Table 4.

The treatment received by patients and their corresponding outcome.

Case	Emergency treatment at bedside	Emergency treatment at operation room	Results of emergency treatment	Subsequent treatment	Results of subsequent treatment
1	Transferred to OR	Ligated superior thyroid artery	Controlled	–	–
2	Transferred to OR	Ligatured innominate artery, carotid artery and subclavian artery	Recurrent bleeding 3 days and 10 days later	Sternotomy and ligation of innominate artery, carotid artery and subclavian artery	Controlled
3	Transferred to OR	Ligatured carotid artery and subclavian artery + esophagostomy + reconstructed with sternocleidomastoid muscle flap	Died of respiratory and circulatory failure	–	–
4	Transferred to OR	Ligatured innominate artery, carotid artery and subclavian artery + tracheostomy + reconstructed with the pectoralis major myocutaneous flap	Controlled	–	–
5	Died of respiratory and circulatory failure at bedside	–	–	–	–
6	Transferred to OR	Sew and mended the crevasse of carotid arteries + reconstructed with the pectoralis major myocutaneous flap	Controlled	–	–
7	Transferred to OR	Sew and mended the crevasse of carotid arteries + reconstructed with the pectoralis major myocutaneous flap	Rebleeded 29 hours later	Resection of clavicular head and ligation of innominate artery, carotid artery and subclavian artery	Controlled