We assessed heterogeneity by inspecting the graphs and use of χ2, p value, and I2 statistics. We considered a p value of less than 0.10 as significant. We interpreted I2 value of 50% or greater as high heterogeneity. In case of heterogeneity, we investigated the reason. The main predefined reasons for investigating heterogeneity were (1) hemorrhage vs rehemorrhage, (2) before and after 2 years of rehemorrhage, (3) location of CMs, and (4) type of calculation. See the supplemental material for heterogeneity and bias assessment.
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