionable, but this practice is not uncommon, despite complications. We report a case of fatal haemorrhage from the superior sagittal sinus, due to a closed negative suction drain of the craniotomy wound in an infant operated upon for a growing fracture skull.